Watching the Vegas highlights and all I can think is, it really is a shame that Dave Goucher is not the B's play-by-play guy.
Colorado is very, very good. Super impressiveJets upset the Oilers 4-1. Already teasing my NYJ friends that this is the only way they'll see a Jets Playoff win.
Blues are not going to last long. Their strategy of choking the life out of the game will not work against Colorado.
Yep, at full speed I wasn't sure, but the very brief slow-mo at the end confirmed for me that it was, in fact, a true Kadri (TM).At 0:34 it looks like Kadri lifts his shoulder and elbow to deliver a coup de grace to Faulk’s face after the puck had already left the stick. I know we’re talking about micro seconds here, but that’s how it looks to me.
Oh, and F*** Nazem Kadri.
Kadri's angle of attack (just forward of perpendicular) is going to result in a reckless, dangerous hit more often than not. It's an awful lot like a boarding call where the player can still be checked, but the majority of the responsibility lies on the player initiating the contact.Can someone explain like I'm 5?
I know with boarding, ways to handle the responsibility are reducing speed of the hit and "bear hugging" a player instead of checking him. Is this a case where a two-handed shove to the chest would have been the right move? Just not turning so much into the head as a contact point?It's an awful lot like a boarding call where the player can still be checked, but the majority of the responsibility lies on the player initiating the contact.
There are ways to deliver a clean (albeit less effective) hit there, and Kadri ignored them.
The correct play there is for the back checking player to make a hockey play. Kadri should have had his stick on the ice attempting to make a play on the puck, and initiating contact to the body that would have resulted had he actually been positioning himself to play the puck. Instead, he made no attempt to play the puck and instead targeted the head. This is apparent since he had his stick up and finished high.I know with boarding, ways to handle the responsibility are reducing speed of the hit and "bear hugging" a player instead of checking him. Is this a case where a two-handed shove to the chest would have been the right move? Just not turning so much into the head as a contact point?
Thanks for your response, I'm really clueless on the athletics of skating at this speed.
The first point of contact should be stick-on-stick with Faulk, then Kadri can continue through and make shoulder-on-shoulder contact to disrupt the play. 99 times out of 100, making the puck your first priority will mitigate any other recklessness. Instead, Kadri had no eyes for the puck and everything about his body is generating upward momentum at the point of contact. It was never going to be anything but a bad hit.Is this a case where a two-handed shove to the chest would have been the right move? Just not turning so much into the head as a contact point?
Oh god. No way. The Leafs have some players that I really enjoy watching play. Marner is probably one of my top 5 favorite players in the league to watch.With the Toronto/Montreal series starting tonight, I feel pretty dirty but think I'm rooting for Montreal.
I know, it's weird. I still hate Montreal and won't shed a tear if/when they lose.Oh god. No way. The Leafs have some players that I really enjoy watching play. Marner is probably one of my top 5 favorite players in the league to watch.
I mean it's a win-win right? Either an English media meltdown or meltdown with riots in Quebec.I know, it's weird. I still hate Montreal and won't shed a tear if/when they lose.
Toronto has moved way up the hate meter over the last 5 or so years. I don't really mind the players (though I think Matthews is a total dick) but the media and fan base are just as insufferable as Montreal. The implosion and tears that would result from another first round exit would be delicious to soak up.
Believe me, the riots are coming to Quebec, win or lose.I mean it's a win-win right? Either an English media meltdown or meltdown with riots in Quebec.
I mean it's a win-win right? Either an English media meltdown or meltdown with riots in Quebec.
They've rioted over not one but TWO Guns N' Roses concerts up there.Believe me, the riots are coming to Quebec, win or lose.