Zadorov hit on Kase - Dirty or clean?

[Martinez]

Considering the height difference that’s about as clean as it could be

 

[beedee]

Seems fine to me.

 

[Victor Z]

Tell us your 15 without telling us your 15.

Not really germane to the purpose of this thread, but another way of accomplishing that is: "OK Boomer".

 

[powerstuck]

Clean hit, keep yer head high kid.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

A player may not have "intent" to target the head, but reckless action leading to the same result is just as bad.

He clear as day makes contact with the head of Kase.

Reckless?

Really?

We must not have the same dictionnary...

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Should have been a penalty and should be a suspension.
As for Zadorov being a tall guy. He got down low and lined him up real good.

(Not a Flames fan) The last frame is 100% why Kase has so many concussions. Look how he is leaning into hit. He did that in Boston and Anaheim too.

 

[Got One Cup]

Clean hit. What is Kase thinking here? He leads into the hit with his head and stick out. He needs to learn how to take a hit or he’s gonna have a short career.

 

[SullivanT]

Principle point of contact is definitely the head. Good thing he got his hands up or might of needed to cart him off the ice. Do you still call it a hit to the head even though he got his hands up or no because he got his hands up?Not sure how you call this one though I'm on the fence.

 

[Blueline Tripped me]

(Not a Flames fan) The last frame is 100% why Kase has so many concussions. Look how he is leaning into hit. He did that in Boston and Anaheim too.

 

[Bread and Circuses]

Clean hit, Kase has a history of putting himself in bad positions. (Which is actually a thing related to hockey IQ although many folks don't see the connection.)

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

Gorgeous hit.

 

[HockeyShack]

Not clean, hit him in the head. Doesn't matter about the height difference. Pronger got in trouble for this shit when the guys were small.

1 Game will be fine for this

 

[blankall]

Not clean, hit him in the head. Doesn't matter about the height difference. Pronger got in trouble for this shit when the guys were small.

1 Game will be fine for this

So Kase is just allowed to skate around face first into people and no one can ever hit him..... Genius!

 

[Chairman Maouth]

For the folks who think that was a dirty hit, may I recommend a change in sports.

 

[HolyCrap]

I thought it was fine. He needs to keep his head up more. I say this as a leafs fan.

 

[me2]

Zadorov was mostly holding his ground, Kase skated into him.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

This wasn't a predatory hit. Kase turns into him and Zadorov isn't exactly flying in to make that hit. Just seemed like Kase hit a giant wall.

 

[Fogelhund]

It wasn't the cleanest hit.. but, Kase also put himself in a bad position here. There comes a point, when you really need some self preservation. Kamikaze, or something like that.

 

[Tuggy]

Good hit.

 

[makbeer]

So you fine the guy for standing up and let the other guy running into him head down?

I stated my own opinion (clean hit) - the fine is what i think the league might do because it's the NHL and they are like that.

 

[makbeer]

Per rule 48.1 contact with the head does not automatically make a hit illegal.

Since when does the NHL follow the rulebook?

 

[Raym11]

I dont see how this could ever be seen as dirty. It was unfortunate contact at best. Kase was lucky it wasnt dirty. Stevens would have killed him

 

[v00d00daddy]

Clean hard hit imo.

 

[haveandare]

A player may not have "intent" to target the head, but reckless action leading to the same result is just as bad.

He clear as day makes contact with the head of Kase.

What’s reckless here though? He just makes a hit. Doesn’t target the head, doesn’t leave his skates, not near the boards, not in the back…

 

[ole ole]

A beautiful hit at full speed but on the replay it appears it is shoulder to head. Kase went to the room. Thoughts?

Fan of neither team but IMO that was a hard clean hit.