Zach Hyman will have hearing - Update: Suspended 2 games (Mod warning in OP)

[The Hanging Jowl]

1 - Blindside hits are totally legal in the NHL, people have got to stop bringing this up

2 - Please can someone point out exactly how this hit is different than Reaves?

Trying to figure that out myself I have no real opinion on the Hyman hit (I don't see it as suspendable but I imagine I'd be pissed if I was a Bruins fan). But in every imaginable way, the Reaves hit was as bad or worse and he didn't even get a hearing. You can't do this if you want to appear as a professional organization.

I'd actually bring this up if I was Hyman in the hearing and it would start with "You guys are going to do whatever you're going to do..." and it would end with "...complete joke." and let the chips fall where they may.

 

[cannucky]

How about why he was after him all game ? when is the McAvoy hearing for boarding Marner ? Marner sure as shyte didn't jump right back up . Or the hearing for the boarding of Kadri in the third that didn't even get called . DOPS is a joke and has been for many years .

 

[trick9]

Zero consistency on these.

 

[Orfieus]

NHL being NHL? I dont care for Wilson but that was a dirty ass hit.

This has to be addressed when the suspension is handed down

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Good! This garbage needs to be removed from the NHL.

 

[gwh]

1 game. Predatory, boarding, head injury and way too late.

 

[eviohh26]

Trying to figure that out myself I have no real opinion on the Hyman hit (I don't see it as suspendable but I imagine I'd be pissed if I was a Bruins fan). But in every imaginable way, the Reaves hit was as bad or worse and he didn't even get a hearing. You can't do this if you want to appear as a professional organization.

I'd actually bring this up if I was Hyman in the hearing and it would start with "You guys are going to do whatever you're going to do..." and it would end with "...complete joke." and let the chips fall where they may.

I feel like the Hyman hit deserves a look. It felt predatory. But i agree. Reaves hit was worse. But i'm not surprised the least in the consistency at all.

 

[Cor]

As a Leaf fan, and I’m 100% okay with this being a suspension.

However if Wilson, Reaves, Kronwall and Wagner all don’t get suspensions for their hits, this shouldn’t be one either.


NHL just have 0 consistency and that’s the bigger issue than Hyman maybe/maybe not sitting a game or two

 

[TheCLAM]

Keep your head up kid. This is what happens when you cross check a star player from behind

 

[Rubi]

Just saw the video... ooh.. that was a really late hit. It caught McAvoy totally unaware. Did Hyman (funny name...) hit him with an elbow too?

 

[gwh]

No suspension:

Elbow to head from behind. Should have been a clear suspension. Deserves 5 games or more for that axe job.

No suspension:

Correct. Timing of the hit was inside the limit for late hits. Mid chest quality hit.

Suspension?
I'm desperate here, what am I not understanding?

Clearly going to get one. Late hit, behind, head injury. Bolded bit is the future class action suit league wants to avoid.

 

[Gallagbi]

As a Leaf fan, and I’m 100% okay with this being a suspension.

However if Wilson, Reaves, Kronwall and Wagner all don’t get suspensions for their hits, this shouldn’t be one either.


NHL just have 0 consistency and that’s the bigger issue than Hyman maybe/maybe not sitting a game or two

That's the thing, the precedent doesn't seem to be there. It was a late hit, deserves a penalty. Not suspension worthy given the way things are handled currently. Never know with this league though.

 

[compan]

No suspension:


No suspension:

Suspension?

I'm desperate here, what am I not understanding?

I see it most similar to the Reaves hit. Wilson could argue he was shifting away from contact (still Wilson, but he could argue it). I personally don’t understand why one has a hearing and the other didn’t though.

Im also not sure it’s been confirmed McAvoy got a head injury? I know we’ve speculated that since he just got back from concussion but I haven’t seen confirmation yet. He was back on the bench after before the end of the game.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

The only one I remember is where he missed spectacularly and ate the boards.

My point exactly. The hit was late and stands on it's own. No need for that poster to exaggerate, makes his point essentially, well ...pointless.

 

[TheCLAM]

Elbow to head from behind. Should have been a clear suspension. Deserves 5 games or more for that axe job.



Correct. Timing of the hit was inside the limit for late hits. Mid chest quality hit.




Clearly going to get one. Late hit, behind, head injury. Bolded bit is the future class action suit league wants to avoid.

Looks like shoulder to shoulder..

 

[gwh]

Looks like shoulder to shoulder..

Look again. The HFboard posters will only show you the stuff that rings their own bell. (skip to 0:23)

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

the only suspendable play from last night.

NHL got it right.

 

[Orfieus]

Elbow to head from behind. Should have been a clear suspension. Deserves 5 games or more for that axe job.



Correct. Timing of the hit was inside the limit for late hits. Mid chest quality hit.




Clearly going to get one. Late hit, behind, head injury. Bolded bit is the future class action suit league wants to avoid.

Hyman had 0 contact to the head. All these hits are late... and that's it

And it doesn't matter how you view the Wilson hit the league had to reason to suspend then and have no reason to suspend Hyman now

 

[thunder16]

I'm a Leaf fan and I don't like hits like that. There was no purpose. It was late and dangerous, and whether it is within the rules or not, hits that can seriously injure players should be removed. No need for that.

So McAvoy gets nothing for hitting Marner head first into the boards? Talk about favoritism! The B's are Colin Campbell's favorite team...They also conveniantly missed a couple of elbows to the heads of Leaf players, what a crock.

 

[Gallagbi]

Hyman had 0 contact to the head. All these hits are late... and that's it

Boarding. He's in a very dangerous spot

 

[HTFN]

No suspension:


No suspension:

Suspension?

I'm desperate here, what am I not understanding?

Don't get me wrong, I'm riding the consistency train here too, but....

McAvoy is motionless in comparison to Seney or Wilson. These hits aren't really comparable, more like an escalating scale. Wilson at least makes a visible effort to shift away from contact, and in the Reaves hit at least both guys are moving at a good clip.

McAvoy is just standing there, an unsafe distance from the boards.

 

[Rubi]

Tough to believe that in the Sportsnet poll, 69% of the voters believe that Hyman should NOT be suspended.

 

[Mattavarner]

McAvoy playing tonight, didn't even miss 24 hours
No suspension

 

[Over the volcano]

How many times is 'all game' exactly?

Since 13 seconds into the game when McAvoy got 2 min for crosschecking Marner. . . so to be more specific from 2min and 13 seconds into the game.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

So McAvoy gets nothing for hitting Marner head first into the boards? Talk about favoritism! The B's are Colin Campbell'd favorite team...They also conveniantly missed a couple of elbows to the heads of Leaf players, what a crock.

Lol!