Nick Jensen stretchered off - reported to be conscious and alert

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Didn't see this posted yet, but Nick Jensen took a hit from Eyssimont and hit his head against the boards quite hard. He was knocked unconscious and stretchered off. I did see a report from WaPo that he is now conscious and alert, so that's good. No penalty on the play, and the last 1:31 of the first was carried over after the intermission (likely to ensure that Jensen was okay.)

Here's a link to the only video I could find.

Dowd fought Eyssimont later on.

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[Midnight Judges]

My son is 11 and I didn't really like him seeing Jensen lay on the ice completely motionless for quite some time. Scary to watch.

 

[Mr Kot]

Oh damn just out immediately. Good sign that he's alert.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Nemesis Prime]

Probably a dumb thing to do.

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

I don't applaud this, and I really don't understand the medical staff signing off on it. If you get stretchered off, you're not okay. Get checked out by a facility with the equipment to do it.

 

[Bob and 200 others]

Meh, good hit from Eyssimont, keep your head up buttercup!

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Crazy no call. Pretty clear boarding, IMO.

 

[Memento]

Jensen should've gotten treatment. If you're completely out after slamming your head against the boards, the smart thing would be to take care of yourself, at least not refuse to stay overnight to check and see for complications. I really hope he's truly okay.

At the same time, though...I don't know what Eyssimont is supposed to do. He finished a hard check, and it was an unfortunate result. Wasn't a headshot, wasn't egregiously late, just...aside from Jensen hitting his head on the boards, it would've been a solid check.

I'd have given him two minutes. I don't get the non-call myself. But I don't view this as a malicious or reckless hit; just finishing a legal check with an unfortunate result.

 

[4thTierSport]

Meh, good hit from Eyssimont, keep your head up buttercup!

Definition of Major and Game Misconduct for Boarding. Insane, but just add it the law suit that will bury the NHL

Jensen should've gotten treatment. If you're completely out after slamming your head against the boards, the smart thing would be to take care of yourself, at least not refuse to stay overnight to check and see for complications. I really hope he's truly okay.

At the same time, though...I don't know what Eyssimont is supposed to do. He finished a hard check, and it was an unfortunate result. Wasn't a headshot, wasn't egregiously late, just...aside from Jensen hitting his head on the boards, it would've been a solid check.

I'd have given him two minutes. I don't get the non-call myself. But I don't view this as a malicious or reckless hit; just finishing a legal check with an unfortunate result.

Literally can’t be called a minor by the rules Requires Major and GM by the rules.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Meh, good hit from Eyssimont, keep your head up buttercup!

Dude get real! What is any player supposed to do when they follow through with their stick like that to advance the puck forward?! I guess Jensen should have looked left as he's making his follow through?! It was a push/hit that wasn't necessary and a bit late. To make things worse Eyssimont pressed Jensen against the boards after pushing him off balance. Most hockey players know(almost at every type of level) when you push a player slightly off balance from a follow through with the puck, the player will have no control on their fall.

How about I try that on you in that moment! Are you gonna say to yourself, "I should have been looking for that"! Answer is no!

 

[Memento]

Literally can’t be called a minor by the rules Requires Major and GM by the rules.

Then the refs screwed up the original call. It should've been two minutes for boarding. Nothing more. It wasn't a malicious check like I've seen in recent times. Eyssimont was finishing a legal hit. He didn't extend either elbow, he didn't make contact with Jensen's head, and I don't think it was even a reckless hit. I don't know what Eyssimont's supposed to do in this situation. If Jensen doesn't get knocked out, we regard that as a hell of a hit.

I just don't this is the fault of either player; just a legal hit with an unfortunate result.

 

[Bob and 200 others]

Definition of Major and Game Misconduct for Boarding. Insane, but just add it the law suit that will bury the NHL


Literally can’t be called a minor by the rules Requires Major and GM by the rules.

Dude get real! What is any player supposed to do when they follow through with their stick like that to advance the puck forward?! I guess Jensen should have looked left as he's making his follow through?! It was a push/hit that wasn't necessary and a bit late. To make things worse Eyssimont pressed Jensen against the boards after pushing him off balance. Most hockey players know(almost at every type of level) when you push a player slightly off balance from a follow through with the puck, the player will have no control on their fall.

How about I try that on you in that moment! Are you gonna say to yourself, "I should have been looking for that"! Answer is no!

Nah, it was a perfecty good, legitimate hit. Jensen walked out of the rink just fine right? Was probably faking it just like "tough guy" Wilson went down like a rag doll when Nick Nasty elbowed him in the face. This is ice hockey not ice skating, suck it up buttercup!

 

[SherVaughn30]

Then the refs screwed up the original call. It should've been two minutes for boarding. Nothing more. It wasn't a malicious check like I've seen in recent times. Eyssimont was finishing a legal hit. He didn't extend either elbow, he didn't make contact with Jensen's head, and I don't think it was even a reckless hit. I don't know what Eyssimont's supposed to do in this situation. If Jensen doesn't get knocked out, we regard that as a hell of a hit.

I just don't this is the fault of either player; just a legal hit with an unfortunate result.

He did extend his elbows in the form of a pushing motion on Jensen's body!

 

[SherVaughn30]

Nah, it was a perfecty good, legitimate hit. Jensen walked out of the rink just fine right? Was probably faking it just like "tough guy" Wilson went down like a rag doll when Nick Nasty elbowed him in the face. This is ice hockey not ice skating, suck it up buttercup!

Dude, to say Jensen was faking it is just disgusting. I see your only rebuttal is, "suck it up buttercup!"

 

[Memento]

He did extend his elbows in the form of a pushing motion on Jensen's body!

I thought it was more of his arms. What I meant was that his elbows weren't used as a hit, he didn't make the head a priciple point of contact at all. It was a bit late, but honestly, I've seen much worse that should get suspended (Oshie, whom I love as a Blues fan, should've gotten a long suspension or at least a max fine for kicking Jost in the groin).

It was a very unfortunate result for Jensen, but I don't see any malicious or reckless intent on Eyssimont's part. He has every right to finish a check if it's not egregiously late (which this wasn't), and he chose the wrong area.

It should've been a two minute minor for boarding. The no-call was a big screw-up because Eyssimont should've been penalized, but I don't see anything malicious or suspension-worthy.

But mostly, I just hope Jensen's okay. You don't fake being knocked out like a light. Not the way he reacted.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Anyone questioning Jensen going home with his family, players can't just go as they please. There is a protocol and there was ample time since this happened towards the end of the 1st period. Medical staff would perform tests for a concussion. Jensen lay still for a good bit because of the shock from impact.

 

[T REX]

Pretty sure I read the caps announcers said it wasn't a penalty after watching the replays.

Good hit with a bad result. Never want to see that.

Glad he is ok.

 

[Chainshot]

Looked like he fell awkwardly leading to his head hitting the boards. Glad he is cleared by the medical staff and was able to go home.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Looked like he fell awkwardly leading to his head hitting the boards. Glad he is cleared by the medical staff and was able to go home.

Of course he fell awkwardly because he was pushed! It drives me nuts to how many ppl don't play ice hockey or don't understand the physics of it! Whether you shoot left-handed or right-handed, when your follow through with your stick on puck, you will have slight shift of weight to one side or another. When another player comes in skating motion towards you and even the slightest contact against the player on the follow through, that player is gonna fall off balance awkwardly because they had not even a slit sec to embrace the side impact.

 

[4thTierSport]

Then the refs screwed up the original call. It should've been two minutes for boarding. Nothing more. It wasn't a malicious check like I've seen in recent times. Eyssimont was finishing a legal hit. He didn't extend either elbow, he didn't make contact with Jensen's head, and I don't think it was even a reckless hit. I don't know what Eyssimont's supposed to do in this situation. If Jensen doesn't get knocked out, we regard that as a hell of a hit.

I just don't this is the fault of either player; just a legal hit with an unfortunate result.

The rulebook literally does not allow for anything less that 5+game when a player goes head first with an injury, but you have no clue because you’re pointing to things that have 0 to do with boarding.

Nah, it was a perfecty good, legitimate hit. Jensen walked out of the rink just fine right? Was probably faking it just like "tough guy" Wilson went down like a rag doll when Nick Nasty elbowed him in the face. This is ice hockey not ice skating, suck it up buttercup!

Like the NHL, you need to read the rulebook because the hit has basically 0 to do with Boarding.

 

[HTFN]

Looked like he fell awkwardly leading to his head hitting the boards. Glad he is cleared by the medical staff and was able to go home.

Sounds to me like exactly what boarding should be. Saw someone in the GDT say it wouldn't be right to call it boarding because of how far they were from the boards... makes no sense to me.

This sport is played on ice, so if you're going to clean a guy out in a way that he slams into the boards and knocks himself unconscious you should be getting a penalty and it's nuts to me that the league consistently refuses to rule it that way. Hell, Jensen doesn't even slide, he's just tossed into the low part of the boards with no give and not put in a situation where he can defend himself at all.

Should be more than 2, frankly.

The rulebook literally does not allow for anything less that 5+game when a player goes head first with an injury, but you have no clue because you’re pointing to things that have 0 to do with boarding.


Like the NHL, you need to read the rulebook because the hit has basically 0 to do with Boarding.

Was Jensen checked in a way that caused him to impact the boards violently and dangerously? It's not the main way you see boarding calls but it should still be a way, this is a pointless (and late) check where a guy got tossed through the air, hit the wall, and was knocked unconscious.

If that's not boarding the f*** are we doing here?

 

[Oddbob]

I don't applaud this, and I really don't understand the medical staff signing off on it. If you get stretchered off, you're not okay. Get checked out by a facility with the equipment to do it.

You realize that the doctors that work for teams are likely some of the best in their fields, hence why an NHL team would want them?

Meh, good hit from Eyssimont, keep your head up buttercup!

Someone gets potentially seriously injured, clean or not and this is your comment! SAD!

 

[Rschmitz]

Sounds to me like exactly what boarding should be. Saw someone in the GDT say it wouldn't be right to call it boarding because of how far they were from the boards... makes no sense to me.

This sport is played on ice, so if you're going to clean a guy out in a way that he slams into the boards and knocks himself unconscious you should be getting a penalty and it's nuts to me that the league consistently refuses to rule it that way. Hell, Jensen doesn't even slide, he's just tossed into the low part of the boards with no give and not put in a situation where he can defend himself at all.

Should be more than 2, frankly.


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Was Jensen checked in a way that caused him to impact the boards violently and dangerously? It's not the main way you see boarding calls but it should still be a way, this is a pointless (and late) check where a guy got tossed through the air, hit the wall, and was knocked unconscious.

If that's not boarding the f*** are we doing here?

"defenseless opponent"..."dangerously"...."shall be at the discretion of the Referee". Nothing ambiguous there.....

Unfortunate outcome, not a penalty

 

[FoxyClean]

My son is 11 and I didn't really like him seeing Jensen lay on the ice completely motionless for quite some time. Scary to watch.

When I was 11, I was watching people get mutilated and murdered on LiveLeak. I guess everyone is introduced to things at a different pace lol.