Xhekaj tossed from another game.

[HuGo Sham]

Lol Brady is not afraid of Xhekaj, I can promise you that.

Remember when he ran the gauntlet and beat up every single Montreal dman over the course of the season during the Covid season? I'm sure he'd be happy to do it again, except now he knows it would be a horrible tradeoff for his team to take off a pylon like Xhekaj for 5 minutes.

A promise? Matthew is that you? How’s Fort Lauderdale?

 

[Ghost of Murph]

A joke that Xhekaj got more than 2 mins for interference. Boneheaded penalty, but not worthy of a misconduct, and certainly shouldn't get supplemental discipline. Replay tells the whole story. Amazing that refs still get things wrong after watching replay.

 

[FLHabs]

I watched it. multiple times. from all angles and speeds.

Flying. Blindside. Hit.

Anyone that tries to say otherwise is coping and seething.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841316416303067190

 

[Habby4Life]

I watched it. multiple times. from all angles and speeds.

Flying. Blindside. Hit.

Anyone that tries to say otherwise is coping and seething.

Clearly you didn’t. Flying, trying again. Doesn’t even touch the head.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841316416303067190

 

[All Mod Cons]

Honestly, if I'm any team facing the Habs right now, I'm probably telling my guys to avoid any big hit that could lay a guy out. Play the body, etc, but don't go for shock value. Not because the Habs are the new broad street bullies but because they might be the one most likely to do something completely crazy in response right now. The last two games have been enough. It's getting crazy and guys are getting thousand-yard stares in response with the constant injuries.

Nah, I think teams will go the other way. I think they'll wind the Habs up all game. Let them self-destruct. Probably target the midgets that they play in the top 6 a bit more and just sit back and watch in astonishment as any game plan the Habs may have had goes out the window.

 

[Korpse]

Xhekaj is a beauty, he just sent a clear message to the rest of the league, go after my team and I'll go after yours. If the refs did their job none of this would've happened.

Hope DOPS heard that message too.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Didn't Brady chicken out of fighting Arber last season?

Other way around. Brady asked him if he wanted any, Xhekaj decided to punch him with his gloves on instead. Of course that might seem like "fighting" to you, but it isn't, that's what someone does when they don't want to fight.

 

[swiftwin]

Exactly. Xhekaj is backing up the whole time and doesn't start swinging until the linesman is between them.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Nah, I think teams will go the other way. I think they'll wind the Habs up all game. Let them self-destruct. Probably target the midgets that they play in the top 6 a bit more and just sit back and watch in astonishment as any game plan the Habs may have had goes out the window.

I'd say that would currently be an absolutely brutal idea for the safety of the players. The Habs are clearly liable to do something insane in response right now.

 

[Bizz]

for those who are choosing to ignore actual video evidence:

 

[Knave]

Nah, I think teams will go the other way. I think they'll wind the Habs up all game. Let them self-destruct. Probably target the midgets that they play in the top 6 a bit more and just sit back and watch in astonishment as any game plan the Habs may have had goes out the window.

They're not worth that. What you do is you play your goons most of the game and let them go wild. Because apparently that's how Montreal plays. You might as well match their energy and if a knee goes here or there, that's bees knees and we can all sit back, relax and drink.

 

[Habby4Life]

There's no thanking anyone for anything. Greig's play happened, he fought, then a guy on Montreal blindsided Stutzle.

f***ing moron couldn't even fight Tkachuk properly. Hopefully stu is ok from an Ottawa pov.

He fought late in the game well after Stutzke hit. Don’t let the facts get in the way, lol.
Stutzle can thank Greig.

 

[Hannibal]

except you're leaving out the part when Xhekaj hit him in the head, while jumping, from his blindside.

Where?

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Exactly. Xhekaj is backing up the whole time and doesn't start swinging until the linesman is between them.

Kept his gloves on the whole time. He doesn't want any part of Brady. He'd get tuned up even on his worst day.

Ask anyone who's played hockey, they'll tell you that you keep your gloves on when you don't want to fight. Otherwise you throw down.

 

[Bizz]

The fact Stutzle didn't leave the game is irrelevant.

See: Trouba. Last playoffs.

 

[waffledave]

for those who are choosing to ignore actual video evidence:

This is a picture not a video.

 

[FLHabs]

for those who are choosing to ignore actual video evidence:

Talks "video evidence"... shows 1 frame waaay after the hit

 

[Hannibal]

There's no thanking anyone for anything. Greig's play happened, he fought, then a guy on Montreal blindsided Stutzle.

f***ing moron couldn't even fight Tkachuk properly. Hopefully stu is ok from an Ottawa pov.

He fought at the end of the game after refusing 6 invitations. Hu should have answer before you guy went down by his own stick.

 

[Korpse]

The fact Stutzle didn't leave the game is irrelevant.

See: Trouba. Last playoffs.

Stutzle did leave the game btw.

 

[Bizz]

Talks "video evidence"... shows 1 frame waaay after the hit

there are multiple frames, but one is all that's needed.

Stutzle did leave the game btw.

immediately leave the game*

 

[DackellDuck]

He fought at the end of the game after refusing 6 invitations. Hu should have answer before you guy went down by his own stick.

He was probably waiting for Dach to work up the courage and ask. Why bother with AHLers?

 

[Mikeaveli]

Xhekaj is a beauty, he just sent a clear message to the rest of the league, go after my team and I'll go after yours. If the refs did their job none of this would've happened.

It also wouldn't have happened if he just didn't do it

 

[Spring in Fialta]

They're not worth that. What you do is you play your goons most of the game and let them go wild. Because apparently that's how Montreal plays. You might as well match their energy and if a knee goes here or there, that's bees knees and we can all sit back, relax and drink.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised by idiotic ideas from hockey fans but if you think taunting a team on the edge/years of frustration and two recent massive losses is the move to make after watching Stutzle get injured (along with Tkachuk) and within an inch of having his head blown up, hey, that's certainly a choice.

 

[SpezDispenser]

He fought late in the game well after Stutzke hit. Don’t let the facts get in the way, lol.
Stutzle can thank Greig.

The fact is simple. Greig answered the call and served his penalty. Wifi should have gone after him if he felt more was needed.

Now, in a meaningless game, a star player is likely injured.

All because the guy has the iq of a peanut.

 

[Hannibal]

He was probably waiting for Dach to work up the courage and ask. Why bother with AHLers?

He got asked by players who played more nhl games than he did. Nice try.