NHL Equivlant to JR Smith Play

[illpucks]

Here's why I don't buy the JR messed up badly argument

What if he doesn't get the rebound? They probably lose in regulation.

 

[lwvs84]

um yeah it did... LOL

He could have made a pass to a teammate for a shot or gone for a shot himself either making it or drawing a foul.

It indirectly did, but it's not like a game winning goal in OT where the team doesn't have a chance. He definitely cost them a win. I'm not debating that, I'm just saying that a lot of the examples are plays where the team lost directly as a result of the play. Unless you're saying that OT was a 100% guaranteed win for the Warriors.

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Holtby, tonight?

 

[Hockeyholic]

Holtby, tonight?

No because they won the game.

 

[Terry Yake]

dan boyle's own goal or bergevin throwing the puck into his own net

 

[wingsfan17]

Shea Theodore tonight.

 

[frisco]

McSorley I think ranks up there. Why would he be using an illegal curve in the first place let alone failing to switch to the legal one later in the game? When you consider that he obviously received a minor, that there was only a few minutes left in the game, the Kings were up by one and about to take a 2-0 lead, and the Canadiens scored on the PP to tie and won in OT I'd say it was the worst mental mistake in NHL history. Probably worse than JR Smith even.

My Best-Carey

 

[ColbyChaos]

Ben Bishop colliding with Hedman allowing Sharp to easily score on an empty net in game 5 of the 15 Finals. Basically ended that game even though it was the 1st period if i remember

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I don’t think there has ever been another play anywhere near as stupid in any other sport.

To just not know the score, in a situation like this, is a simply inexcusable level of stupidity. In what other situation has a player done something as stupid as simply not knowing the score?

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Statue of Liberty goal.

 

[Newsworthy]

All George Hill had to do was hit the second free throw
Everyone talks about Smith's blunder but not Hills miss.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

I don’t think there has ever been another play anywhere near as stupid in any other sport.

To just not know the score, in a situation like this, is a simply inexcusable level of stupidity. In what other situation has a player done something as stupid as simply not knowing the score?

There have been plenty of as stupid plays in football

 

[Anglesmith]

It indirectly did, but it's not like a game winning goal in OT where the team doesn't have a chance. He definitely cost them a win. I'm not debating that, I'm just saying that a lot of the examples are plays where the team lost directly as a result of the play. Unless you're saying that OT was a 100% guaranteed win for the Warriors.

Even that isn't true. There isn't any one thing he could have done with the ball upon getting that rebound that would have guaranteed victory.

 

[Aladyyn]

Even that isn't true. There isn't any one thing he could have done with the ball upon getting that rebound that would have guaranteed victory.

Nope, definitely not, nope...

 

[lwvs84]

Even that isn't true. There isn't any one thing he could have done with the ball upon getting that rebound that would have guaranteed victory.

That's true, I guess I should have phrased it that he cost them their best chance at a win

 

[NYCGroundhog]

The one the other night gave me flashbacks

 

[blueinbigd]

Holtby's play tonight is right up there. Ahead by 2 early in the 3rd he tries a backhand pass up the middle of the ice from behind his own net. I don't ever remember seeing that

 

[illpucks]

I cannot think any play in any professional sport comparable to JR's.

 

[illpucks]

Holtby's play tonight is right up there. Ahead by 2 early in the 3rd he tries a backhand pass up the middle of the ice from behind his own net. I don't ever remember seeing that

Grubauer did that in Rs

Also see below

 

[Kagomeboy]

not fun topic to discuss these are people ,they make mistakes it is not right to make fun of them.

 

[Genuflexion]

Chris Phillip's scoring on his own team in the Stanley Cup Final is in the same ballpark.

All he did was the smart thing and try and end our misery quicker

 

[Habs76]

Who was that Oilers defenseman way back who put the puck in his goalies skates and into the net and cost them the series?

 

[sharkhawk]

I don’t think there has ever been another play anywhere near as stupid in any other sport.

To just not know the score, in a situation like this, is a simply inexcusable level of stupidity. In what other situation has a player done something as stupid as simply not knowing the score?

Chris Weber calling a non existent time out for the fab five?

 

[Gardner McKay]

IIRC, ended up being the game winner.

 

[dss97]

Probably the best one I could think of.

Still not the best comparable though; JR's move was a special kind of braincramp.