Yup, he’s just mad that he was looking backwards while skating forwards.
jigglywigglydigaby
Clean hit, but if I threw that kind of check I’d be expecting something later on.
StewieRayVaughan
The only thing that’s dirty here is his face
sizable_data
He didn’t have the puck and wasn’t actively in a play, why is this a clean hit?
PoopSlinger23
Keep your head on a swivel
KonkeyDong66
Yup
Critical_Stable_7852
Totally clean!
CurlingTrousers
Nope. The puck is 30 feet the other way, a full 2 Mississippi after he passes it. Shitty, dirty hit.
Fast-Performance9304
Yeah especially after those cross checks he dished out. This coming from a leaf fan
TheRealHulkPanda
You could debate that it was late.
Other than that it’s clean and the leaf player got caught watching his own pass.
BadaBingSecurity
If just looking at the contact…it is clean contact.
But in terms of when the hit occurred after the backhand pass…borderline.
Any two people could see it each way. Clean hit or dirty hit.
At the end of the day…keep your head up and look where you are going.
nicclys
Yes. Brutal, but yes haha. Don’t puck watch ever
beingsupereasy
Yeah this was late. That’s the kind of play where reff has to call a 2 min I my opinion.
ringrangbananaphone
I learned at age 11 to never do this exact thing to avoid that exact consequence
PessimisticProphet
Another low IQ comment section. They want LESS INJURIES. Late hits ARE dirty hits. Stop hitting people when they are ineligible to be hit.
ThePayneTrayne2
It is shoulder directly to the face. Yeah, McCabe does absolutely nothing to help himself in this situation but primary point of contact is the head and seemed avoidable. Play doesn’t feel nearly as fast or as much of a hockey play as the Dillon Hit.
Pristine_Office_2773
this is just 2 minutes
likely not called in the playoffs or in a close game
poor mccabe needed to pay attention..didnt watch the game, can’t recall if mccabe tried to fight the checker? not sure if mccabe fights tho, but this wouldve been a good opportunity for a leaf to stand up for mccabe
_redacteduser
I’m starting to think my drunk beer league ass could ref at a professional level…
StupidSexyFlagella
Now? Yes. 10 years ago? No.
twizzyflyguy
Nazem Kadri 3 game suspension
LCKLCKLCK
If that’s a clean hit then my name is Wayne Gretzky
CoolFox3218
A little late but was literally a second later if it was called 2 mins for interference I’d say ok yeah but dude needs to be aware of what’s coming and stop admiring his pass
overzealous_wildcat
I see someone lifting their shoulder into defenseless player’s face who does not have possession
Unnecessary
Falcon3492
Another blown call by the inept NHL referees and the ref was almost on top of the play!
InvestigatorFull2498
Would be 5 and a game if this happened to any other team hands down.
jcblay
The players don’t respect each other, that’s the problem. People say hockey players are top tier class wise but this shit happens multiple times a game. On another note I could care less I watch sports to see people get lit up 🙂
mgnorthcott
Blood should initiate a review. Simple. I also think there should be an off ice official with the power to review tape and call penalties or make game decisions after play is stopped or by communication with on ice refs.
NoSwitch
The NHL has made it pretty clear that they want more dangerous play and more injured players. It makes people watch and makes headlines.
Striking_Economy5049
Seems late on this one
tllfkcchfjdjdhgacFac
Obviously not clean as he clearly has blood on his face from it
ShinyVuIpix
It’s a penalty. I don’t think it’s more than that, but it’s 100% a penalty. The fact that the refs told Keefe it was a clean hit rather than just say they straight-up missed it was such a joke lol.
That it was a close game is the only thing that prevented things from turning really nasty, and it would have been the refs’ fault.
Canadian_mk11
…did the refs stop the game to *make sure they got the call right*?
PlusEnthusiasm1581
Keep Your head up.
—don “you people” cherry.
StevenCC82
Seems like interference at a minimum
Abylim
His head was up
He touches the puck for less than a second, just to pass it back
The hit happens about a second-second and a half after he’s touched it
He turns around, with his head up, to get hit in the face. I don’t get why I keep seeing “keep your head up”. At the time of the hit, McCabe head is up.
Hit seems a little late to me, and on an unsuspecting player. It would be different if McCabe had possession and stick handled a bit or something, for marchment to gear up and go for the hit. But he has it for a split second.
Am I taking crazy pills?
VirusSoft6631
Not even remotely close to a clean hit. First let start with how long after he passed the hit was initiated. Definitely outside the allowable margin. Second, the point of contact appears to be the head. Third, at no point was there even an attempt to make a play on the puck, if there was then he doesn’t make the hit and he follows the pass.
At absolute minimum it should be two for interference. An argument could be made because of the head contact that it could be 5 and a game with a possible suspension from player safety. However, that would mean the nhl was actually serious about getting head shots out of the game and not just pandering to the fans without following through.
Edit: on further review he couldn’t have followed the pass with the direction he was going but he damn sure could have avoided making the hit.
heatbagz
thats 2
hersheysquirts7310
Nah, late hit and looks like to the head. Maybe 10 years ago that was considered clean but nowadays you can’t hit like that.
Derpthinkr
It’s about as late as the rome hit on Horton
Yoghurt3516
Ref in the NHL are a bunch of morons these days. At least they’re moronically consistent.
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Admiring his pass
Yup, he’s just mad that he was looking backwards while skating forwards.
Clean hit, but if I threw that kind of check I’d be expecting something later on.
The only thing that’s dirty here is his face
He didn’t have the puck and wasn’t actively in a play, why is this a clean hit?
Keep your head on a swivel
Yup
Totally clean!
Nope. The puck is 30 feet the other way, a full 2 Mississippi after he passes it. Shitty, dirty hit.
Yeah especially after those cross checks he dished out. This coming from a leaf fan
You could debate that it was late.
Other than that it’s clean and the leaf player got caught watching his own pass.
If just looking at the contact…it is clean contact.
But in terms of when the hit occurred after the backhand pass…borderline.
Any two people could see it each way. Clean hit or dirty hit.
At the end of the day…keep your head up and look where you are going.
Yes. Brutal, but yes haha. Don’t puck watch ever
Yeah this was late. That’s the kind of play where reff has to call a 2 min I my opinion.
I learned at age 11 to never do this exact thing to avoid that exact consequence
Another low IQ comment section. They want LESS INJURIES. Late hits ARE dirty hits. Stop hitting people when they are ineligible to be hit.
It is shoulder directly to the face. Yeah, McCabe does absolutely nothing to help himself in this situation but primary point of contact is the head and seemed avoidable. Play doesn’t feel nearly as fast or as much of a hockey play as the Dillon Hit.
this is just 2 minutes
likely not called in the playoffs or in a close game
poor mccabe needed to pay attention..didnt watch the game, can’t recall if mccabe tried to fight the checker? not sure if mccabe fights tho, but this wouldve been a good opportunity for a leaf to stand up for mccabe
I’m starting to think my drunk beer league ass could ref at a professional level…
Now? Yes. 10 years ago? No.
Nazem Kadri 3 game suspension
If that’s a clean hit then my name is Wayne Gretzky
A little late but was literally a second later if it was called 2 mins for interference I’d say ok yeah but dude needs to be aware of what’s coming and stop admiring his pass
I see someone lifting their shoulder into defenseless player’s face who does not have possession
Unnecessary
Another blown call by the inept NHL referees and the ref was almost on top of the play!
Would be 5 and a game if this happened to any other team hands down.
The players don’t respect each other, that’s the problem. People say hockey players are top tier class wise but this shit happens multiple times a game. On another note I could care less I watch sports to see people get lit up 🙂
Blood should initiate a review. Simple. I also think there should be an off ice official with the power to review tape and call penalties or make game decisions after play is stopped or by communication with on ice refs.
The NHL has made it pretty clear that they want more dangerous play and more injured players. It makes people watch and makes headlines.
Seems late on this one
Obviously not clean as he clearly has blood on his face from it
It’s a penalty. I don’t think it’s more than that, but it’s 100% a penalty. The fact that the refs told Keefe it was a clean hit rather than just say they straight-up missed it was such a joke lol.
That it was a close game is the only thing that prevented things from turning really nasty, and it would have been the refs’ fault.
…did the refs stop the game to *make sure they got the call right*?
Keep
Your head up.
—don “you people” cherry.
Seems like interference at a minimum
His head was up
He touches the puck for less than a second, just to pass it back
The hit happens about a second-second and a half after he’s touched it
He turns around, with his head up, to get hit in the face. I don’t get why I keep seeing “keep your head up”. At the time of the hit, McCabe head is up.
Hit seems a little late to me, and on an unsuspecting player. It would be different if McCabe had possession and stick handled a bit or something, for marchment to gear up and go for the hit. But he has it for a split second.
Am I taking crazy pills?
Not even remotely close to a clean hit. First let start with how long after he passed the hit was initiated. Definitely outside the allowable margin. Second, the point of contact appears to be the head. Third, at no point was there even an attempt to make a play on the puck, if there was then he doesn’t make the hit and he follows the pass.
At absolute minimum it should be two for interference. An argument could be made because of the head contact that it could be 5 and a game with a possible suspension from player safety. However, that would mean the nhl was actually serious about getting head shots out of the game and not just pandering to the fans without following through.
Edit: on further review he couldn’t have followed the pass with the direction he was going but he damn sure could have avoided making the hit.
thats 2
Nah, late hit and looks like to the head. Maybe 10 years ago that was considered clean but nowadays you can’t hit like that.
It’s about as late as the rome hit on Horton
Ref in the NHL are a bunch of morons these days. At least they’re moronically consistent.