It is rare that NHL fans can agree on much, but Brendan Gallagher’s dirty elbow hit on Adam Pelech in tonights matchup between the New York Islanders and the Montreal Canadiens was one I think we can all agree has NO PLACE in hockey. In a game that marked the return of legend Patrick Roy to Montreal as new coach of the Islanders, it was actually a really good game! There was a nice moment where the Canadiens honoured Roy during the Canadian Anthem as well. As for the game, the Canadiens came out of the gate hot and were up by 3 after 20. They were up by 2 heading into the 3rd when Brendan Gallagher decided to lay a disgusting hit on Islanders Adam Pelech. He caught him right on the chin with a nasty elbow and received a match penalty getting ejected from the game. This allowed the Islanders a 5 minute powerplay to get back into the game. I cover it all in todays NHL hockey video!
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Fans like you ruined the NFL now you wanna ruin the NHL with your soft 🙀 asses 🤣🤣
Anyone else think that the League is too soft on hits like these? 3 games that could have ended a career.
It should be 20 starting and compound from there.
Seems like he went for the hit without having the elbow in mind
As a habs fan, I don't understand why gally did that.
Min 5 game suspension big boy.
Go sit down and think about that hit.
Gallagher is a dirty player, but he's one of those guys that seems to live on the constant grace of "well, it crossed a line this time, but he's not *dirty*" every single time.
5 or less is definitely not enough for this hit, he has to get at least 10! The Huberdeau hit in Calgary is worth 4 min. There is a significant difference in both hits one being, without a doubt, intentional and the other avoidable.
and here's your $5000 fine, cause that's the max the NHL is allowed to do. pennies.
I'm a Habs fan but not a fan of Gallagher.
Gally, you are better than this, and the team needs you on the ice.🍁🇮🇪☘️
That hit looks like assault to me, the outcome was exactly what was planned.
Love him but throw the book at him. Shittttty thing to do.
A few games suspension is not proportional to the damage inflicted. The NHL is a cheap outlet for assault that appeals to a diminishing public of die hard fans of unnecessary violence. Sad
I'm a die hard Habs fan but Galley went overboard on this! No there is no place in hockey for this kind of action. Galley deserves at least 5 games in my book. Not only the hit with the elbow which is almost higher than his head but also for no reason and put the habs in a 5 minute disadvantage with 8 mins to go in a game where your leading by 2. I really don't know why he did what he did but it was intentional that there is NO doubt in my mind.
Gally has been one of my favorite habs for years, but it is seriously time for him to retire, he is more of a detriment to the habs this year.
Refs suck
"I never meant to hurt or injure anyone": Brendan Gallagher, and everyone else who does this, or make other grievous hits… They should start criminally charging these players for assault. Oh, I wonder how fast these hits will MAGICALLY disappear from the game then?
Chris Osgood should be hired to coach some team now, just to set up the ultimate showdown between him and Patty Roy.
The fact that you even pointed out…this hit was NOT an accident in any way, shape, or form….he was looking right at his target…and lined it up….I don't care if this guy doesn't have a "history"….all history starts somewhere….any player who plays like this….should find themselves working at Walmart.
Total low-life. And the NHL surely will show it's priorities with a three, four, or perhaps five-game suspension. Brilliant. In the meantime, Shane Pinto gets 41 games off for sports betting. What a fucking disgrace.
Atleast 10 games suspension!
Give him 5 games
yet it happens almost every game.
NHL dops is a bit of joke.
Wait until the playoffs when the most egregious stuff is let go
Should be 20 games. This league needs to be more serious with suspensions. Hits from behind are getting way worse too.
Hey narrator/creator; maybe learn the proper way of saying Patrick's last name before doing any more videos about him. The "R" is silent, it's pronounced as "Wah", not "Raw". Jesus man! Callin' yourself a hockey fan and cant' even pronounce the Legend's last name?!?!
Its pronounced WAH not ru-ah. Patrick WAH.
One of the most egregious fouls that I've ever seen this side of Marc Savard's hit.
As a Montreal fan, I want him suspended for ten games.
Absolutely disgusting.
I honestly feel like this goes beyond being an illegal hit in the game of hockey. This is just flat out assult.
Roy passionate behind the bench…are u watching Marty?
Cleanest hit a Hab ever delivered.
trash play. should be 10-20 games.
You should not call what Gallagher did a costly mistake. It was a deliberate violent cheap shot by a player who has always skirted the edge. No mistake. No excuse.
A cheap shot by Gallagher. 5 games should be the suspension.
5 game suspension and a fine.
the Michael Jordan of hockey goaltending is in the hizzat
Disgusting, that's intentionally trying to hurt the guy, not just stopping him.
In public that'd be assault.
Gallagher for premier!
He should’t be suspended just fined
Absolutely disgusting. He doesn’t deserve to be a HAB. But Gallagher doesn’t care. He knows he’ll get the NHL bare minimum.
I love Gally. But he needs to be punished.
Monahan is basically paid league minimum on an expiring contract, can play on any line and wing, 5v5, special team, you name it. I think every single team looking to do any damage in the postseason will AT LEAST enquire about him to the Habs GM before the TDL.
I can see AT LEAST 8 teams that would look so much better with him in their lineup, with NONE of the usual cap gymnastics usually required to get such a rental.
He's been paired with the most snake bitten forward all season and still produce well, and is such a dream to coach.
Oh I forgot one last thing. One top of his defensive play, he's a wizard for faceoffs. Better stats than Matthews at almost 56% of the 700+ FO he took so far. Signing the guy for that 1 year 1.2M contract was genius man, but I never thought he'd get that good that fast given the huge injuries he had to fight the past 3 seasons.
I wonder what MTL is looking for in exchange.
Would picks only be okay or what? What do you guys think they would want?
On the actual subject :
I don't think I ever saw Gallagher do something like that; he's annoying, sure, but something so blatant and dangerous? It's weird. Habs fans, was he interviewed about it? WTH?
Never been embarrassed to be Habs fan until I seen this bullshit
Dangerous hit he may get 5 to 10 games suspension?
Aight yall you ready? Because this is another example of player safety absolutely SCREWING THE POOCH with the amount of punishment dealt out. That elbow could have ended Pelech's career, and there's no way you cannot say it wasn't intentional…at the POC, both skates were OFF THE GROUND.
Whats worse, Gally's hearing is BY PHONE. When a player ruins someones playing chances with a dirty hit, and the PSO can't be bothered with a live hearing, that is where i take GREAT EXCEPTION. Hits like this have NO PLACE IN HOCKEY. And social media is like "Don't skate through the center with your head down"….for the numb nuts that agree with that statement, SHOW ME IN THE RULEBOOK WHERE THAT IS AN INFRACTION.
Hey did the policce officer with free tickets to view the game arrest gally for assault….
Oh wait he's a cop….they don't follow laws….they abuse them.
Has a habs fan this shouldn't happen i think as many days Adam is out so should Gallagher should be out. I like a bit of rough stuff but when it comes to this stuff in games i am not a fan of it.