Originally Posted by DaFace:
I'm not gonna complain too much. It was definitely an illegal hit that caused an injury.
I still just don't understand how it was reduced to a minor in the first place.
No head shot or hit from behind is probably why, the league maybe view him as a defenceless player with the puck out if play for that long not expecting to be hit . technically it’s just interference by rule but I think they are starting to crack down on possible intent to injure on this types of plays , running guys not expecting to get hit for only a 2 min doesn’t seem like enough it could be exploited to injure guys, not saying it was Makars intent. [Reply]
At full speed it looked like a pretty nasty hit. In replay, it didn't look nearly as bad; more just Makar didn't know the play was over, and I doubt he meant to injure anyone. Tbh, I'm a little surprised he got a suspension. I thought maybe a fine. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
At full speed it looked like a pretty nasty hit. In replay, it didn't look nearly as bad; more just Makar didn't know the play was over, and I doubt he meant to injure anyone. Tbh, I'm a little surprised he got a suspension. I thought maybe a fine.
For better or worse, the NHL takes injuries into consideration when handing out suspensions. If McCann wasn't injured, I seriously doubt there was even a penalty on the play. But since he was, it is what it is. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
For better or worse, the NHL takes injuries into consideration when handing out suspensions. If McCann wasn't injured, I seriously doubt there was even a penalty on the play. But since he was, it is what it is.
Like I said, it looked pretty rough at full speed. And the injury made everything look worse. [Reply]