Joe Thornton suspended 1 game for headshot on Nosek (title updated)

[Golden Puppers]

Looked very bad and suspendable but only got 2 min. He could have easily been ejected for it. He basically targeted the head. I'll find a video clip

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[Iggys Dome]

Pretty bad hit to the head there, should've been 5 and a game. He has no prior history so I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't get suspended, but it was pretty vicious IMO. Will edit with gif when I see one.

 

[BCShark]

i think he will get 2 games

 

[JerseyMike34]

Should be 1 game.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Yup, that should be two playoff games. No excuse for that kind of play.

 

[Pia8988]

He already hit Marchessault from behind after a whistle, then does that. Selfish idiot. Two games. amazing he didn't get tossed.

 

[Portable Mink]

Yeah not good for Jumbo. Luckily no injury.
Not sure how he’s still in the game.

 

[Del Preston]

 

[compan]

Yeah that’s probably gonna cost him a game or so

 

[Iggys Dome]

Added gif, doesn't look pretty

 

[LOFIN]

That will be a suspension. I don't think Jumbo was looking for it, but it's on you to make a clean hit. That was not clean.

 

[josra33]

Do we really need two threads?

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

That was brutal. It should have been a major.

 

[Sojourn]

Yeah, that is going to earn him something.

 

[tny760]

typical jumbo, low key dirty

every opportunity to go through the body, he steps aside and picks the head

ez 1 game

 

[stl76]

Joe Thornton with a dirty headshot. Shocker.

Hope Nosek is OK, that was just brutal.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

That will be a suspension. I don't think Jumbo was looking for it, but it's on you to make a clean hit. That was not clean.

Nah, he wanted to get a piece of someone. He's always been a loser.

 

[Il Stugotz]

Give him an extra game for soiling the ice when Reaves confronted him

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

How was that not 5 and a game and how was Nosek not sent to the quiet room? Easy suspension.

 

[Matt24]

Some of you are being kind by saying 1 game. That has to be at least 2, probably 3-4. It’s a terrible hit.

 

[Sheppy]

Yep. He’s sitting a game for sure, maybe two.

 

[Golden Puppers]

That will be a suspension. I don't think Jumbo was looking for it, but it's on you to make a clean hit. That was not clean.

He was looking for it. He was hot about a missed high stick call on himself earlier in the game. And Vegas had just taken a 4-1 lead prior to that hit. The context combined with what I see in that video, it's pretty easy one for me.

 

[Alwalys]

eh braun got headshotted earlier in the game and there wasn't even a penalty

 

[Sojourn]

typical jumbo, low key dirty

every opportunity to go through the body, he steps aside and picks the head

ez 1 game

That one was less low key. It was straight up dirty.

 

[tntkid]

Straight contact to the head on purpose.