Xhekaj tossed from another game.

[Arthur Morgan]

Weird since he didn't hit his head. No question it was a bit late but it was shoulder to shoulder and Stuzles stick his him in the face.....

Id have to watch the video again later, it was pretty fast but I thought it looked like he hit his head

 

[bert]

I dont like the hit, but it is the same as Greig. Greig hit was predatory as well, he knew very well that Dach cannot see him.

One player targeted the head one the chest. That's the difference. That's why one was 5 and one was 2. That's why one player was fine and the other was injured.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

You can absolutely argue intent. But it was ALL shoulder, ZERO head contact, and it was Stutzle's own stick that bloodied him. This was not a headshot. It was late, unquestionably.

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

2nd video was better than the first for sure.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I dont like the hit, but it is the same as Greig. Greig hit was predatory as well, he knew very well that Dach cannot see him.

The poster further down stated that Greig's hit was predatory as well and that's their point.

A predatory hit begat a predatory hit.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

you finally got one right.

Xhekaj doesnt do this if Grieg doesn't hit Dach late. Payback kinda thing....

lol guess just hurt everyone then. dirty team or should I say player

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

I dont like the hit, but it is the same as Greig. Greig hit was predatory as well, he knew very well that Dach cannot see him.

Greig's a 5'11 manlet tho. You think its right to punch a kid who kicks you in the shins?

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Dach is a 3OA pick just like Timmy, career has been derailed by injuries but he’s our only hope to have a 2nd line at this point in the rebuild so dumb move by Greig to hit him late in a preseason game and not expect retaliation, the 4 Habs on the ice should’ve answered the call but they’re all chickenshit so Arber had to and he’s not going to be picky. As for who pays to watch games, more people will be interested for the next tilt because of this hoping Arber and Tkachuk get to square off than anything Stutzle will draw at the gate.

3rd overall lol so what guy hasnt even cracked 40 points yet, no one is paying to watch Dach player

 

[Habby4Life]

Best punishment would be missing opening night, watching Reaves run train.

Old man Reaves, hahaha.

 

[bert]

Okay... the video above is pretty clear: That was not a headshot by Xhekaj.

As for the hit that started this melodrama - Greig on Dach - it looks like he did make contact with Dach's head. If there's a video that shows otherwise I'll gladly change my opinion.

In both cases, they were late hits on good players. Xhekaj deserved a penalty for that. Greig deserved more if it was a headshot. Neither Dach nor Stutzle deserved to be hurt.

So one guy gets 5 and a game and injures another player. One guy gets 2 minutes the player stays in the game and even fights. But that's the worse hit. How do you come up with this stuff. Complete disconnect from reality. Just because a bunch of other Habs homers like it doesn't make it real.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Yes, an object in motion will stay in motion unless an outside force is applied. In this case the outside force applied to the helmet was a subpar hockey player who acts like a moron on the ice.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/s/aHzQOsnXEQ

Kindly hold this L

 

[NyQuil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841462163610718585

No big surprise here.

The punishments in game were commensurate with the severity of the hits involved.

Refs actually get it right for a change thanks to the reviews.

Calling everything a five minute major is a bit of a cheat code for the ref team though.

Stutzle ended up with the bleeding face while Dach just got rolled by a much smaller player.

 

[Habby4Life]

He turned the game around in favor of the Sens.

They literally had nothing going on except for Ulmark in net so Xhekaj’s timing was impeccable.

It’s nice to have a guy watching out for his teammates but in this case it backfired spectacularly.

Losing those two points could be a season killer.

 

[NyQuil]

Losing those two points could be a season killer.

I guess you’ll find out whether he’ll sabotage his own team when the games really matter or not.

Last night he was Ottawa’s MVP.

 

[Koivu11]

 

[waffledave]

Oh yes delusional Habs fans gonna take a toll on my day. what a new concept... unhinged group of hockey fans act like they always do. Shocking to the system haha.

I guess when you drink every day you don't really get hungover anymore.

 

[Korpse]

This is such a slippery slope. I get it, the player on the team you are a fan of got targeted with a late hit. But it was cleanly delivered, wasn't really that nasty.

It's okay to be mad, but let's be reasonable here. What you are suggesting isn't going to happen and is fairly unreasonable. I think you are having a tough time separating your fandom from what is reasonable in this situation.

To you it’s fandom, because you have no context. I’ve been consistent about getting this shit out of the game, my criticism of DOPS and the NHL has been consistent. The slippery slope is allowing players to police themselves. We’ve seen this over and over unfortunately we have a guy in charge whose career was policing the ice, so we’ve taken many steps back.

 

[DackellDuck]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841462163610718585

Sounds about right.

Jayden Struble must be upset though. He thought something needed to be done about Greig!

I wonder if the Habs will keep seeking “vengeance” for a minor interference play by a 180lb player on their 220lb “power forward” or if they’re ready to move on.

 

[Senscore]

The quality of edgelords has declined dramatically over the years.


Maybe it's a regional issue.

 

[bert]

I guess when you drink every day you don't really get hungover anymore.

Not sure looking at your content you might be right. AA might help though. Give it a shot before it's too late...

 

[Wlodarczyk]

Series of event unfolded by the incompetency of the referees and the league.

It's pre-season. Dirty hits or moves should not happen ECHLer or NHLer.

Pare dirty knee on Laine.
Then he doesn't want to face responsibility and laughs in the interview.
Pare should have been thrown out of the game.
This pumped up Xhekaj to make him turtle.
Stupid move? Yes. But we can all agree that the referees did not do their job to prevent this happen.

Then, Greig does a dirty hit on Dach.
Only a two minute penalty, when he should have been tossed from the game.
Two of our best players targeted.
In frustration, (and even if this is also a stupid move by Xhekaj), he targets Stützle.
We can all also understand where this is coming from even if the act itself should not happen.

In the end, these events should never have happened.
If the ref and the league did their job, this pre-season would not have been such a shitshow of frustration.
You can twist it all you want, if this was your team getting targeted this way in pre-season you'd all be frustrated the same way and I can guarantee one player or another would lose his mind on your team also.

I'm not excusing Xhekaj's behavior as he deserves a suspension (maybe for both events) but so do Greig and Pare. They should have been thrown out of the game to prevent further escalation.

If the refs and the league would not be this bad at their job, we would not have this thread going!

 

[Andy]

To you it’s fandom, because you have no context. I’ve been consistent about getting this shit out of the game, my criticism of DOPS and the NHL has been consistent. The slippery slope is allowing players to police themselves. We’ve seen this over and over unfortunately we have a guy in charge whose career was policing the ice, so we’ve taken many steps back.

If we're going to suspend players for policing themselves, we will see multiple suspensions per game.

Struble also delivered a retaliatory hit. Dach also targetted Grieg and fought him out of retaliation. Is the league going to suspend all three players?

Again, you are struggling to remove your fandom from the situation.

If this whole sequence of events bothers you so deeply, you should be mad at Grieg for initiating the events with a late hit of his own. This was all avoidable if he doesn't originally deliver a late hit. But then again, that's hockey.

 

[waffledave]

Wow what a shock, with such a devastating brutal hit to the gloves you'd expect a suspension in today's NHL.

 

[Danarqhy]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841462163610718585

Yeah no surprises here, Stutzle smacked his own noggin. Dude sure has a flair for the dramatic.

 

[Baksfamous112]

No surprises here

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841464481223766154

 

[bud12]

It clearly was, but you're not dealing with reasonable people.

You clearly need glasses. Oh look, no discipline on Xhekaj like it should