Orlov with the HOTY

[authentic]

When a guy goes head over tails that fast it actually doesn't hurt nearly as much as it looks like.

A hard hit along the boards, to the head, or getting caught with a shoulder to the chest hurts far more than being flipped like that.

Absolutely in this case. It's just that if he had landed the wrong way on his legs or neck especially it could have been very bad.

 

[snipes]

Absolutely in this case. It's just that if he had landed the wrong way on his legs or neck especially it could have been very bad.

For sure, I'm specifically referring to instances like this where it's heads over tails super quick.

 

[jacks*]

It's crazy how many people on hf don't actually know what a hipcheck is. This is not it. Low and dirty.

Ya really.That was no wheres near being a hip check.More of a clip.Like you said low and dirty.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

wow great hit

 

[Portable Mink]

nice hit. My favorite part of the hit was where Matt Duchene got up and continued to play hockey and nobody on the Avs stopped playing hockey to come over to punch Orlov for laying a clean hit

THIS times a billion.

 

[Revelation]

This was in no way clipping. Orlov is at Duchene's waist height. Marchand was at least half a foot lower if not more. Duchene's knees took no damage which is pretty much impossible with a clip.

 

[BLNY]

I can't recall a player ever getting a clipping call when he's gone in backwards. If he'd skating in facing the player, then dropped to hit him that will get called a clip. If he'd waited til the last minute, then it's submarining. He was set up for the hip check before Duchene even crossed the line.

 

[jacks*]

This was in no way clipping. Orlov is at Duchene's waist height. Marchand was at least half a foot lower if not more. Duchene's knees took no damage which is pretty much impossible with a clip.

That was not a hip check.

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

This is not clipping.

This type of clean excitement that gets shown on sportscenter/main stream media is what hockey needs.

 

[DrDrai]

I think it's too low, his hip is right at his knees, glad he didn't get hurt. Still would have been a good hit if he was a bit higher

 

[jacks*]

This is not clipping.

This type of clean excitement that gets shown on sportscenter/main stream media is what hockey needs.

Neither is it considered a hip check.

 

[CupInSIX]

That wasn't a hit, that was a lucha libre move

 

[rumrokh]

I think it's too low, his hip is right at his knees, glad he didn't get hurt. Still would have been a good hit if he was a bit higher

The thing is, that's not where he hits him. It's with his shoulder in the thighs. It's still low as hell, but I think only because Duchene springs up when he cuts back.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

hahaha this is fantasic

 

[Philadelphia Ducks]

HOTY in first week of season, I'm impressed.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Kid looks good so far this year. Great hit. Lost art.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

oh man that was unreal

 

[izzy]

Thats it. Hit of the year. Season over.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Thats it. Hit of the year. Season over.

honestly may be one of the best hits I have ever seen

 

[nothingbeatshockey]

Optically, what a hit. Hard to say whether it was low or not, particularly since Duchenne seemed to jump up a little as he tried to cross over.

 

[billybobjoe2112]

That was a beautiful hit.

 

[PsychoDad]

May I ask why this is a hit of the decade, and the hit Marchand on Salo is dirty and despicable?
I am open to real explanations that also consider that Marchand is 6 inch smaller than Salo, while Orlov is actually 1 inch taller than Duchene.

Let me present the evidence.

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

May I ask why this is a hit of the decade, and the hit Marchand on Salo is dirty and despicable?
I am open to real explanations that also consider that Marchand is 6 inch smaller than Salo, while Orlov is actually 1 inch taller than Duchene.

Let me present the evidence.

seee how one is on the hip and one is almost below the pants....

 

[Sureves]

Yep that's hit of the year.