Does Foligno Get A Hearing For This "Move" on Myers?

[Jeti]

I don't know how intentional the knee punch was, but it fits a pattern of behaviour where the Wild are grabbing guys as they fall down, causing a lot of unnecessarily dangerous and awkward plays like this one. I doubt Foligno even gets a call from the league but I think people on here are being naive when they say he was falling and it was all an accident.

Foligno clearly grabs Myers intentionally to drag him down with him (first with the left arm). The punch is, at best, an attempt to further wrap him up with his right arm, or at worst, a targeted punch to the knee as some are suggesting. He doesn't get any benefit of the doubt beyond the former when the Wild have been tackling guys all series and Foligno was attempting to injure guys all game last night. Tackling a guy at the knees isn't a normal hockey play, nor is blocking a shot a few seconds earlier an excuse.

 

[Brock Radunske]

What a weird play.
Good luck getting a supplemental for it, though.

 

[tacogeoff]

Ya he did try to take him to the ice by buckling his knee but the reality is that it isn't a hearing type of play and can be brushed off as incidental. Hope Myers is ok.

 

[SenzZen]

I’d like to see a video of it slowed down a bit more...

 

[SUX2BU]

Looks like a punch to the back of the knee to me ....

 

[nickschultzfan]

This is dumb. He was trying to hold on to his stick which got snagged and torqued between the two. You cut out the entire clip where it was clear Foligno was more concerned about blocking the shot and getting up quickly to get back into position.

 

[HockeyMomx2]

Nope. just an unfortunate injury.

I gotta assume you missed the part where Folignos arm 'incidentally' punches the back of Myers knee.

 

[Liferleafer]

Not even a 1 on the Kadri scale.

 

[Paris in Flames]

Nobody in the league has the coordination, speed and thought process to pull this off at real time. Dude clearly fell awkwardly and unfortunately took Myers with him.

And even if it was on purpose there's no way for the league to prove it and suspend for it.

 

[Chrisinroch]

Watch the entire play rather than the last 2 seconds. Sorry, it was just an awkward play.

 

[Jeti]

This is dumb. He was trying to hold on to his stick which got snagged and torqued between the two. You cut out the entire clip where it was clear Foligno was more concerned about blocking the shot and getting up quickly to get back into position.

What was he doing grabbing Myers with his left arm then? Get a clue. He's trying to take Myers down with him. It's more of the same tackling the Wild have been doing all series.

 

[Viqsi]

This appears to be another practical application of the ancient ninjitsu traditions of the Foligno family masters.

What? You thought all that jumping on the ice Mike did was just a quirky celebration? That's difficult to do, y'know. Unless you're a NINJA.

 

[almostawake]

Can we hire the same investigator Melnyk did for the Cooke-Karlsson incident?

 

[Critical13]

Kadri does this every game.

 

[nickschultzfan]

What was he doing grabbing Myers with his left arm then? Get a clue. He's trying to take Myers down with him. It's more of the same tackling the Wild have been doing all series.

You mean like when a player awkwardly runs into and hugs a ref?

 

[Ban Hammered]

I gotta assume you missed the part where Folignos arm 'incidentally' punches the back of Myers knee.

So you're telling us that while falling down trying to get back in position after a sliding shot block...Foligno had a thought process to punch Myers in the knee with the express purpose of injuring him?
That dog don't hunt son.

 

[Whileee]

Meanwhile, earlier in the game that same goofball did this... (no call on the play)

 

[CarlWinslow]

This is why I'm rooting for the Wild. Jets fans have been getting out of hand. Either that or Marcus Foligno slowed down time a la The Matrix so he could rabbit punch Myers in the back of the knee and ruin him. Yes. That's it.

Even the Jets players are calling it an awkward fall and nothing more. But I'm sure you guys know more than they do from the vantage point of your sofas.

 

[TaLoN]

Meanwhile, earlier in the game that same goofball did this... (no call on the play)

He missed. You going to call him for charging on the check that only contacted the players stick?

 

[TommieNation]

Meanwhile, earlier in the game that same goofball did this... (no call on the play)

Why would there be a call on this play?

 

[BigEezyE22]

Meanwhile, earlier in the game that same goofball did this... (no call on the play)

Maybe that Jets goofball should've skated through the play instead of trying to side-step a hit.

 

[McFlyingV]

Meanwhile, earlier in the game that same goofball did this... (no call on the play)

Thats usually what happens when a player doesn't commit a penalty. They don't call it.

 

[Saidin]

Thats usually what happens when a player doesn't commit a penalty. They don't call it.

So when they do commit a penalty, they do call it? Stupid point...

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

Meanwhile, earlier in the game that same goofball did this... (no call on the play)

Uh what's the problem with this play?

 

[Bingo71]

Meanwhile, earlier in the game that same goofball did this... (no call on the play)

What’s the issue here?

He comes in for the hit, anticipating Trouba to keep coming around the boards, but Trouba sees him and pulls up.

Man, these boards are getting REALLY insufferable with Jets and Bruins fans whining about dirty plays...