ECF: New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa lead 3-2)

[Spazkat]

FYI the second victim refused medical attention not the Bolts fan.

also says the original victim is "stable" which presumably means he got medical attention and is not dead or dying as some posters have stated they saw on Twitter

 

[Left handed]

also says the original victim is "stable" which presumably means he got medical attention and is not dead or dying as some posters have stated they saw on Twitter

In the video I saw over on reddit, the idiot filming or near the person filming kept saying "He's dead, he's dead" when there was absolutely no indication of that. The guy filming wasn't even near the victim, nor did he check on him.

That said, the guy was clearly knocked out cold. The injuries from falling backwards onto a concrete floor without bracing for impact could have been severe.

 

[didimentionlarseller]

they even released the name of the Rangers fan who did this - what a horrible decision and im guessing this will cost him big time in the states $$$$

every news article ive seen just says the victim was knocked out cold not killed etc hopefully they are ok

Rangers fan knocks Lightning fan out in Garden sucker punch

In now-viral videos on Twitter, a Rangers fan can be seen punching a Lightning fan, knocking him out cold.

nypost.com

 

[Thechozen1]

If we're calling the Stamkos/Lafreniere confrontation at the end of the game a fight, I'm curious when was the last time 1st overalls fought in the playoffs? Or how many times it has happened?

Couldn’t tell you if it’s happened before or not. I do remember when two Captains threw down in the Stanley Cup Final though. Lecavalier and Iginla, it was a pretty good scrap!!!!

 

[The Lighthouse]

All I'm seeing is the victim refused medical attention, nothing confirming his condition otherwise.

 

[RussianGuyovich]

All I'm seeing is the victim refused medical attention, nothing confirming his condition otherwise.

there were two victims, ergo the 2X charges

 

[Spazkat]

All I'm seeing is the victim refused medical attention, nothing confirming his condition otherwise.

article says 2nd victim (guy who tried to stop the attacker's escape) refused medical attention and original knocked out guy was stable

 

[ottawa]

Guessing a 1 game suspension for Stamkos here if he did in fact spit
1 game suspension for Laf for getting bullied by Stamkos if he didn't

 

[The Lighthouse]

article says 2nd victim (guy who tried to stop the attacker's escape) refused medical attention and original knocked out guy was stable

Yeah the NYPost article states both of them refused medical attention:

"The victim, who was not named, refused medical attention at the scene. Police said he was suffering from pain and bruising."

"After the punch, the attacker then attempted to run away and when the eyewitness tried to stop him from fleeing the arena, he was punched in the face by the suspect. Police said the eyewitness sustained pain and bruising to his face, but refused medical attention."

 

[CaptDenisPotvin]

Guessing a 1 game suspension for Stamkos here if he did in fact spit
1 game suspension for Laf for getting bullied by Stamkos if he didn't

Wow talk about trying to redirect the narrative. This guy should be working for the white house

 

[Spazkat]

Yeah the NYPost article states both of them refused medical attention:

"The victim, who was not named, refused medical attention at the scene. Police said he was suffering from pain and bruising."

"After the punch, the attacker then attempted to run away and when the eyewitness tried to stop him from fleeing the arena, he was punched in the face by the suspect. Police said the eyewitness sustained pain and bruising to his face, but refused medical attention."

Ok I see what the mixup is... we're talking about 2 different articles!

The one from the local news station states" As Anastasio tried to run away, police say the witness tried to stop him, which resulted in Anastasio punching the witness in the face, too. Officers say the witness "sustained pain and bruising" to his face, but he refused medical treatment." describing the 2nd attack on the witness, but "The man who was knocked unconscious is considered to be stable, NYPD said." about the original guy. "Stable" is a term that doctors/hospitals would use to describe a patient which semi implies that he was/is being treated. That's how I read it anyway

 

[The Lighthouse]

Ok I see what the mixup is... we're talking about 2 different articles!

The one from the local news station states" As Anastasio tried to run away, police say the witness tried to stop him, which resulted in Anastasio punching the witness in the face, too. Officers say the witness "sustained pain and bruising" to his face, but he refused medical treatment." describing the 2nd attack on the witness, but "The man who was knocked unconscious is considered to be stable, NYPD said." about the original guy. "Stable" is a term that doctors/hospitals would use to describe a patient which semi implies that he was/is being treated. That's how I read it anyway

Right, the Post article just didn't have any information on the condition of the guy that was knocked out, but the article you're referencing does, so that's good news to hear that he's stable. Hopefully no lingering effects from the blow.

 

[Neil Racki]

Guessing a 1 game suspension for Stamkos here if he did in fact spit
1 game suspension for Laf for getting bullied by Stamkos if he didn't

Certainly had all the tell tale signs of a spit but I didnt see any spittle. Hard to tell.

Felt bad for Laf there, in live time seemed like Stamkos took it from your typical hug fest to punches before Laf knew he was in a fight.

 

[Hoek]

Guessing a 1 game suspension for Stamkos here if he did in fact spit
1 game suspension for Laf for getting bullied by Stamkos if he didn't

 

[ottawa]

Nice, yeah right at around 0:40 you see the yank

 

[Winston Wolf]

Made me laugh at first.

Poor guy probably lost his house on fanduel or DraftKings.

What the hell kind of Devils fan tries to humanize a Rangers fan?

Edit: Nevermind, that's a Blackhawks jersey, you're excused.

 

[Master P]

Guessing a 1 game suspension for Stamkos here if he did in fact spit
1 game suspension for Laf for getting bullied by Stamkos if he didn't

Lol no, he gets his jersey tugged on by laf.

 

[Rschmitz]

Not sure what's more difficult to believe, that Stamkos spit on Laf or that Trouba did not try to elbow Palat in the head.

 

[These Are The Days]

Of all the ridiculous things that have come from this series that one takes the cake. How do you not give a team captain the benefit of "He would never do something like that, perhaps that's not what it looks like" dude it's Stamkos. The guy says "Aw shucks" if you hand him a Stanley Cup for heaven's sake.

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

Stamkos has too much class to ever pull a POS move like that.....

 

[Kranix]

Emerald City Hockey is a pos toilet paper rag trying to get clicks.

 

[BaconNater]

I am surprised it took Troubas elbow this long to enter into the series.. makes me wonder if Point was his original target to elbow in the head to take out but he had to change his approach.. might be why it took so long

 

[msrulo]

Amazing what Tampa has achieved, even if they somehow lose these playoffs, the legacy will live on.

 

[Hoek]

Amazing what Tampa has achieved, even if they somehow lose these playoffs, the legacy will live on.

Yeah pretty hard to just call this run just a COVID/LTIR only fluke at this point. No excuses or "cheats" and still one win away from the final, with their top center missing two rounds of games.

 

[WingedWheel1987]

Nobody wins B2B cups because of luck. All the luck in the world doesn't get you a single cup if you don't have the talent to take advantage of a lucky break. Win or lose. This run is not necessary to legitimize their two previous cups.