Lucic will have likely have hearing for hit on Joseph (upd: fined $10,000)

[ChaoticOrange]

Pretty disappointing to see a bunch of people rambling on in this thread about the hit that led up to this....and not one damn video of it was posted.

C'mon HF. Be better. Now I have to go find it myself.

It’s in the other Lucic thread. Evidently it wasn’t an elbow from Joseph and Russell’s face bounced off the glass of its own accord, fight club style. Hate when that happens.

 

[the4thlinegrinder]

People are actually calling for this to be a suspension? Good god, you guys would’ve had PTSD if you watched hockey in the ‘70s.

I guess it’s a new era now where rats like Joseph are allowed and even encouraged to throw reckless hits without fear of payback.

 

[llamateizer]

I got you fam

Thanks for the gif.


it's a checking from behind/boarding. Max 5 and game should be given if coming for a 1st time offender.

 

[llamateizer]

People are actually calling for this to be a suspension? Good god, you guys would’ve had PTSD if you watched hockey in the ‘70s.

I guess it’s a new era now where rats like Joseph are allowed and even encouraged to throw reckless hits without fear of payback.

I don't miss the brashear/bertuzzi savage attacks.
Hockey have evolved.

 

[Master P]

Thanks for the gif.


it's a checking from behind/boarding. Max 5 and game should be given if coming for a 1st time offender.

Yep, but apparently some people think Joseph drove his elbow into the back of russels head.

 

[Quarter]

How long after the Joseph hit did Lucic go after him?

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Thanks for the gif.


it's a checking from behind/boarding. Max 5 and game should be given if coming for a 1st time offender.

Joseph wasn’t even penalized and that was his second suspect hit of the game (first one was also not penalized). If the officials aren’t going to do their jobs, the players will. That’s what led to enforcers in the first place.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

How long after the Joseph hit did Lucic go after him?

Next shift they were out together I believe.

 

[glendroid]

Goodness, never thought I'd see the day when i hated a fanbase more than the leafs.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Seems a little over the top to give this a hearing, but I mean he did punch a defenseless player on the ice. Haven't seen the hit(s?) Lucic is supposedly seeking retribution for so maybe his reaction is over the top too. I'm more of the opinion that anything dirty or borderline should be responded to in that shift or by the end of the period. Letting it drag out to the end of an out of reach game or having it spill over into the next game just increases the chances for pointless injury.

Just going to make an assumption here based on past experience but I would bet this is just as much on the refs for poorly policing the game as it is on Lucic.

 

[Giggli G]

Honestly, a lot of the whining from Tampa fans about this event is because barely any of them have ever played hockey competitively themselves and they simply don't understand the game. They grew up in a tropical climate playing golf or something, not in the tundra playing hockey, if they did they would understand and appreciate what Lucic did for his teammates, regardless of which team they are a fan of.

I'd recommend you enjoy having a great team in a city that lacks hockey passion and doesn't deserve the riches they've been bestowed. Bow to the greatness of Stevie Y.

 

[the4thlinegrinder]

I don't miss the brashear/bertuzzi savage attacks.
Hockey have evolved.

I don’t either. What Lucic did last night was not even in the same stratosphere as either of those incidents. Lucic hit Jospeh in the chest and gave him a shot on the ice. If he wanted to actually hurt him he could’ve.

 

[God King Fudge]

Joseph wasn’t even penalized and that was his second suspect hit of the game (first one was also not penalized). If the officials aren’t going to do their jobs, the players will. That’s what led to enforcers in the first place.

And those players will have hearings. It should have been a penalty on Joseph. Turning around and excusing what Lucic did is so tone deaf from a group of fans screaming about a boarding going uncalled. It's incredible.

 

[God King Fudge]

Honestly, a lot of the whining from Tampa fans about this event is because barely any of them have ever played hockey competitively themselves and they simply don't understand the game. They grew up in a tropical climate playing golf or something, not in the tundra playing hockey, if they did they would understand and appreciate what Lucic did for his teammates, regardless of which team they are a fan of.

I'd recommend you enjoy having a great team in a city that lacks hockey passion and doesn't deserve the riches they've been bestowed. Bow to the greatness of Stevie Y.

So, on a scale of 1-10, how salty are you that TB is an elite team right now and the Oilers are clownshoes?

 

[CraigsList]

And this is embarrassing. This is why there is a hearing, because of these fans.

Let me just blind side hit you on the floor, punch you in the head, and then lay on top of you so you can’t get up.

Even if this is “minor” like some think it is, what the hell was that?

 

[Frank the Tank]

This is on the refs. They called two borderline stick calls on the Oilers (creating a 5-on-3). Meanwhile they ignored numerous crosschecks by the Lightning, culminating in a dangerous hit from behind by Joseph in Russell that also went uncalled. Lucic retuned the favor to Joseph, and actually showed restraint in just knocking and holding Joseph down instead of hurting him. The kid looked terrified so hopefully the message was sent.

It should be an interesting return game in Edmonton in a few weeks. Hopefully Joseph comes ready to fight this time

 

[Saekk]

Pfft, that's not a suspension.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I don’t either. What Lucic did last night was not even in the same stratosphere as either of those incidents. Lucic hit Jospeh in the chest and gave him a shot on the ice. If he wanted to actually hurt him he could’ve.

And with a little bit of bad luck, it would've been.

If Steve Moore gets up, skates off the ice and plays the next game, then Bertuzzi doesn't get banned for a year or whatever it was.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

And those players will have hearings. It should have been a penalty on Joseph. Turning around and excusing what Lucic did is so tone deaf from a group of fans screaming about a boarding going uncalled. It's incredible.

It isn't "ok" it is a penalty. The end.

And with a little bit of bad luck, it would've been.

If Steve Moore gets up, skates off the ice and plays the next game, then Bertuzzi doesn't get banned for a year or whatever it was.

Using our eyes we see Lucic glides into the hit, hits the player relatively gently in the chest. He COULD have done damage and it wouldn't have been because of bad luck but because he chose to.

Lucic very clearly held up.

 

[Master P]

Honestly, a lot of the whining from Tampa fans about this event is because barely any of them have ever played hockey competitively themselves and they simply don't understand the game. They grew up in a tropical climate playing golf or something, not in the tundra playing hockey, if they did they would understand and appreciate what Lucic did for his teammates, regardless of which team they are a fan of.

I'd recommend you enjoy having a great team in a city that lacks hockey passion and doesn't deserve the riches they've been bestowed. Bow to the greatness of Stevie Y.

Well f***, I guess that means the majority of NHL fanbases don't know jack about hockey.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Didn't McDavid board somebody in his rookie year with no penalty? I think maybe Daley?

I'm sure if the roles were reversed that day that Oilers fans would've been cool with it.

 

[llamateizer]

Joseph wasn’t even penalized and that was his second suspect hit of the game (first one was also not penalized). If the officials aren’t going to do their jobs, the players will. That’s what led to enforcers in the first place.

I agree that the refs lost control of the game.

In NYR/MTL matchup, the rangers had a few penalties in the 2nd and were mad. Staal threw Gallagher after a whistle. The refs called penalties on Montreal. in a few minutes habs went 5v3 to 3v5. After those events, players calmed down and started playing hockey.

The calls at the end disadvantaged the Canadiens but I'm happy that the refs took back the control of the game

 

[Master P]

Didn't McDavid board somebody in his rookie year with no penalty? I think maybe Daley?

I'm sure if the roles were reversed that day that Oilers fans would've been cool with it.

This one?

 

[Field of Dreams]

Good hockey play, obviously he will be suspended because it it.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

It is a minor penalty and 10 minute misconduct. To even authorize a hearing just shows this league is going down the toilet.

if it's so bad for the league to penalize a moron who deliberately targets someone with a cheap hit and then punches them on the ground, why even punish anyone ever?