Subban punching Aho from behind

Oddbob

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Not a Subban fan by any stretch, but this is "Much Ado About Nothing!"
 

Deluded Puck

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Man, it seems that an action is really only viewed in a certain way by who actually committed it; if Chara or S.Weber did this it would be seen as part of their “I’m punishing you for being in my zone” intimidating aura/leadership.

2 for roughing at best. The fact that this is even a thread is laughable.
 

Habby Gilmore

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So Domi punches a guy who’s facing him and it’s a sucker punch, but Subban punches a guy from behind and because he missed the head it’s “all good”? I thought it was all about “intent”now, he clearly intended to punch the guy in the head and just missed. You guys are so confusing haha.
 

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Suspension incoming? :sarcasm:

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tarheelhockey

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Second, roughing penalty (at least in the NHL) is called if the hit is on the head/face. This one went to the chest.

I can't say I am thrilled with this kind of play, but it doesn't look like an NHL penalty to me.

Nope, roughing can be to any part of the body as long as it’s a punching motion.

Which is common sense really. You can’t just skate up and falcon punch a guy in the balls and expect the ref to be like “I’ll allow it”.
 

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Why should other players have to put up with shit like this? That's not hockey, it's assault.
 
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WJCJ

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Man, it seems that an action is really only viewed in a certain way by who actually committed it; if Chara or S.Weber did this it would be seen as part of their “I’m punishing you for being in my zone” intimidating aura/leadership.

2 for roughing at best. The fact that this is even a thread is laughable.

If Chara wound up and swung and hit a guy with his forearm like that people would be calling for a lifetime ban but they would also be wrong.
 
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That shows that it was 100% forearm. Nice job. You can very clearly see his fist is not what he hits him with as it is kind of sticking out past his body when he makes contacts.
Who gives a shit whether it was his forearm or his ✊. The point is Suban clearly sucker punched Aho while Aho's back was turned. Not right. Not honorable. Not defensable.
 
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