You are right, technically not a slewfoot, but he intentionally swept his legs out from behind, so 2 min for tripping isn't enough. Maybe trip with an additional Match Penalty for deliberate intent to injure would be more appropriate. I'm guessing there was more going on earlier in the game. Wasn't like the Reign player was celebrating the empty net goal or doing anything to antagonize the Heat.Not really a slewfoot, though. It's just a trip. Maybe you could even technically call it spearing. But the slewfoot call is odd and seems a bit excessive.
FWIW, the AHL rulebook is specific that slewfooting must involve a forward motion with the leg or foot. This was clearly not one.
Maybe trip with an additional Match Penalty for deliberate intent to injure would be more appropriate.
I didn't see any showboating. Are you referring to when Frk puts his hand to his head? I thought he was just reaching up to adjust his helmet. Can't really hear the crowd - maybe the crowd was booing him, and he was giving the "I can't hear you" sign? Didn't look that way on the video. The announcer even says something like "I don't know what that is about, must have been brewing from earlier"What's Frk doing mocking the crowd? Gallants not used to losing and probably didn't like the showboating.
Not really a slewfoot, though. It's just a trip. Maybe you could even technically call it spearing. But the slewfoot call is odd and seems a bit excessive.
FWIW, the AHL rulebook is specific that slewfooting must involve a forward motion with the leg or foot. This was clearly not one.
If you sweep a player's legs from behind, that's a slewfoot. Maybe he didn't make a sweeping motion, but the result was the same. You could argue the intent was the same, as the intent (clearly) was to trip the player up from behind. Five and a game is a good call. Probably worth a three-game suspension, too.