Times where a player was the receiver of a check but sent the other player flying

[Big Phil]

In other words, think of times when a player stood another player up on the ice despite them being the target. Here are some examples:

Lindros in Game 3 of the 1996 World Cup. This was normal seeing him do this stuff to players but it is a little surprising it was a guy as big as Derian Hatcher. Hatcher has him lined up and Lindros as per usual even has his head down but he doesn't even budge and instead sends Hatcher flying. This is the only angle I've seen this. Start at 1:50:30


Who the heck is Mario Lemieux knocking down on this play? I am guessing an Islander. It's in 1993 on Don Cherry's Rock Em Sock Em 5. Lemieux just scored a goal and is about to get hit but he sees it coming and beats the player to it. Start at 0:40 and a better view of it around 2:00

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[JackSlater]

I enjoy this one of old man Howe turning the tables on some guy (8 seconds in):



Peter Forsberg was famous for doing this. Sakic surprisingly did it to Stevens in the 2001 finals too.

 

[Big Phil]

I enjoy this one of old man Howe turning the tables on some guy (8 seconds in):



Peter Forsberg was famous for doing this. Sakic surprisingly did it to Stevens in the 2001 finals too.

Where is the video of that Sakic hit? I know I've seen it but I tried looking it up.

 

[Normand Lacombe]

Lindros in his rookie year sent Dana Murzyn flying when Murzyn tried to charge him. Murzyn was a big guy from what I remember.

 

[Batis]

Where is the video of that Sakic hit? I know I've seen it but I tried looking it up.

Here you go. Brilliant shift all around.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Here you go. Brilliant shift all around.

but watch how fast sakic moves the puck every time stevens gets near him. and that's joe sakic, as good as anyone at controlling the puck in tight traffic.

 

[The Panther]

1991 playoffs. Theoren Fleury tries to take down Mark Messier on the boards. Fails.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Emelin thought he had Lucic lined up...but ended up on his back, and blew his knee out in the process





Ovechkin thought he had one on Chara, learned the hard way that's not a thing

0:57 is a close up replay

 

[overg]

Admit it. You started this thread purely as an excuse to post Rock Em Sock Em clips. Which is completely legit.

And on that note, who's the best I often ponder . . . right now it's Stevie Wonder. Let's Go!

So here's a clip of Pronger injuring himself trying to hit an injured Yzerman during the 2002 playoffs. The Blues had been targeting Yzerman all series due to his own obvious knee injury. This attempt by Pronger backfired rather tremendously. Stuff like this was why Pronger at one time had a reputation as a playoff-negative . . . before drastically changing that narrative when he joined Edmonton.

 

[LuckyPierre]

 

[K Fleur]

Ovi tries to hit Malkin, but Malkin sends him airborn.

 

[Big Phil]

Here you go. Brilliant shift all around.

Of all the hits on this thread this is the one that doesn't make sense to me. Ovechkin, as much as a bull in a china shop that he is, I can understand someone as big as Chara pushing him off. Even Malkin is big and strong on his feet so it makes sense. Lucic, Messier, etc. others make sense too.

But the Sakic vs. Stevens one is strange. I think Sakic was very strong on his feet so that helps but he wasn't very physical. Stevens wasn't caught flat footed either, he had the momentum and the obvious size advantage. It just puzzles me how this happened. I guess you can't win em all, even if you are Scott Stevens.

 

[LightningStorm]

Sakic running over Stevens was my first thought too. Here's Messier running him over too.



Interesting how Stevens blasted players with their heads down, but got run over by Joe Sakic of all players when he had his head up. Messier I can understand, but Sakic was surprising.

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

It happened a few times when guys tried to hit Stan Smyl. He was 5'8" 190 pounds - built like a brick****house. He had a low center of gravity & often took people off their feet with his hits. But he was short & so solid that sometimes when taller guys tried to hit him he'd just crouch lower & bounce them off like rubber.

 

[maroon 6]

2:25 in, guy has him lined up but gets sent flying

 

[mrhockey193195]

Here you go. Brilliant shift all around.

Oh my...I remember that game fairly vividly, but have no memory of that reverse hit. Brilliant!

 

[VanIslander]

Forsberg indeed did this countless times.

I used to say "He'll bust a gut" trying that. Announcers praised his strong core.

When he ruptured his spleen, I said "I told you so!"

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Nick Backstrom, being extremely strong on his skates, has surprisingly done this a few times to great effect:

 

[Rebels57]

John LeClair also utilized the reverse hit quite often. His lower body was absurdly strong. Impossible to move in front of the net.

 

[Rebels57]

John LeClair also utilized the reverse hit quite often. His lower body was absurdly strong. Impossible to move in front of the net.

 

[The Macho King]

One of the guys shockingly good at this in the league today is Valtteri Filppula.

 

[ted2019]

John LeClair also utilized the reverse hit quite often. His lower body was absurdly strong. Impossible to move in front of the net.

There was a hit by Capitals Steve Konowalchuk right after LeClair's trade to the Flyers in which Konowalchuk tries to lay out LeClair, but all he does is bounce off Johnny Vermont. I'll see if I can find the clip.

 

[yukoner88]

This thread deserves some Cam Neely love. Will look for some clips if there are any when I get home

 

[yukoner88]

first 4mins of the vid has a few shots of a guy going to throw a hit on Neely and the hittee winds up eating it

 

[VanIslander]

Marleau is 6'2, 220 lbs and an elite skater, so no surprise many have failed to knock him off his skates.

Last season 6'4 Stone went to check puck-carrying Patty by the boards and Stone literally BOUNCED off Marleau. Could someone link it?

(I'm on my smartphone and dunno how to do it with this thing.)

Marleau has had a long healthy career in part because of his size and commitment to physical conditioning, working hard on his core strength in off seasons and renowned for riding the bike a lot, with solid leg strength.

(He doesn't often go out to make physical plays but he sure can take it. Even when he has been so-called "destroyed" by a hit, he just gets up, shakes it off and keeps playing.)