Borowiecki Suspended 1 Game

[theVladiator]

Video of the hit

 

[Chips]

That was ‘eh’ at worst.


If they’re gonna start suspending for this, just start punishing all hits. Every hit to some extent risks head contact, call them all reckless.

 

[Korpse]

That was ‘eh’ at worst.


If they’re gonna start suspending for this, just start punishing all hits. Every hit to some extent risks head contact, call them all reckless.

It’s boarderline for me but there’s a lot of people who see head contact and scream head shot. There’s gonna be head contact as long as there is body contact allowed. The line on this hit wasn’t great and it’s one Boro could have not delivered. I think given his very recent suspension he will receive some form of discipline for this hit.

 

[swiftwin]

Clean hit.

Are you an expert?

 

[Chimpradamus]

That was ‘eh’ at worst.


If they’re gonna start suspending for this, just start punishing all hits. Every hit to some extent risks head contact, call them all reckless.

Ok, let's just ban hockey and all sports, because Chips said so, to some extent.

 

[PunkRockLocke]

That was ‘eh’ at worst.


If they’re gonna start suspending for this, just start punishing all hits. Every hit to some extent risks head contact, call them all reckless.

I agree. This looked clean to me. Perhaps a charge...
If this is a suspendable hit then we have a problem. And I like Eakin and Vegas.

 

[Beville]

Absolutely nothing to see here.

Fine hit - heads up hockey boys.

 

[Chips]

Ok, let's just ban hockey and all sports, because Chips said so, to some extent.

That wasn’t my point at all.

 

[Saltcreek]

This will probably see a suspension for a headshot and that is the correct call. People call it a clean hit but the video shows the principle point of contact to be the head and it is very similar to the Wilson hit. If you look at the play in slow motion you can see it very clearly.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Didnt get enough one on one time with Mel.

 

[jbeck5]

This will probably see a suspension for a headshot and that is the correct call. People call it a clean hit but the video shows the principle point of contact to be the head and it is very similar to the Wilson hit. If you look at the play in slow motion you can see it very clearly.

Lol what?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

It is really sad that a hit like that has turned into a game misconduct.

 

[HSF]

Lmaoo the refs retroactively called a 5 min major on this

What a joke

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

He's a selfish player
A pretty bad defenceman and reckless. I dislike him on the Senators but the hit was fine.

 

[Sensin5]

To the crazies saying this was a predatory headshot, listen to Vegas Head Coach Gallant: "I don't think there was any intent to try and hurt the guy."

 

[Sensin5]

If that's a suspension then open ice hits are done in this league.

Not true. They will just continue to apply rules differently to certain teams and players. Just like Boro himself was driven hard head first into the boards a few games back (by Brendan Gallagher) and there wasn't even a minor penalty.

 

[Sheppy]

Yeah I don’t think this is that bad.

Not saying that it was milked a bit, but if you sell a hard hit these days, you’re going to draw a penalty. It’s sad.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Not true. They will just continue to apply rules differently to certain teams and players. Just like Boro himself was driven hard head first into the boards a few games back (by Brad Marchand) and there wasn't even a minor penalty.

... what?

 

[Upgrayedd]

The sequence of this hit was very interesting as Ottawa had turned the puck over and were going in for a good scoring chance only to have the fight break out, the refs then huddled and decided they would call the initial hit a penalty, there was no indication of a penalty coming prior to the fight finishing up from what I saw, not sure that's allowed...hard to say...Boro is reckless and really only provides physicality and the fabled "leadership" I'm not sure there's much left for him in this league.

 

[Sensin5]

... what?

Was Gallagher not Marchand. Edited post. Was somehow recalling time Marchand was suspended 3 games for clipping Borowiecki.

 

[pomx]

Looks like he missed his off time with Melnyk <3

 

[llamateizer]

Video of the hit

Initial video, I was meh, but the hit @ 40 seconds of the video looks more like a headshot. I believe there will be a suspension

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Sigh....He is gonna end up with a suspension out of this.

 

[jbeck5]

Initial video, I was meh, but the hit @ 40 seconds of the video looks more like a headshot. I believe there will be a suspension

Lol the video that clearly shows full bodies lined up makes you think it's dirty?

 

[Ser Grogu]

Sigh....He is gonna end up with a suspension out of this.