Injury Report: Johnsson Leg

[member 262271]

Leaves on crutches

Not that serious

Uhhhhhhhh

Did Matthews say that, or Babcock?

 

[The Iceman]

Vegas player had a smirk on his face in the penalty box when the camera panned to him. No fear of any retribution.

 

[ToneDog]

He totally goes out of his way and ignores the puck

Taking the man and ignoring the puck is fine but he sticks his knee out because AJ was about to dodge him.

 

[kb]

Disagree with this logic entirely. I would gladly give up those 2 points to have a healthy Johnsson.

Does having a goon on the 4th line stop reactionary plays like that? Nothing stops that.

 

[Raging Bull]

Bad hit.

 

[ToneDog]

Does having a goon on the 4th line stop reactionary plays like that? Nothing stops that.

Ask the AVs Ian Cole who got waxed by Wilson after a dirty on Kuznetsov. Cole is currently out of the lineup after the beat down by Wilson.

 

[kb]

I wouldn't. Johnsson will recover and the leafs will keep winning.
I like the player. Supported him before he came to north America. Want him back in the line up asap, but the name on the front of the jersey is what I cheer for.
Also, that was Vegas' 5th loss in a row? Gallant is going to bag skate the manure out of them. The whole team will suffer for their performance in practice and in the standings.

Oh boy, did I ever catch a lot of heat in another thread for saying this very thing.

Vegas looks a bit out of sorts. They can only win by heavily outworking their opposition, and that wasn't the case.

 

[justafan22]

Assuming he misses Saturday's game, I assume Ennis plays the 4th line, and Moore gets the call up to be the 13th forward.

 

[Buds17]

Guess this is when Ennis slots back in. Would obviously be better to have both of them in the lineup.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Guess this is when Ennis slots back in. Would obviously be better to have both of them in the lineup.

Was thinking that too but who sits? Lindholm? Goat?

 

[kb]

Ask the AVs Ian Cole who got waxed by Wilson after a dirty on Kuznetsov. Cole is currently out of the lineup after the beat down by Wilson.

But having that goon wouldn't stop Johnsson from still being sidelined. The only thing you get is your pound of flash afterwards, which in the grand scheme - still won't deter this from happening. It was a reactionary move, and not an intentional move to hurt.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Vegas player had a smirk on his face in the penalty box when the camera panned to him. No fear of any retribution.

I think it was a dirty hit, but way too many people are assuming that smirk was malicious. No one knows what he was thinking and we shouldn't be assuming he was happy he hurt someone.

 

[Burnie97]

Does having a goon on the 4th line stop reactionary plays like that? Nothing stops that.

Yup

The best way... especially this Leafs team ... is to just bury a team with goals... which they did.

I'm not saying I don't want McNabb or whatever his name is to get leveled or have to pay on the ice. . But that's dependant on the makeup of your team as well.

A W is the best way

 

[BertCorbeau]

That’s what happens when you’re not willing to take a hit, he should have absorbed it rather than trying to jump out of the way.

He was a few feet away from the boards, absorbing it would have been equally as dangerous

 

[Nineteen67]

That's fine but it's still a dirty hit on many levels.

A little dirt in the game is fine

 

[Anthrax442]

Need to be back on ice if we are to trade him for Pesche

 

[saltming]

Taking the man and ignoring the puck is fine but he sticks his knee out because AJ was about to dodge him.

I don't think McNabb wanted to hurt AJ at all, but the hit is still dirty. Primary point of contact should be McNabb's shoulder but he drove his knee out, probably to try and trip AJ or slow him down. End result is a dirty hit. Just my thoughts on it. If you think a dirty hit has to involve player intent, then this isn't a dirty hit by that standard but still dangerous and obviously a penalty.
Imo its dirty because of what I stated above and once a player sticks out their leg like that they know the dangers to the other player

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Are replacement-level, regular season only, defensively responsible, fear-inducing fourth liners really that hard for Dubas to find? Or does he not want one?

interesting

 

[saltming]

A little dirt in the game is fine

I like rough and tumble games, but no need to make plays that improve the chances of injury.

 

[Buds17]

Was thinking that too but who sits? Lindholm? Goat?

Easy answer is whomever isn't going to be the centre of those two. Unless it's going to be someone else, though I can't imagine who that'd be. I am a bit surprised Ennis hasn't returned to the lineup otherwise yet. Hopefully it's all a good problem to have.

 

[Blanche Blanche]

Yup

The best way... especially this Leafs team ... is to just bury a team with goals... which they did.

I'm not saying I don't want McNabb or whatever his name is to get leveled or have to pay on the ice. . But that's dependant on the makeup of your team as well.

A W is the best way

Wilson fighting and lighting up Cole for hitting his linemate is the ultimate deterrent for that kind of stuff.

Leafs don't have that in the DNA, and Babcock sure as hell doesn't encourage it.

It is what it is. Least drawn penalties plan by Babcock is paying off lately, we've been getting PPs like never before.

AJ get better! Ennis... you're up!

Go leafs go!

 

[ToneDog]

But having that goon wouldn't stop Johnsson from still being sidelined. The only thing you get is your pound of flash afterwards, which in the grand scheme - still won't deter this from happening. It was a reactionary move, and not an intentional move to hurt.

I liken it to baseball players/managers arguing calls. They are not arguing for the call that was just made against them. They are arguing to get the next call. After the beat down Wilson gave Cole, players are going to ask themselves if I take a run at a Caps star am I ready to face Wilson? Guessing the answer is no for a good majority of players.

 

[ULF_55]

I’m OK with that hit.

It was a penalty, so obviously it was an illegal hit.

 

[The don godfather]

Could be acl mcl torn that's usually the case with these kind of hits. I think schmaltz had the same type hit on knee.

 

[ToneDog]

I don't think McNabb wanted to hurt AJ at all, but the hit is still dirty. Primary point of contact should be McNabb's shoulder but he drove his knee out, probably to try and trip AJ or slow him down. End result is a dirty hit. Just my thoughts on it. If you think a dirty hit has to involve player intent, then this isn't a dirty hit by that standard but still dangerous and obviously a penalty.
Imo its dirty because of what I stated above and once a player sticks out their leg like that they know the dangers to the other player

It might not have been his intent to hurt him. More likely it was reactionary because he was about to be beat by AJ. Probably still warrants a fine or 1 game suspension but most likely nothing comes of it.There have been worse hits on players that went unpunished by the league.