Wait, what? Doughty didn't give him enough time to look? Look at what? He's entering the offensive zone ffs, what do you think is going to happen when you do that?
Shouldn't have been aiming that high? Ok, fine, he will aim at his ankles next....
Man, some of the hyperbole in this post alone is enough to make people's head spin, you would think Doughty jumped out of the air with a lightning bolt and tagged Carrier on the shin....
Carrier has a responsibility to keep his head up, just like Doughty has a responsiblity to time the hit correctly and angle the hit correctly, neither did that, but man....cmon
Accuses me of overabundance of hyperbole by throwing an overabundance of hyperbole.
As to the substance of the post itself, no I don't think players expect to be plastered from the side and up to the head when they're trying to pass off the puck in the neutral zone just before the offensive zone.
It's interesting you're now being glib about the high nature of the hit when you've already conceded that point in this thread.
Really not sure where I'm being hyperbolic, as even fans defending the hit recognize it was high, but all right.
Carrier has a responsibility to keep his head up generally, yes. But when a puck is rolling and bouncing you kind of have to look at it to settle it. As long as we're getting into bombastic high concept hyperbole, what is Carrier supposed to do? Never look at the puck unless it's in his line of sight with the head up?
The onus to minimize risk to the head of the guy you're hitting is not the same responsibility as one has to keep their heads up. That's like saying a stabbing victim has as much responsibility to try to evade and hide as the shooter has to guy holding the knife has to not try to stab. It's absurd.
If Carrier's head is up he doesn't get hit there? Yeah...probably not. You know what's an even more sure fire way to make sure no one makes dangerous contact to Carrier's head? If no one throws a high hit at his head. Carrier could spend a whole game with his down without getting hit there, the event of throwing a high hit is the outcome determinative act here.
Looking down to try to settle the puck for a second or two is not an invitation for Doughty to fire away. And equating the repsonsibilites between the two men is some serious mental gymnastics.