Vatrano cross-checks Kostin and gets knocked down with a left hook

[Raccoon Jesus]

It's only unfortunate that Vatrano embellished instead of getting folded

One of the rattiest dudes in the game and it goes overlooked, I hope someone catches on and feeds him his lunch this year.

 

[MMC]

Love how everyone gets so giddy at the opportunity to put on an internet tough guy persona, that they give us two things to laugh at, their unrelenting urge to be an internet tough guy AND their inability to accurately assess a pretty clear cut case of who started an altercation. Y’all are so generous

 

[Mr Kot]

oilers called him the klim reaper

 

[PB37]

the crosscheck by Vatrano was not even dangerous - he makes contact only after extending as far as he could. It was a response to the chicken wing high elbow that brushed by Vatrano's face.

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

Cross checks like that look painful but happen 100 times a game.

Glove-on sucker punch is a total coward move, though.

 

[EXTRAS]

Any time you punch someone without a challenge to a fight, in hockey that is considered a sucker punch. If every cross check in a hockey game was an invitation to turn around and punch someone, we would see it dozens of times per game and this thread wouldn't exist.

It's already been pointed out by numerous posters but many of you seem to be duped by the thread title and SJ broadcast in the clip into thinking Kostin was just innocently on his way to the bench before being cross checked. If you actually watch the full clip, he chicken wing elbows Vatrano in the side of the head on the way by, which more than earned a cross check in return. He threw a cheap shot, took a cross check in retaliation and then threw a sucker punch with no invitation to fight. Punk move on Kostin's part

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So what's worse a "sucker punch" where the guy sees it coming or a "sucker crosscheck" to your upper arm? because I've been punched a lot of times in hockey and most of the time I'd rather take a gloved punch than a crosscheck.

Either way not even sure why there is a thread this is a pretty nothing play.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

So what's worse a "sucker punch" where the guy sees it coming or a "sucker crosscheck" to your upper arm? because I've been punched a lot of times in hockey and most of the time I'd rather take a gloved punch than a crosscheck.

Either way not even sure why there is a thread this is a pretty nothing play.

The elbow to the side of the head and gloved punch by Kostin were both more dangerous than the crosscheck by Vatrano IMO. Those crosschecks don't tickle either, don't get me wrong

 

[Kingfan1967]

Ducks in 2-3 years are going to be very good, Sharks in 3-4 years, so seeing them build a rivalry now bodes well for the future.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

More of a shove than a punch. Vatrano's bunny hop gives him away.

 

[HanSolo]

Only penalty should go against Vatrano. No penalty for defending yourself

Right cause as we all know, retaliation infractions never get called.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Frankie Vats got the swats.

 

[FiveTacos]

Only penalty should go against Vatrano. No penalty for defending yourself

But Vatrano was elbowed first. So are you suggesting he could have sucker punched Kostin instead of a crosscheck and it would just be an example of defending himself? And the penalty would have thus been on Kostin?

Or are we just going to pretend the elbow that started it all did not happen?

 

[Terry Yake]

kostin caught vatrano with an elbow prior to the crosscheck. vatrano's crosscheck was in retaliation. but of course, no one actually cares about reality and just wants to shit on vatrano because he got sucker punched by some useless pylon who will be out of the league soon

the fact that kostin wasn't tossed is pathetic

 

[Coffees]

Kostin a well known cheap shot artist

@Shark Finn told ya

 

[kevsh]

Never seen someone dive from a left hook.

 

[Chet Manley]

Zero weight transfer left just turned that guy's legs off. How embarrassing for him.

 

[Jee]

Vatrano with the Stutzle special

 

[Nikki Potnick]

I don't think a lot people in this thread know what a sucker punch is. It's impossible to sucker punch someone who is looking directly at you. Also, it was embellishment by Vatrano, your feet don't jump back/up when you get buckled.

 

[ff8]

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I don't think a lot people in this thread know what a sucker punch is. It's impossible to sucker punch someone who is looking directly at you. Also, it was embellishment by Vatrano, your feet don't jump back/up when you get buckled.

It’s definitely possible lol what

 

[Jumptheshark]

LOL

 

[Nikki Potnick]

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It’s definitely possible lol what

What do you think a sucker punch is?

 

[ohcomeonref]

What do you think a sucker punch is?

A sucker punch is a punch you're not expecting. It's pretty clear you have no idea what it is, but thanks for playing.

 

[Nikki Potnick]

A sucker punch is a punch you're not expecting. It's pretty clear you have no idea what it is, but thanks for playing.

Yea, I'm sure he didn't after cross checking him and staring right at him. It's hockey, not soccer.

 

[ohcomeonref]

Yea, I'm sure he didn't after cross checking him and staring right at him. It's hockey, not soccer.

So, you think that players should just assume they're about to be punched in the face at all times? It's hockey, not boxing. Also thanks for demonstrating you in-fact did not know what a sucker punch was.

 

[Nikki Potnick]

So, you think that players should just assume they're about to be punched in the face at all times? It's hockey, not boxing. Also thanks for demonstrating you in-fact did not know what a sucker punch was.

You think after physically engaging with another player and squaring up, that being punched while directly looking at the guy is sucker punching. Sorry he didn't scream out "I'm about to punch you!". To you, any first punch is a sucker punch.