Sebastian Aho questionable hit on Sam Reinhart (no penalty on the play)

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

They showed Maurice getting the news from the trainer, looks like it's bad. So here's my question. Shouldn't there be outrage over this? I'm making this thread 4 hours after the hit. Or can we admit all teams are trying to do this, like Marchand eloquently said last year "I'm not going to complain because if I'm hit, I'm doing the same thing. I'm not going to complain, and that's how you win." Svech nearly took off Bob's head game 1. Ekblad gave the people's elbow to Blake. Can we admit that all teams are trying to get away with stuff?

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Looks like an attempted hip check with an unfortunate result.

 

[Team_Spirit]

 

[NYRnine94]

Typical shit from Aho. Did something similar to Fox. Guy is one of the biggest idiots in the league

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Ekblad's elbow is ready to retaliate

 

[OG]

Whole buncha nothing

 

[hirawl]

It's a hip check that hits Reinhart on the thigh. It's not low nor late so it's legal. Reino's not ready for it for some reason.

Hopefully it's more charley horse than the knee.

 

[FinnLightning26]

I doubt the Panthers will get any sympathy when they accidentally elbow someone in the head every other game. You can fix a leg. You can't fix a brain.

 

[Chaos2k7]

Should have been at least an interference call.

Hopefully he bounces back.

 

[Stephen]

Not exactly sure what is being argued by the OP.

That there isn’t more outrage and sympathy offered on a Panther being maybe being injured on a play, or that this is an example of a totally normal example of playoff attrition and therefore everything is cool and routine.

 

[OysterForever]

Wish my wife would admire me sometimes the way Reino does admire the pass

 

[McGarnagle]

Sam Bennett has done worse to opponents every playoff series the last three years

 

[Leafs87]

Pretty routine Florida play

 

[tarheelhockey]

I don’t love that hit, as it looks like he actively chose to lean into that hip check after the puck was gone. I don’t know if it quite rises to the level of discipline but it’s a greasy hit that I’d rather not see.

 

[Metroid]

Looks Ike playoffs hockey to me. Atleast that's I've been told.

 

[avocadosmoothie]

shoulda been a penalty for sure

 

[OysterForever]

Typical shit from Aho. Did something similar to Fox. Guy is one of the biggest idiots in the league

Typical? How many of these have you seen from Aho? Hit's as legal as it can be.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Should have been at least an interference call.

shoulda been a penalty for sure

No. The hit came literally less than a second after Reinhart had passed the puck.

 

[avocadosmoothie]

No. The hit came literally less than a second after Reinhart had passed the puck.

he kinda lowered the boom straight into his legs though

 

[King 88]

Tackle in playoffs hell nah! Since when cant you admire your play and ignore anything happening on the ice???

 

[me2]

Classic hip check. Only question is interference.

 

[Stammertime91]

Gotta love the "aren't all teams doing this kinda stuff?" while chuckling type of attitude.

No, actually. Florida is the one everyone clearly sees concussing a goalie and driving an elbow into a player's head to also concuss him.

So, no. It's a good attempt to take the attention and heat off of Florida being dirty by pointing out something else that is dirty - but Florida is the clear front runner in this department. Maybe Reinhart shouldn't have admired the play or ShOuLdNt HaVe StArTeD It.

 

[behemolari]

Really hope its not bad, looks like he got charley horse at least

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Looks like an attempted hip check with an unfortunate result.

Agreed. Not sure what the penalty would be. 2 minutes for an awkwardly executed hip check? Tripping maybe?

To compare this to what Ekbkad did is serious false equivalency. Aho was trying to make a hockey play, albeit an awkward one. Ekblad intentionally hit a player in the back of the head with a forearm shiver. That’s not a hockey play gone bad. It’s an attempt to injure.

 

[heksagon]

While Florida certainly is the new "broad street bullies" of the NHL with their playstyle, let's be honest here: There would be outrage about this hit if it happened the other way. People are way past being objective about the Panthers.