GDT: Cup Champs v. Blues: Sunday, Sept. 30th

[shtorm2005]

The thread on the mains is there already

Lol that was fast

 

[peterthegreat12]

Welp, this pre-season has been a turd. Might only come away with one win. No offense, and what a mighty dumb play by a guy making 5 million dollars.

 

[Sam Spade]

Didn’t see the hit? Stupid blackout! Was it clean or dirty

 

[Corby78]

Geez

 

[Raikkonen]

Wilson just wanted to let his buddy DSP work on his shape...

 

[artilector]

Maybe DSP is preparing a new skating technique -- accelerate, then tuck in and simply roll down ice.

He really does look funny out there, but no worries, for that salary Caps just need him to.... round into shape by playoffs.

 

[Raikkonen]

Dowd is nowhere near Beagle offensively. Or just nowhere near Beagle generally.

 

[peterthegreat12]

Dowd is nowhere near Beagle offensively. Or just nowhere near Beagle generally.

From all accounts Dowd should be on the Bears.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I can see why DSP hasn't played much this pre-season. Looks nothing like the guy who was on fire during the SCF last year.

 

[Corby78]

Dowd is nowhere near Beagle offensively. Or just nowhere near Beagle generally.

Dowdchuck he is not

 

[Hivemind]

Wilson's going to be gone for a while after this one. Can we stop playing against the Blues in the pre-season?

 

[Hivemind]

That's why Brett Connolly's roster spot is safe. Beautiful shot.

 

[Raikkonen]

At least Dowd has some vision to make that pass.

 

[Bieronymus Trotz]

I find it so hard to judge these hits. What makes that one dirty? Head contact (it looks like mostly shoulder, but it's hard to tell from that angle/distance)? Charging?

 

[Hivemind]

I find it so hard to judge these hits. What makes that one dirty? Head contact (it looks like mostly shoulder, but it's hard to tell from that angle/distance)? Charging?

Blindside hit with primary contact to the head. It's basically Matt Cooke's hit on Savard that ended Savard's career and really brought the headshot issue into the limelight.

 

[Bieronymus Trotz]

Blindside hit with primary contact to the head. It's basically Matt Cooke's hit on Savard that ended Savard's career and really brought the headshot issue into the limelight.

Are blindside hits illegal? (Not a rhetorical question.)

 

[Raikkonen]

That's why Brett Connolly's roster spot is safe. Beautiful shot.

Also should be a way to keep him beyond this season. Wilson is Wilson and Oshie is old Backup Connolly for top-6 W and PP slot position is valuable.

 

[artilector]

I find it so hard to judge these hits. What makes that one dirty? Head contact (it looks like mostly shoulder, but it's hard to tell from that angle/distance)? Charging?

Basically, if the head seems to have received enough of the impact from the hit -- even if the player lowered the head, or the initial contact was through the shoulder, it seems suspendable nowadays. And bonus points if the player getting hit wasn't looking -- even if he *should've* been looking.

 

[g00n]

Are blindside hits illegal? (Not a rhetorical question.)

no

 

[mouser]

Are blindside hits illegal? (Not a rhetorical question.)

Yes and no. The rules used to say blindside hit to the head, however that was changed a few years ago to simply say hits where the head is the primary point of contact.

So the term blindside isn't used any more. However the rules are now stricter in the sense that any "blindside hit penalty" from the previous rules would still be an illegal hit under the new rules. A blindside hit itself isn't a defacto penalty today, nor was it in the past.

* Note: I'm simply talking rule 48 Illegal Check to the Head

 

[Corby78]

So I’m going to put my vote in. It’s going to be 10 games with a warning the next one will be a monster, like 41-82 games.

 

[hockeykicker]

So I’m going to put my vote in. It’s going to be 10 games with a warning the next one will be a monster, like 41-82 games.

not even brad marchand has gotten 10 games

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Also should be a way to keep him beyond this season. Wilson is Wilson and Oshie is old Backup Connolly for top-6 W and PP slot position is valuable.

It would be sad if we had Connolly as a top 6 W and on the first PP.

 

[Hivemind]

Are blindside hits illegal? (Not a rhetorical question.)

There's specifically a Checking From Behind Rule (Rule 43), and it can also come into play for Illegal Hits to the Head (Rule 48, "poor angle of approach").

 

[Sam Spade]

I need someone to explain to me if Sundqvist, coming across the middle like that, has any responsibility here? Cause it looks shoulder to shoulder as Sundqvist is looking down at his shot follow through.

Whatever, what Corby78 said, 8-10 games.