Did Marchand get punched or wrecked clean? (MOD NOTICE post #175)

[elmaco]

There’s no punch at all. What are we doing here. Marchand tried to take a run at Bennett and got the worst end of it.

His fist definitely made contact with Marchands face.

 

[WSS11]

Good news for Marchand is that he has a couple of days to lick his wounds.

 

[Beezeral]

Besides it's not like he was out there targeting the best players on Boston we all know he's not that kind of player.

Joking aside, of course it was, but it doesn't really matter, that's just the game and certainly his game. Marchand finished that period and the next and was a wrecking ball himself at times. Could have just been a maintenance issue for him. Hopefully it doesn't linger and we get a good game 4

So much of a wrecking ball that they generated a handful of shots the entire 2nd period. Might want to focus on generating scoring chances over trying to goad Barkov into a fight. Boston is trying to out hit a team that is built for that type of game.

 

[Rschmitz]

Looks like a very weak punch. Bennett sees Marchand coming, extends his arm, and Marchands head goes backwards. You could almost call this a brace but Bennett knew what he was doing and wanted to give Marchand a shot at the same time.

That's what I see anyways.

 

[Chaos2k7]

Looks like a very weak punch. Bennett sees Marchand coming, extends his arm, and Marchands head goes backwards. You could almost call this a brace but Bennett knew what he was doing and wanted to give Marchand a shot at the same time.

That's what I see anyways.

Could be both, Marchand initiated the hit, and one way or the other got the worst of it, he was also still good for 2 periods and was still throwing it around himself. It is too hard to say this was the exact moment his injury happened, and why.

Bang bang play when it happened.

 

[JoVel]

The title suggests that you think punching Marchand wouldn't be a clean play, can you fix it?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Literally cant see a punch at all in that video. Really reaching huh.

 

[BLONG7]

There’s no punch at all. What are we doing here. Marchand tried to take a run at Bennett and got the worst end of it.

This is the correct answer..............you can lock er up boys.
Marshy initiated it, and he also got the worst of the collision.
Remember, he is just a little fella compared to most out there.

 

[Chaos2k7]

Literally cant see a punch at all in that video. Really reaching huh.

He does extend his right hand, the slow mo version shows that under more review, but its impossible to say it was intentional or that that is what caused the injury, unless we are going purely off reputations.

Don't ever like to see guys get hurt, but its definently not premeditated. Bennett was the puck carrier, lol, he was the one getting hit by Marchand, he just didn't get the worst of it, most Bs fans wont agree, but that's the way it goes.

 

[BLONG7]

Hard to tell if it connected but it's a weird reaction by Bennett to block an incoming hit with his left shoulder while throwing his right arm out at the same time. I don't think I've seen that before.

Matchand took a run at him, he was just protecting himself....happens all the time....

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

There was no punch. Both players were skating to the same area of the ice and there was the collision. Just a unfortunate result for Marchand. As a couple of posters like to say here, nothing to see here move along

 

[Drytoast]

Here we go: we got our new Matthew Knies play. And this one is way softer too.

Matthew Knies play was a god damn "rock bottom" which concussed Knies...

Are you supposed to be able to do wrestling moves in the NHL?

Stop complaining.

 

[Il Stugotz]

 

[AvroArrow]

Dirtiest player in the league, hitting the 2nd dirtiest player in the league. If it was anyone else other than Marchand I'd be pretty upset, but that's Karma.

Overall yeah it's a dirty play, clearly punches him in the head. Then again it's Marchand and he's earned that reputation.

 

[Nsjohnson]

Meh, not much to see here. And, if there is something borderline, it's Marchand. Live by the sword, die by the sword.

 

[Kupo]

 

[OKR]

Just because Marchand skated in to Bennett’s fist doesn’t make it a punch.

 

[BabyBennettov]

Don't know what's funnier really...

People complaining about Marchand eating his lunch after trying to deliver a late-hit to a player coming back from injury and getting the worst of it... Or Leafs fans still salty over that hug to Matthew Knies last year ! lool

Talk about some desperate fan-bases !

The six of us over there in Pantherland don't see any problems with those plays, but it's probably because we don't understand hockey !!

 

[Clint Eastwood]

I don't really see much here to be honest.

 

[SPV]

Only video I can find so far, I can’t really tell so I figured I’d post it. Even if it is a punch it seems hard to prove it was calculated/intentional.

Yeah, definitely punch there, the way Bennett looks around after makes it pretty obvious he was aware of something too. I couldn’t figure out how he hurt himself there last night, so this makes sense.

Whatever, cheap is cheap. I’m not going to bother worrying about it. These threads devolve into foolishness always. I mean who braces for a check from their left by reaching out their right hand to the other guys head, it’s like saying Trouba put his elbow up to brace against the boards. LOL.

 

[Sheppy]

He got punched. People don’t want to admit it, but he did.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

Brb examining this like it's the Zapruder film.

 

[Kupo]

Just because Marchand skated in to Bennett’s fist doesn’t make it a punch.

Honestly should have been 2 minutes to Marchand for headbutting Bennett's fist. There's no place for that in Hockey!

 

[CanadienShark]

I like the part when he curls up in the fetal position.

 

[mcleex]

Now that is what you call rat on rat violence