Zack MacEwen Hearing today for Kneeing Darnell Nurse (UPD: Suspended 1 game)

[Canucks LB]

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[Canucks LB]

I am honestly quite perplexed with this one.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Huh?

 

[AddyTheWrath]

Wasn’t even the most egregious play in the game lol

 

[JoVel]

Lol I watched that video in the morning a dozen times and was wondering how Nurse got so upset over a high stick. I missed that knee completely.

 

[TheHelmet]

Wait wait wait wait.
He's having a hearing for the last 2 seconds of that clip.
there's no way, that's what he is having a hearing for that. THAT IS NOT A KNEE

 

[Canucks LB]

Wait wait wait wait.
He's having a hearing for the last 2 seconds of that clip.
there's no way, that's what he is having a hearing for that. THAT IS NOT A KNEE

Where is the Knee then?
I don't see it anywhere on Social Media which is odd in this day in age.

 

[hockeyisgud]

Multiple games easily. You can't softly graze someone like that in today's NHL.

 

[iceburg]

The league embarrassing itself again.

This explanation is actually going to be quite comical...I'm looking forward to it.

"Thursday night in Edmonton, Vancouver's Zack MacEwen approaches Edmonton's Darnel Nurse. MacEwen intentionally touches Nurse with his knee before proceeding to the bench. This constitutes touching, an illegal act. Zack MacEwen receives a $5000 fine"

 

[Il Stugotz]

I wouldn't call that kneeing. It's more that the top of his skate hits Nurse in the forearm at the very end of the clip.

 

[bucks_oil]

As an Oil fan, I didn't pick that up either. I thought Nurse was upset at the errant stick catching his chin and then thought the knee came up cuz MacEwan tripped on Nurse's stick.

but neither of that would explain why Nurse was so keen to fight MacEwan later.... so I'm guessing if we had an overhead view, we'd see the knee a little more clearly ???

 

[GJB]

Wow. That's a suspension and hearing but what Tom Wilson did is just a fine? Okay NHL.

 

[Canucks LB]

I found a longer video.
He barely touched his Shoulder

 

[theVladiator]

I am honestly quite perplexed with this one.

The only way I understand this is MacEwen appears to bump Nurse with his knee on the way to the bench. Not a good decision there, but is that really the focus of the hearing? Do not see anything in the initial collision there.

 

[smitty10]

I found a longer video.
He barely touched his Shoulder

I believe that this is more about his intent than what actually happened. Can't go after a guy who's down with your knee. Fortunately, he barely got him, so I'd imagine the discipline will be light.

 

[Canucks LB]

I believe that this is more about his intent than what actually happened. Can't go after a guy who's down with your knee. Fortunately, he barely got him, so I'd imagine the discipline will be light.

Great, so give him a penalty.
Not a hearing for barely touching a guy

If we started Suspending people for Intent, 30% of the league would be suspended.

 

[Breakers]

His skate hits nurse's glove and his knee moves forward
Then he kind of shakes his leg and goes over the boards.

I'm convinced that there has to be something else.

 

[theVladiator]

Wow. That's a suspension and hearing but what Tom Wilson did is just a fine? Okay NHL.

Actually the kick is more dangerous than Wilson's punch. The throwdowns to the ice are very dangerous too, but are kind of hard to avoid in scrums, so are traditionally overlooked because of that.

Still not sure it rises to suspension level, but do not have a problem if they hand out a one gamer here.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

5k fine

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Wasn’t even the most egregious play in the game lol

Hamonic: full on headshot on Chiasson. Nothing.

MacEwan: gently brushes Nurse's shoulder like an angel's kiss: that's a hearing f***er

 

[Il Stugotz]

His skate hits nurse's glove and his knee moves forward

That's what I'm seeing, and the hearing is because this skate to arm contact was intentional. Anything skate related is taboo.

 

[Honkybonk]

WoW

Thats pretty weak, that doesnt warrant a hearing in my opinion.

typical NHL, no consistency

 

[canadianmagpie]

And yet the stick work from Nurse gets nothing?

 

[Breakers]

That's what I'm seeing, and the hearing is because this skate to arm contact was intentional. Anything skate related is taboo.

That kind of looks like he purposely glides into Nurse
Like "ohh I didnt see you on the ground"

But there is zero kneeing in this IMO

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

As an Oil fan, I didn't pick that up either. I thought Nurse was upset at the errant stick catching his chin and then thought the knee came up cuz MacEwan tripped on Nurse's stick.

but neither of that would explain why Nurse was so keen to fight MacEwan later.... so I'm guessing if we had an overhead view, we'd see the knee a little more clearly ???

Pretty sure he felt the hi-stick was on purpose then the knee thing, although nothing serious by itself, was rubbing salt in the wound.