Golden Knights defenceman Colin Miller breaks nose in Game 4

[dkhockey]

Golden Knights defenceman Colin Miller breaks nose in Game 4 - Sportsnet.ca


kinda like the reverse neal on orpik hit from the previous game....... the knights' dirty play has come back to haunt them.

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[mitchdisaster]

Oshie stood into it and Miller's face collided with his helmet. Nothing wrong with it, sorry 'bout your luck.

If Vegas wants benefit of the doubt on plays like these they should stop flopping and diving all over the ice.

 

[Midnight Judges]

The Vegas players are not good actors - almost as bad as those medieval times clowns in their low budget pre game shows.

 

[4thTierSport]

Best part was seeing one of the nose plugs flying when he got laid out again.

 

[Mugzy97]

Probably shouldn't lead a hit with your face.

 

[LegendaryNumber5]

Elbow comes nowhere near Miller's face.... what is annoying as f*** is even after the replays Pierre insists Miller was elbowed.

Why are the NBC announcers afraid to call out dives?

 

[Kevs Security]

Serves him right. Never liked him with the B's lmao, am I right my fellow Boston fans! Haha just kidding, he's solid.

 

[Kevs Security]

Elbow comes nowhere near Miller's face.... what is annoying as **** is even after the replays Pierre insists Miller was elbowed.

Why are the NBC announcers afraid to call out dives?

Haha what are you talking about, my man?

 

[SUBdrewgANS]

Elbow comes nowhere near Miller's face.... what is annoying as **** is even after the replays Pierre insists Miller was elbowed.

Why are the NBC announcers afraid to call out dives?

So wait. Dude broke his nose on a play and you are asking NBC to call out a dive? It may not have been an elbow, but to call someone breaking their nose a dive is ridiculous.

 

[LegendaryNumber5]

So wait. Dude broke his nose on a play and you are asking NBC to call out a dive? It may not have been an elbow, but to call someone breaking their nose a dive is ridiculous.

Yea... sorry but for me he was absolutely trying to sell it. No need to flop around the ice like that.

I mean it wasn't just that play though. I am really talking in general.

 

[SUBdrewgANS]

Yea... sorry but for me he was absolutely trying to sell it. No need to flop around the ice like that.

I mean it wasn't just that play though. I am really talking in general.

I just watched it again, he didn't "flop around on the ice." He grabbed his face and bent over, which is a pretty natural reaction to do when being clocked in the face causing a broken nose, especially by an unexpected hit the way Oshie hit him. To call that a dive? wow.. just wow

 

[Midnight Judges]

Oh stop it. He really was hurting. That had to hurt. It's not faking if the nose is broken.

It wasn't an elbow though. Miller came in for a hit and he got counter hit instead. Oshie does that quite well.

 

[StephenPeat]

So wait. Dude broke his nose on a play and you are asking NBC to call out a dive? It may not have been an elbow, but to call someone breaking their nose a dive is ridiculous.

Strangely I can see both of your points here.

The play was an unfortunate sequence and I’m not sure what the correct sequence is. Oshie knew what he was doing and Miller was unsuspecting. However, Oshie’s helmet clearly caught Miller (not the elbow or even the shoulder) so it’s clearly not a penalty. I do think Miller sold it even though he obviously got hit. I don’t think the refs should have blown the play dead while Washington had possession so ultimately I think everything evened out, just a bad break for Vegas.

 

[GoCaps2004]

Oh stop it. He really was hurting. That had to hurt. It's not faking if the nose is broken.

It wasn't an elbow though. Miller came in for a hit and he got counter hit instead. Oshie does that quite well.

I originally thought it was a dive, but it's pretty clear an injury that resulted from a clean play. The counter-hit was completely clean, square to the chest. Because of Miller's position, Oshie's helmet hit him on the nose. Same thing happened to Carlson the round before, he got hit squarely in the head by a helmet, and nothing came of it

 

[cannucky]

You can't break your nose running into the back of a guys helmet if you aren't trying to run him from behind in the first place .What I noticed from Vegas was all the little kicks to the back of the leg ,when did this become soccer ?

 

[SUBdrewgANS]

Strangely I can see both of your points here.

The play was an unfortunate sequence and I’m not sure what the correct sequence is. Oshie knew what he was doing and Miller was unsuspecting. However, Oshie’s helmet clearly caught Miller (not the elbow or even the shoulder) so it’s clearly not a penalty. I do think Miller sold it even though he obviously got hit. I don’t think the refs should have blown the play dead while Washington had possession so ultimately I think everything evened out, just a bad break for Vegas.

I don't understand how you can even say he sold it. He was focused on the puck (not even going for a hit mind you) and he gets reversed hit by Oshie unsuspectedly. I'm not saying what Oshie was wrong, but when you get hit in the face unsuspectedly like that thats a clear natural reaction. You can also see he then tried to get back in the play after, but by that time the goal was already scored, so he hunched over again to check himself out. None of that was selling.

 

[Crosbyfan]

Counter hit was technically interference, but never gets called. Oshie meant to get him but likely not helmet butt him.

 

[StephenPeat]

I don't understand how you can even say he sold it. He was focused on the puck (not even going for a hit mind you) and he gets reversed hit by Oshie unsuspectedly. I'm not saying what Oshie was wrong, but when you get hit in the face unsuspectedly like that thats a clear natural reaction. You can also see he then tried to get back in the play after, but by that time the goal was already scored, so he hunched over again to check himself out. None of that was selling.

Agree to disagree. Watching the rest of Miller’s antics beginning with his knee-on-knee earlier in the game through multiple incidents bookending this sequence with Oshie it was clear he was trying to play a different game than everyone else by trying to draw penalties after being made to look the fool, it didn’t work and he’d be better served playing by instinct and ability rather than reaction and theatre.

 

[Capsman]

Counter hit was technically interference, but never gets called. Oshie meant to get him but likely not helmet butt him.

Counter hit is not interference, lol. That's like saying a hit after someone passes the puck is interference, i.e. Miller going in for the hit was interference.

 

[Oster]

I'm sure breaking your nose sucks and is not something I would just skate away from without going down - but I also wouldn't have the presence of mind to turn around and keep watching the play until a goal was scored before I went down.

I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle and I'm sure it did hurt but I also believe he really thought he was going to get a call there and made an extra show of it to make sure. Unfortunately for the Knights they've sold a few too many calls in this series so far for the refs to be buying much of what they're selling anymore.

 

[powerstuck]

So wait. Dude broke his nose on a play and you are asking NBC to call out a dive? It may not have been an elbow, but to call someone breaking their nose a dive is ridiculous.

It's also ridiculous when the same announcers call a broken nose and elbowing call.

 

[4thTierSport]

I’ve seen multiple people, including myself, have noses almost smashed flat that had less of a reaction than Miller. Not saying you won’t react but laying on the ice to the point of a ref blowing the whistle is pushing it.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Beauty of a hit.

 

[Crosbyfan]

Counter hit is not interference, lol. That's like saying a hit after someone passes the puck is interference, i.e. Miller going in for the hit was interference.

I said technically. What rule allows Oshie to do that? You can compete for space with body position but Oshie threw a check. Miller was not eligible to be hit. (again though, it's never called)

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

Counter hit was technically interference, but never gets called. Oshie meant to get him but likely not helmet butt him.

What?? In what world is that possible? The puck carrier is allowed to deliver and/or protect himself from a hit and keep the puck. It's not like he was out there stiff arming people