Sharks Joe Thornton hit on Capitals TJ Oshie

[Tom Hanks]

honestly doesnt seem bad at all. more just bad luck. little dude is always falling down lol

There is zero reason why he should be trying to hit Oshie. They puck isn’t close to them. Joe made the decision to follow through. He knows it’s against the rules. He still chose to do it and things went bad.

It’s the NHL so he’ll likely have no case to answer.

 

[Alwalys]

keep your head up kid
not that far up

 

[karnige]

There is zero reason why he should be trying to hit Oshie. They puck isn’t close to them. Joe made the decision to follow through. He knows it’s against the rules. He still chose to do it and things went bad.

It’s the NHL so he’ll likely have no case to answer.

na hockey is a fast game. that puck that isn't close was like 1 second. its not like thornton had a mission and launched himself ala tootoo

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

Yup that's a head snapping back punch

Yup. Definitely isn't a missed punch and JT slipping at all.

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

video clearly shows he got dropped. he isnt slipping from that view

See the video I just posted. Wilson hit him in the bicep lol. Definitely not anywhere near the face.

 

[ZJuice]

Oshie deserves a few more of these incidental hits.

Good on JT for fighting Wilson after

 

[GodHatesTheSharks]

The only ones who should get suspended is the ones that don't know the difference between Thorton and Thornton.

 

[Bladerunner]

Thornton on the fight: “It’s no big deal. I can take care of myself.”

Thornton taught Wilson a "lesson"

 

[Bladerunner]

He was following and grabbing. Thornton was playing hockey until he had enough. Wilson had no intentions of actually playing hockey, which is rather common for him.

Watch the Caps lots do you? Ol' Joe accidentally on purpose injured Oshie... bush play.

Btw I'm curious, is Thornton prepping to become an Orthodox Rabbi or Priest when he retires?

 

[GreatGonzo]

There is zero reason why he should be trying to hit Oshie. They puck isn’t close to them. Joe made the decision to follow through. He knows it’s against the rules. He still chose to do it and things went bad.

It’s the NHL so he’ll likely have no case to answer.

Except Oshie was hitting Couture at that very moment while the puck at center ice....

He shouldn't have been hitting Couture...right?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Except Oshie was hitting Couture at that very moment while the puck at center ice....

He shouldn't have been hitting Couture...right?

The puck was on Couture's stick when Oshie went to hit him. The puck was long gone when Thornton came to hit Oshie, and Oshie never had the puck in the first place.

 

[Bladerunner]

See the video I just posted. Wilson hit him in the bicep lol. Definitely not anywhere near the face.

I've seen this lame "reasoning" a few times here.
So only a punch by Wilson that lands on Jumbo's head counts as a KD? Gotcha

Ol' Joe was decked. Credit to him for fighting after his "oopsy me" dirty hit on Oshie. Probably gets little to nothing from the NHL

 

[GreatGonzo]

The puck was on Couture's stick when Oshie went to hit him. The puck was long gone when Thornton came to hit Oshie, and Oshie never had the puck in the first place.

No he didn't he had just passed the puck and Oshie was finishing his check, mean while Thornton comes in to give him a bump in the boards, Oshie falls and Thornton hits him with his butt.....

It's almost to obvious, but people want to cry foul.

 

[GreatGonzo]

I've seen this lame "reasoning" a few times here.
So only a punch by Wilson that lands on Jumbo's head counts as a KD? Gotcha

Ol' Joe was decked. Credit to him for fighting after his "oopsy me" dirty hit on Oshie. Probably gets little to nothing from the NHL

His point was that he didn't hit his face and that's not what made Joe go down....pretty simple, but apparently hard to comprehend for you.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

No he didn't he had just passed the puck and Oshie was finishing his check, mean while Thornton comes in to give him a bump in the boards, Oshie falls and Thornton hits him with his butt.....

It's almost to obvious, but people want to cry foul.

You can't hit a player that never was in possession of the puck. In this instance, Oshie has the right to finish his check. Thornton shouldn't even hit Oshie, that's 2 min interference.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

No he didn't he had just passed the puck and Oshie was finishing his check, mean while Thornton comes in to give him a bump in the boards, Oshie falls and Thornton hits him with his butt.....

It's almost to obvious, but people want to cry foul.

So you're saying Thornton was hitting someone not eligible to be hit, can't just go hitting people in the head for fun.

 

[SladeWilson23]

No need to be so butthurt. . .

But seriously, it ****ing sucks what happened. I like Oshie! I've always been a huge west coast Capitals fan, but to say it was intentional or malicious is completely bonkers. Oshie would be dead if Thornton had gone with any real intent to hit him hard. Just ruined. As it is, Oshie skated off on his own. Doesn't mean he's in the clear, but he wasn't carted off as he most likely would have been if Thornton was trying to hurt him there.

Also, apparently you don't watch much hockey if you don't think a player is going to try and separate another player from the puck along the boards. The puck was there at 3:30, was gone at 3:29. Thornton was moving to separate Oshie from Couture. If Oshie doesn't fall trying to hit Couture, Thornton's butt hits Oshie's butt or hip.

I hope the mods close this thread just because.

1 second is a long time when it comes to human reaction. You do understand that, right?

 

[Caspar]

It was more of a lazy, uncoordinated move by Thornton. No intent to injure but I doubt he cares either. Have to respect the old guy standing up to fight for himself.

I really hope Oshie is all right. I'm not a Caps/Blues fan but seems like I've seen him take more than one head shot in the past.

 

[GreatGonzo]

You can't hit a player that never was in possession of the puck. In this instance, Oshie has the right to finish his check. Thornton shouldn't even hit Oshie, that's 2 min interference.

Those kinds of hits happen very often in games....just bad circumstances regarding Oshie. It's not his fault he fell, just like its not Joes fault that he hit him in the head.

 

[GreatGonzo]

So you're saying Thornton was hitting someone not eligible to be hit, can't just go hitting people in the head for fun.

He didn't mean to hit him in the head.

My point was that Oshie was finishing his check on Couture AFTER the puck wasn't in his possession.....then Joe goes to hit him with his back, there is nothing dirty about it, just unfortunate.

 

[mikeyp24]

That is just a pure dick head move. Thornton knows by going for a hit there that Oshis head is going to be the central point of impact. He needs to get something for this...

 

[Bladerunner]

His point was that he didn't hit his face and that's not what made Joe go down....pretty simple, but apparently hard to comprehend for you.

Comprehend? I think you need a remedial reading class, 3rd grade level. You're lame "comeback" and use of the word comprehend makes no sense.

My point, don't agree w/ his point, is that Wilson did connect w/ol' Joe and the force of that punched dropped JT. Pretty simple.
What difference does it make what body part Tom hit? In pro boxing, maybe amateur too, for example if a hard body shot is landed that drops an opponent it isn't ruled as a "no knockdown"
Next time try to read s-l-o-w-l-y before making your witty replies.

 

[TheBluePenguin]

Man Thorton really knows how to be sneaky dirty, seems to be in a lot of these oops didn't mean to plays

 

[Royal Canuck]

At least Thornton didn't follow through with anything, could've been a lot worse.

Maybe a fine? Don't see this as a suspension given that Oshie kinda put himself in a bad spot as well, no doubt Thornton knew he was there, but could've been worse.

 

[Beville]

I dunno, it’s a hard one... but I feel it’s more of an incident than a targeted hit.

Wilson gave him his due punishment and leave it at that.