Gudas Destroys Couturier in Practice

[Kyndig]

Gudas gets the least amount of blame imo, hes just doing his poorly setup drill by the coaches. Meanwhile Couturier is staring at the puck while skating full speed, isn't that like the very first thing they teach you NOT to do in hockey?

 

[Drij]

I like how at first how no one really cared and went over to check on him. lol

 

[Rygu]

10 games.

You should educate yourself you old school caveman. 15 games minimum.

 

[Adam Warlock]

I blame the NHL. If they kept to the every other day schedule instead of this 2 days off BS this would have never happened.

 

[brewski420]

I like how at first how no one really cared and went over to check on him. lol

I noticed Gudas didn't come over, that I saw anyway.

He was putting weight on it. I think he will play tomorrow

 

[BlackDogg]

Suspend him for the bat flip?

 

[Alicat]

That’s awful. Hope he’s ok.

Safe to say that drill will no longer be used again

 

[Oilslick941611]

Im not sure Gudas knew Couturier was there. That was bad Coaching and set up for practice

 

[GirouxCouturier]

Clean hit imo I think some of you are overreacting with the suspension talk

 

[Devilsfan118]

Dilly dilly!

 

[66871]

1. I looked like it was Couts own fault for looking down at the puck too long. Gudas backed into him while presumably doing another drill.

2. Kinda looks like it could be a Charlie horse or mild hyper-extension. He'll probably be fine.

Regarding point two: There was a doctor on NBCSN this evening. I believe his name is Jeremy Roenick. He said Couturier might be out 4 to 6 weeks.

 

[tapi]

Gudas probably wanting to send a message for the slightly obnoxious youngers, however this might backfire if Couturier misses some games..

 

[Jacob]

“Practice harder than you play.”

 

[Jtown]

Gudas probably wanting to send a message for the slightly obnoxious youngers, however this might backfire if Couturier misses some games..

new hfboards thread " Should gudas be suspended for his dirty hit on Couturier"

 

[YesCubed]

live by the sword, die by the sword

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Yes sir. Two drills going on. That's terrible. Bad luck.

I don't think it's bad luck. The coaches are responsible for that. That's just duuuumb...

 

[Crosbyfan]

Regarding point two: There was a doctor on NBCSN this evening. I believe his name is Jeremy Roenick. He said Couturier might be out 4 to 6 weeks.

Might have been wise of him to consult with Dr. Recchi first...
Seriously, hopefully just a bit of bruising and nothing serious.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Regarding point two: There was a doctor on NBCSN this evening. I believe his name is Jeremy Roenick. He said Couturier might be out 4 to 6 weeks.

Oh shit. Thats brutal.

 

[Rebels57]

A really unfortunate accident at the worst possible time.

If Couturier misses tomorrows game, its undoubtedly an auto-loss for the Flyers and that would effectively end the series. A team already struggling to matchup down the middle cant sustain a loss to their 1C and best defensive forward.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

3 games.

And what kind of f***ing practice setup is that, Hakstol is an idiot.

 

[Rebels57]

3 games.

And what kind of ****ing practice setup is that, Hakstol is an idiot.

That much is certain.

Worst coach in the league.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

That much is certain.

Worst coach in the league.

When I first looked at it, I thought they were participating in the same drill, but after a second look I realized it was 2 separate drills, if he has ran those all year im surprised no one has gotten hurt yet.

 

[Rebels57]

When I first looked at it, I thought they were participating in the same drill, but after a second look I realized it was 2 separate drills, if he has ran those all year im surprised no one has gotten hurt yet.

It really makes no sense. Id love to hear the explanation for how they allowed a drill in practice to potentially end their season.

 

[tarheelhockey]

It’s weird to me that people are blaming the coach for this.

Teams constantly run multiple drills in practice. Only a fraction of a typical NHL practice is spent in total-team exercises. What you see in that video is totally normal. Hundreds if not thousands of pro hockey players do this stuff every day.

Couturier flat-out ran into somebody because he had his head down. That’s all there is to it. There’s only one person to blame when you skate, walk, or drive into someone because you weren’t looking where you were going.

 

[Flukeshot]

All part of Hakstol's plan to get Lehtera more ice time.