No Supplemental Discipline for Reaves hit on Wilson

[Hunn]

Shoulder to ventral side of torso, don't see a problem, looks like a clean hit.

 

[GrandmaSlices51631]

I never mentioned the hit itself, no issue at all with it. You said he was "wincing like a *****". If you enjoyed watching him smack his head on the ice as he did, I don't know what to say.......

Theres a big difference between feeling a lack of empathy and enjoyment. If you think the two are synonymous, say no more. I stated what everyone saw, which was Wilson wincing like a bitch after a body-to-body hit. Maybe the equipment manager can show him how a snap button works.

 

[SlapshotTheMovie]

Can't tell if you're just plain wrong, or lying. Wilson has fought a lot of players who were bigger than him.

At their end of their shifts. He doesn't fight guys his size or bigger when they are fresh. Hockey Fights has every scrap he has been in. When he gets forced into fights he covers up for two punches and hits the ice like when McQauid bitched him out.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

He "tries to throw a high elbow? C'mon man...that's just silly comment intended to rabble-rouse the masses. He doesn't even see Reaves.

My comment was talking about another video that someone else put, not the Reaves hit.

 

[Beville]

Justice is correct in this case.

Karma is a ...

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

I’m guessing now is the time that all capitals fans come to reaves defense by declaring he is just bigger and stronger and simply can’t help that he hurts people. .........bueller.............bueller...

Also:
- Tom Wilson should know when Ryan Reaves steps onto the ice
- Gotta keep your head up
- Ryan Reaves is just too fast and strong, it's not his fault Tom Wilson is smaller than him
- Ryan Reaves was just finishing his check and creating space for his teammates

Am I doing this right?

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

He "tries to throw a high elbow? C'mon man...that's just silly comment intended to rabble-rouse the masses. He doesn't even see Reaves.

But I was told that you shouldn't put yourself in vulnerable positions if you're the victim of a Tom Wilson blindside hit.
Were the Wilson fans incorrect in this assessment, previously?

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

Almost identical to the Reaves hit if you ignore the fact that Marchessault wasn't skating towards Wilson and never looked back at him.

Yup...totally a hockey play right there, folks
And people wonder why there were no tears shed last night

 

[Drytoast]

Also:
- Tom Wilson should know when Ryan Reaves steps onto the ice
- Gotta keep your head up
- Ryan Reaves is just too fast and strong, it's not his fault Tom Wilson is smaller than him
- Ryan Reaves was just finishing his check and creating space for his teammates

Am I doing this right?

“Tom wilson was skating backwards and reaves tried to get out of the way”

 

[New Jersey]

i'm not happy wilson got injured, but i sure as f*** feel no sympathy whatsoever. i couldn't even fake sympathy here.

 

[Numba9]

Makes me wonder why Virtanen got 2 games for a late blindside shoulder to shoulder hit:

 

[New Jersey]

imagine establishing a reputation...

and then falling victim to it.

who would have thought life lessons are a thing in competitive sports?!

 

[Tobias Kahun]

LMAO, that wasn't a fight, that was Tommy getting saved by the refs and dragged on the ice like a lady dog.



"And Wilson trying to get away", go figure.

You guys still upset about his clean hit on lubo?

 

[HanSolo]

To be fair, most of the Caps fans here have said, essentially, that's the game Wilson plays and he should expect it. Added to that, it's pathetic people rejoicing that he may be hurt.

Yeah I'll give Caps fans credit here. They're not complaining about the same things people say about Wilson.

 

[BullLund]

Tom Wilson is going to regret building up a "goon" reputation for himself, when facing all of these other, actual goons. He has the skills to be more than an "enforcer", yet that is the role that he has chosen to play.

Having to deal with tough guys like Reaves is not going to be easy for him. Wilson is tough but some of these guys are on another level of toughness.

Reaves thrives on taking out the toughest guys on the other team. There is nothing that Wilson, despite all his strength, can really do to a guy like that. There will be no retribution, only pain if Wilson chooses to respond.

 

[shtorm2005]

Also:
- Tom Wilson should know when Ryan Reaves steps onto the ice
- Gotta keep your head up
- Ryan Reaves is just too fast and strong, it's not his fault Tom Wilson is smaller than him
- Ryan Reaves was just finishing his check and creating space for his teammates

Am I doing this right?

Actually, hit was nothing, just infortunate result for Wilson.

 

[carter333167]

Wilson's quote after trucking Jonathon Marchessault in last year's Cup Finals:
"I haven’t obviously slowed it down and looked at it but I think he’d probably say he shouldn’t have admired his pass and I’m just finishing my check," Wilson said.

 

[New Jersey]

Wilson's quote after trucking Jonathon Marchessault in last year's Cup Finals:
"I haven’t obviously slowed it down and looked at it but I think he’d probably say he shouldn’t have admired his pass and I’m just finishing my check," Wilson said.

lol tom wilson is a sociopath, confirmed.

 

[Nut Upstrom]

Penalties should have evened out: 2 minutes for interference and two minutes for diving. Look at Wilson holding his head while he's down on the ice. Hey Tom, he hit you in the body. Should have given Wilson 2 minutes for unsportsmanlike embellishment.
Am I doing this right?

 

[dechire]

They set the precedent with Wilson's hit. It's not a precedent I particularly like but it is consistent. People seem to forget that Reaves is a full-fledged POS himself and has no issue causing injuries.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Reaves lion comment was so cringe worthy

 

[orby]

When Wilson inevitably ends up playing for another team, the delusional faction of Caps fans that defends him at all costs will finally admit he's a dirty player. The same thing happened with Pens fans and Matt Cooke.

That being said, Reaves' hit was obviously dirty too. I have no doubt he intentionally targeted Wilson, and while I understand the point he was trying to make, a dirty hit is a dirty hit.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Reaves lion comment was so cringe worthy

I know right?

Lions don’t even live in the jungle.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Reaves lion comment was so cringe worthy

Eh, I took it as a joke. Whenever he scored a deflection goal in Pittsburgh he made some kind of comment like "Well, they traded for a high-octane goal-scorer and that's just what they got" or something like that.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Absolutely no sympathy for Wilson. It's nice to see the tables turned.