Kochetkov stops a Penalty shot with the poke check.

[TGWL]

I'd be pissed as well. He dove at him, missed the puck, and nearly took him out in a dangerous position near the net.

 

[Chainshot]

how about that - did anyone notice this?

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That should go into a caption thread.

 

[ijuka]

This. Loved the play. Tkachuk really has no one to blame but himself. He wasnt paying attention and it showed.

Tripping isn't allowed in shootouts. And:

"When an infraction worthy of a minor penalty is committed by the goalkeeper during the shot causing it to fail, no penalty is assessed but the Referee shall permit the shot to be taken over again."

So for a trip, he should have gotten to try again. Source:

https://media.nhl.com/site/asset/public/ext/2023-24/2023-24Rulebook.pdf

 

[TOGuy14]

To be honest he didn't play the puck at all and literally jammed his stick directly into Tkachuk's skate while he was moving full speed.

Brady had a right to be pissed IMO

This is not a poke check at all, or the worst ever

 

[Golden_Jet]

To be honest he didn't play the puck at all and literally jammed his stick directly into Tkachuk's skate while he was moving full speed.

Brady had a right to be pissed IMO

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lol @ posters saying he was trying to play the puck.

 

[Super Hans]

Kootchie screws over Chucky is the plot of Bride of Chucky, isn't it?

 

[Qurpiz]

Have no problems with this. For Brady, maybe take your Sloth from Goonies face off the puck for a second and stop bitching

 

[MikeyMike01]

Wait, you can trip a guy in the NHL as long as the shot has already been taken?

The rule book says:

> Accidental trips which occur simultaneously with a completed play will not be penalized. Accidental trips occurring simultaneously with or after a stoppage of play will not be penalized.

I have no idea what that’s supposed to mean.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

My advice to goalies:

Don't attempt to take the skate out from under a fast moving player headed toward the boards with a "poke check". You never know when a freight train might come down your track.

 

[cc]

I don't have a problem with this. His main objective was to stop the puck. He came out quickly outside his crease and lay down laterally to stop the puck from going in. It's unconventional but in this case, it did the job. If Tkachuk didn't come in like a missile, he probably could have just skated around him and scored

 

[josra33]

Keep your head up and it’s an automatic goal with a slight side step

 

[robsenz]

Meh, thought it was ballsy play by the goalie, nice save, one of many that game.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I hope the flying poke makes a comeback

 

[Ezekial]

A little more context- this was a bit of a horseshit penalty call to begin with. Koochie lost his stick while trying to make a save, and the ref ultimately called him for throwing the stick- which is very clearly not what it was. He just dropped the damn thing. So Kooch was already fired up and out for justice.

Wow that's crazy I thought it was legal to throw your stick after watching games earlier this season

 

[Bileur]

Because the shot was already saved by that point. Puck went into Kochetkov’s pads.

The puck most definitely wasn’t in his pads when the trip happened.

 

[Strangle]

This was so awesome

 

[Bounces R Way]

how about that - did anyone notice this?

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Brady losing his shit was the funniest thing I've seen this season

 

[kingsholygrail]

Like getting your bluff called and then flipping the table.

 

[AD Skinner]

And he was poking to keep Chuck from stick handling around him, in the event Brady didn't opt to gently roll the puck into his pads.

I never played goalie outside of some super casual shinny but this seemed pretty clear to me. Kochetkov was anticipating tkachuk to go wide on the forehand and laid the stick out to stop that. When tkachuk didn’t do that and just kept going forward, well we saw what happened

 

[Derailed75]

Wait, you can trip a guy in the NHL as long as the shot has already been taken?

Don't believe the shot taken is the qualifier. The fact the Kotchekov made the move and the save is. Kinda like a follow through on a high stick.

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Brady got f***ed because he went in flying. Had no time to react to the sprawl. Lot of these NHL 'fans' laughing at this also get their panties in a bunch when players go in super slow, stick dangling for an easy pot vs. a goaltender who's basically left standing there. And the they'll argue "it's against the spirit of the game!" lmao.

Life: it flickers like film - frame by frame - its how we interperate it that makes the 'story'. - ACLEVERNAME (14/12/2023)

 

[TeamRenzo]

Have no problems with this. For Brady, maybe take your Sloth from Goonies face off the puck for a second and stop bitching

Are you trying to be funny?

 

[lakai17]

Watch the Hasek highlights, no difference but we like it

 

[Bileur]

Don't believe the shot taken is the qualifier. The fact the Kotchekov made the move and the save is. Kinda like a follow through on a high stick.

Tripped him before making the save though. I think it’s a missed call, if not goalies would just trip players on every breakaway.

Watch the Hasek highlights, no difference but we like it

Hasek played the puck. This guy targeted the skate.

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Heinous move but goaltenders have been too liberal with their movements for a long, long time now.
Kochetkov should have got an unsportsmanlike or a delay of game or tripping on that for sure.