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Post by ebonyraptor on Oct 12, 2023 12:54:24 GMT -6
On the play where Bedard went into the boards and was slow to get up - the Boston d-man slashed his leg right behind the knee. It sure looked like an "accident on purpose" play to me and it would be in keeping with the way Boston plays - always an inch or two over the line - just enough to gain an advantage but retain plausible deniability. Not that Bedard and the other young players haven't experienced those kind of things when they played lower levels - but now they're going up against bigger guys who are masters at the craft.
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Post by OldTimeHawky on Oct 12, 2023 13:59:38 GMT -6
On the play where Bedard went into the boards and was slow to get up - the Boston d-man slashed his leg right behind the knee. It sure looked like an "accident on purpose" play to me and it would be in keeping with the way Boston plays - always an inch or two over the line - just enough to gain an advantage but retain plausible deniability. Not that Bedard and the other young players haven't experienced those kind of things when they played lower levels - but now they're going up against bigger guys who are masters at the craft. That was brutal and could've been much worse. Besides the non call the thing that really pissed me off was the Boston crowd cheering. I heard one idiot say welcome to the NHL punk. |
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Post by bigbarn27 on Oct 12, 2023 14:05:05 GMT -6
On the play where Bedard went into the boards and was slow to get up - the Boston d-man slashed his leg right behind the knee. It sure looked like an "accident on purpose" play to me and it would be in keeping with the way Boston plays - always an inch or two over the line - just enough to gain an advantage but retain plausible deniability. Not that Bedard and the other young players haven't experienced those kind of things when they played lower levels - but now they're going up against bigger guys who are masters at the craft. That was brutal and could've been much worse. Besides the non call the thing that really pissed me off was the Boston crowd cheering. I heard one idiot say welcome to the NHL punk. Yeah thats just gonna be the way it goes. Wait until he is in St. Lou and other places I think the kid will handle it well vets will need to pick there spots for payback. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Oct 12, 2023 17:08:59 GMT -6
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Post by jacksalmon on Oct 12, 2023 18:34:02 GMT -6
On the play where Bedard went into the boards and was slow to get up - the Boston d-man slashed his leg right behind the knee. It sure looked like an "accident on purpose" play to me and it would be in keeping with the way Boston plays - always an inch or two over the line - just enough to gain an advantage but retain plausible deniability. Not that Bedard and the other young players haven't experienced those kind of things when they played lower levels - but now they're going up against bigger guys who are masters at the craft. It is just more NHL bs that something like that is not called. There is no reason to eliminate hard and legal contact while there is every reason to outlaw dirty play, but the NHL wants to allow as much dirty play as possible to get the crowd enthused. Only play such as the use of the stick to the head as a weapon will be called on a regular basis. I will admit, though, that the league has gotten much better in calling boarding penalties. By the way, I saw no improvement in the Hawk power play. It is really brutal in addition to being ineffective. |
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