The league released this video to clarify the rule for us:
They analyze the Doughty, Johansen, Kucherov, and Hartman hits.
They analyze the Doughty, Johansen, Kucherov, and Hartman hits.
It is very clear, but really points out how little they care about protecting brain trauma. (Hit the head as hard as you like just make sure you get as much or more body).Good on them for releasing that. It does seem they only think the head is the main point of contact if it really is pretty much the only point of contact when it is hit. Don't know if I really agree with that.
It is very clear, but really points out how little they care about protecting brain trauma. (Hit the head as hard as you like just make sure you get as much or more body).
It also contradicts many past videos explaining the obligations of players getting suspended.
Clearly Kucherov could have stayed lower and failing to do so is where so much extra blunt force was applied to the head.
It is very clear, but really points out how little they care about protecting brain trauma. (Hit the head as hard as you like just make sure you get as much or more body).
It also contradicts many past videos explaining the obligations of players getting suspended.
Clearly Kucherov could have stayed lower and failing to do so is where so much extra blunt force was applied to the head of Vatanen.
Bingo, video is only trying to deflect from the dumpster fire that is DoPS.It is very clear, but really points out how little they care about protecting brain trauma. (Hit the head as hard as you like just make sure you get as much or more body).
It also contradicts many past videos explaining the obligations of players getting suspended.
Clearly Kucherov could have stayed lower and failing to do so is where so much extra blunt force was applied to the head of Vatanen.
Informative, but I agree with the above comment about the contradictions from some previous videos. There have been times when they say "the player could have" or the "player choose to" (paraphrasing from memory) in their videos that indicate a different set of criteria than the above video. At least that's my takeaway over the years. Could be wrong in what I'm understanding previous video explanations to mean.
Thats fair enough. But it doesn't really ease any concern, just makes sure the frustration is directed at the right place hahaIt was spelled out in the clearest way possible in this exact video. DoPS is not there to write the rule book. They are not there to 'care' about protecting players from brain trauma. They are there to call the rule book as it is written.
The rule book is written with input from teams, players and refs. Just as it should be.
Now stick it in the rules so we can get some consistency.
Also I guess if I'm a player, I'm gonna start whipping my head sideways like the road runner just ran by every time I get hit now.
Very unlikely that they’d be in complete bodily control to do such a thing.
Right. Very, very different from the suspension videos stating that the player was obligated to avoid or at least minimize head contact.It was spelled out in the clearest way possible in this exact video. DoPS is not there to write the rule book. They are not there to 'care' about protecting players from brain trauma. They are there to call the rule book as it is written.
The rule book is written with input from teams, players and refs. Just as it should be.
Right. Very, very different from the suspension videos stating that the player was obligated to avoid or at least minimize head contact.
So no longer pretending to care?
Finally an honest video?