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Surgery is required so it's not like he's coming back for the rest of this series. So why not?
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I think if the NHL is serious about player safety it shouldn't really matter whether it was the shoulder that made contact with the head or not. Wilson was clearly targeting the head and launched his whole body with the intent of delivering the hardest hit possible. If you don't want your players getting their heads scrambled then you need to come down hard on these types of hits.
That's two or three games regardless. RUSF18 is a frequent contributor, but if Doughty gets a game, this guy needs two or three.
I don't think he was clearly targeting the head but I do agree that he had the intent of delivering the hardest hit possible. When that's the goal, it will result in head injuries from the change in momentum and the snapping back of the head even if there is absolutely no contact with the head, initially or eventually. So the same could happen if a player was clearly targeting the shoulder and actually hit the shoulder.
Came out of nowhere? A-R was looking right at him for 3 strides before the hit and tried to deliver one of his own. Wilson is just bigger and A-R shoulder lifted him up as they hit each other. Wilson ending up in the bench isn't a good indication that he delivered all the force.
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I wish I was a more frequent contributor, but my kid has been wearing me out and I've barely watched any playoff hockey this year so far.
So the smaller man lifted the bigger man up with his shoulder. You can argue whether or not he was targeting the shoulder or the head if you want but come on, Wilson launched into A-R and that's why he ended up in the bench.
Fine by me. How about the rest of it? Guys brains can get scrambled on clean shoulder to shoulder hits too. Yay or nay?
Yeah, wasn't calling you out. Just think this warrants at least one or two. (Or three, though those are tough to come by.)
Wilson wasn't going into the bench before the hit. What made him change direction, a strong breeze?
Well there are a lot of people outside of Pittsburgh that think the hit was dirty. It really comes down to whether or not you want to see hits like this taking players out of the game. If you're cool with that then the hit was fine.Location
Right. As a neutral, hit was fine. One guy is about 4-5" taller than the other. Didn't see any targeting, just going in hard. But I do love me some Pittsburgh whining.
Sure you aren't going to be able to eliminate all head injuries out of the game. My point is that you should try to reduce the amount of hits to the head these guys are taking. This is what the NFL is attempting to do.
It was the force of the collision caused by Wilson launching himself, not A-R's shoulder lifting the Wilson's body up and into the bench.
You can be leaving your feet without leaving them visually on the initial hit. It's weird, but true.
Really don't think Wilson is going to risk suspension by taking out a guy with what, 15 career games in the NHL? Maybe if it was Crosby or Kessel lined up. A case could be made for repeat offender status - but again, I don't think this hit was targeting by any means. He's going in hard into the player, same as any power forward would do. I mean, this is what the guy gets paid to do, no? Skate around and hit everything that moves? Get the other team to think twice about going after the puck when he is on the ice?
That's a pretty fine line between clean and dirty, and a line you would think the NHL would want to make less ambiguous.
Agreed on both. But it's something they have pointed to in the past as "justification".
Wilson launching into A-R is a good indication he delivered all the force
I don't think Wilson cares who he hits cause he hasn't been getting penalized, let alone suspended. As far as the targeting goes I guess we just see it differently which is fine. The bottom line is the result and whether or not the NHL wants to protect it's players.
Anyone see the Dustin train line up arvidsson in the third last night? If he didn't see the hit coming and move i think he would have been killed.
This is probably another reason I haven't watched as much this year. I used to love watching other games in between Rangers playoffs games for this exact reason. It's not as fun now.
right...because no sports fan ever saluted an opposing player for making a great play against their team....ever, never.
see...as an Islander fan, we are use to watching the playoffs with no stress. If i stopped watching hockey once the NYI's were eliminated, I wouldn't see anything.
just got suspended for two games at the World Championships. he's a bigger goon than Tom Wilson.
suspended for the 2019 U18 championships.
great shtick suspending a player for a tournament he has zero chance of playing in. that'll teach him.
