The Trouba Hit

[The Crypto Guy]

Call on the ice was no penalty.

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[UnSandvich]

Borderline hit, unfortunate result.

 

[Gabe Kupari]

Clean. Keep your head up is rule 1.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

head definitely principal point of contact.

career ender

edit: spelling

edit: he’s doing fine

 

[Doctyl]

head definitely principle point of contact.

career ender

According to the rule book though, it doesn’t matter if he hit the chin first.

Rule 48.1: Illegal Check to the Head: A hit resulting in contact with an opponent’s head where the head was the main point of contact and such contact to the head was avoidable is not permitted.
In determining whether contact with an opponent’s head was avoidable, the circumstances of the hit including the following shall be considered:
(i) Whether the player attempted to hit squarely through the opponent’s body and the head was not “picked” as a result of poor timing, poor angle of approach, or unnecessary extension of the body upward or outward.
(ii) Whether the opponent put himself in a vulnerable position by assuming a posture that made head contact on an otherwise full body check unavoidable.
(iii) Whether the opponent materially changed the position of his body or head immediately prior to or simultaneously with the hit in a way that significantly contributed to the head contact.



i and ii are both satisfied by the way the rule is written. Trouba clearly attempted to hit him square in the body, he was not overtly head hunting even if he caught the chin first. Khaira had his head down and put himself in a vulnerable posture. It’s sucks and it’s an awful outcome, but this isn’t a penalty let alone suspension worthy based on the way the NHL rules are written.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

such contact to the head was avoidable

100% avoidable.
Easily avoidable

 

[Doctyl]

100% avoidable.
Easily avoidable

I guess you can make the world anything you want it to be if you are only willing to read like 3 words in the entire paragraph explaining the rule.

 

[centipede2233]

Is there anyone able to post a slow motion of the hit in its entirety including the skates of Trouba to see if he left the ice

 

[MysticLeviathan]

you could think the hit is dirty but not worthy of a suspension, as in the hit is legally the letter of the law and thus not worthy of a suspension, but was wholly unnecessary, dangerous, and uncalled for, ie dirty.

 

[WTG]

head definitely principle point of contact.

career ender

This is hard to look at holy shit.

 

[Paranoid Android]

Dirty but legal. Not sure how to vote

 

[DearDiary]

Where's the option for dirty but legal hit?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Where's the option for dirty but legal hit?

The top one if you think it’s legal. This isnt really rocket science.

Top legal, bottom illegal.

 

[OKR]

head definitely principle point of contact.

career ender

Not even in the photo you posted is head the principal point of contact.

 

[jonlin]

I`d like to see another angle. This looks borderline. I do think it should have got 5+game on the ice nevertheless.

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

Not illegal, but still a pretty dogshit and unnecessary hit to make. Probably ended his career considering his history

 

[The S5]

100% avoidable.
Easily avoidable

Absolutely avoidable. Khaira has to know that approaching a blue line with your head down is not advisable.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Not illegal, but still a pretty dogshit and unnecessary hit to make. Probably ended his career considering his history

Shame on the Trouba for not knowing every player's medical history on the opposing team and making sure not to step up and hit a player who is "high risk"

And im sure you start booing your own players when they land a huge hit too right?

edit - ah, ok I see your a Jets fan. Makes more sense now on the bitterness.

 

[slapKing]

Voted for the 2nd option but meant to click the first option.

 

[Contenderorpretender]

Hits like this tend to happen when you lose sight of the puck in your feet. Terrible outcome but clean hit. Puck was there, looks to me principle contact is the body.

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

Shame on the Trouba for not knowing every player's medical history on the opposing team and making sure not to step up and hit a player who is "high risk"

And im sure you start booing your own players when they land a huge hit too right?

edit - ah, ok I see your a Jets fan. Makes more sense now on the bitterness.

Sorry I'm not a fan of blowing a guy up with his head down just because it's not in the official rules I guess?

It's a game and at the end of the day they are somewhat colleages.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

The Erne hit from the other day is how these scenarios should play out. He got him right in the chest still completely demolished the hit player, but he didn't shrug up into the head.

 

[Yackiberg8]

According to the rule book though, it doesn’t matter if he hit the chin first.

Rule 48.1: Illegal Check to the Head: A hit resulting in contact with an opponent’s head where the head was the main point of contact and such contact to the head was avoidable is not permitted.
In determining whether contact with an opponent’s head was avoidable, the circumstances of the hit including the following shall be considered:
(i) Whether the player attempted to hit squarely through the opponent’s body and the head was not “picked” as a result of poor timing, poor angle of approach, or unnecessary extension of the body upward or outward.
(ii) Whether the opponent put himself in a vulnerable position by assuming a posture that made head contact on an otherwise full body check unavoidable.
(iii) Whether the opponent materially changed the position of his body or head immediately prior to or simultaneously with the hit in a way that significantly contributed to the head contact.



i and ii are both satisfied by the way the rule is written. Trouba clearly attempted to hit him square in the body, he was not overtly head hunting even if he caught the chin first. Khaira had his head down and put himself in a vulnerable posture. It’s sucks and it’s an awful outcome, but this isn’t a penalty let alone suspension worthy based on the way the NHL rules are written.

How do you take away that he attempted to hit him in the body? When he lined up the hit Khaira's head was down, if Khaira doesn't pick his head up at the last second the hit is even worse.

 

[Yackiberg8]

Absolutely avoidable. Khaira has to know that approaching a blue line with your head down is not advisable.

You can't punish a player who has their head down anymore. This isn't 2003 when Scott Stevens style hits were legal.

 

[llamateizer]

head definitely principle point of contact.

career ender

I wish that this kind of hit gets eliminated as legal as it can be.

It's really entertaining but risky for the players.