Trouba huge hit

[The Gr8 Dane]

good hockey play

 

[bud12]

Aside from what looks to be a concussion, the worst part of this hit is that, once again, “toughness” demands players jumping an opposing player over a clean hit. Glad they finally assessed the instigator penalty to hopefully stop some of that nonsense.

Sorry but in a blowout game like that and you see your teammate get destoy'd like that, I sure hope you jump the guy. And they should have gone after him again till the last horn.

 

[Hullois]

I'd love to see all these rags and leaves fans in this thread react to Xhekaj hitting one of their players the same way. I have a feeling their reactions would be somewhat different.

There's a word for this I think... What is it... Ah yeah, hypocrisy.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

matheson won that fight as much as semin did all those years ago.

I literally posted that on youtube all those years ago

 

[Hobnobs]

I'd love to see all these rags and leaves fans in this thread react to Xhekaj hitting one of their players the same way. I have a feeling their reactions would be somewhat different.

There's a word for this I think... What is it... Ah yeah, hypocrisy.

No, it's called bias.

 

[SirKillalot]

This just proves my point and not yours. He clearly hits the body first which you can see even on the bad replay from behind the net on the way he is flying backwards. Opponent also not rocked in the head either as he is getting up without much issues too the bench and gets even though hard hit.

 

[Hobnobs]

This just proves my point and not yours. He clearly hits the body first which you can see even on the bad reply from behind the net on the way he is flying backwards. Opponent also not rocked in the head either as he is getting up without much issues too the bench and gets even though hard hit.

Sure. Whatever you think.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Brutal but legal

 

[SirKillalot]

Sure. Whatever you think.

It's not what I think, the video evidence literally prove the fact of what happened.
Just to add, I'm all for these open ice hits. Just not targeted to the head.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Brutal hit, square on the head.

Justin "Quatto" Barron

 

[Dfence033]

Sorry but in a blowout game like that and you see your teammate get destoy'd like that, I sure hope you jump the guy. And they should have gone after him again till the last horn.

Which is such a stupid mentality. “My guy just got blown up for skating with his head down… let me take stupid penalties on top of it to ensure we have no chance at all to win the game! Because TOFF!!!!”

 

[doomscroll]

I'd love to see all these rags and leaves fans in this thread react to Xhekaj hitting one of their players the same way. I have a feeling their reactions would be somewhat different.

There's a word for this I think... What is it... Ah yeah, hypocrisy.

Xhekaj wouldn’t do something like that - he’s a healthy scratch.

 

[Sting]

habs need a greasy player they can ice regularly or they are going to keep getting destroyed

Isn't that literally the entire purpose of Xhekaj?

 

[stevo61]

Barron looking like he's out for a public skate paying no attention to the fact he may get hit. Good hit by Trouba

 

[Raspewtin]

reminds me of Colton destroying L Hughes last year

just absolutely no awareness at all. completely brain dead pathing

 

[eco's bones]

Trouba certainly triggers a lot of people. Barron put himself in a vulnerable position and Trouba hit him hard. Hockey is a combat sport and on ice awareness is a thing and if you're playing the Rangers Trouba is definitely someone you should be aware of and he's always been this way.....it doesn't matter what the score is or how much time is left or if the player is a 4th liner or a superstar. He plays this way all the time every shift he's out there.

 

[dirtydanglez]

Isn't that literally the entire purpose of Xhekaj?

ice regularly in the nhl.

 

[NYR94]

He hit him with the factory reset

 

[Filthy Dangles]

It's clean by the book.
But that says more about the book than about the hit.

You are correct....

I HATE these hits.. hate them.

But till NHL changes the rule, they'll keep happening.

There's nothing malicious or predatory about stepping up on/closing out a puck carrier trying to enter @ your own blue line. Trouba stays in his lane the whole time, and basically steps into him. Doesn't add speed or excess force, everything is tucked.

Like how are you gonna even rewrite the rule(s) to make this hit illegal? You might as well advocate for the banning of checking.

 

[CowbellConray]

Barron looked like a peewee kid there skating with his upper body completely open towards the defender.... What is he thinking playing like that?

 

[Czechboy]

There's nothing malicious or predatory about stepping up on/closing out a puck carrier trying to enter @ your own blue line. Trouba stays in his lane the whole time, and basically steps into him. Doesn't add speed or excess force, everything is tucked.

Like how are you gonna even rewrite the rule(s) to make this hit illegal? You might as well advocate for the banning of checking.

I'm fine with the IIHF rule.. or the CHL rule..

 

[Koivu11]

Looks like a hit to the head to me.

 

[Xirik]

reminds me of Colton destroying L Hughes last year

just absolutely no awareness at all. completely brain dead pathing

rookies doing rookie things.

 

[Hullois]

"Not a hit to the head. Clean hit"

 

[TheYardMachine]

If Barron stay high and dont cut middle there thats probably a pretty usual shoulder to shoulder hit.

At first thought it was illegal because of the point of contact but upon rewatch it looks clean and a great play by Trouba