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.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.
Right cause as we all know, retaliation infractions never get called.Only penalty should go against Vatrano. No penalty for defending yourself
Only penalty should go against Vatrano. No penalty for defending yourself
It’s definitely possible lol whatI 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.
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It’s definitely possible lol what
What do you think a sucker punch is?
Yea, I'm sure he didn't after cross checking him and staring right at him. It's hockey, not soccer.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.
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.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.
The player started flying before the punch even hit him.Don't think it was embellished at all. He caught a player much smaller than him and who wasn't expecting a gloved punch to the jaw in that situation.