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Gudas hit on Carrick – Tough Call Review



Radko Gudas give a clinic in open ice contact on Sam Carrick.

20 Comments

  1. Don't like Gudas, but this is actually clean (within the rules). If only Trouba could hit like this, but no, he would have to bend down to hit people according to his fans, so the head is the only point he can hit cleanly.

  2. Rangers fan. Great text book check. Ill take him on my team any day. Along with Barkov and either Tkachuk.

  3. Perfect hit. Didnt even take himself out of the play by launching his entire body. That said , Carrick served himself up on a silver platter. If you’re skating through the offensive half of the neutral zone looking backwards you (and your defensemen) are definitely doing something wrong. Alot of bad hits occur when players try to force a hard check after the play has changed and the timing for a hard hit isnt there anymore.

  4. I'm a Ranger fan. That was a good and clean hit. Just laid the guy out, but was a legit play as well. Easier to stomach since the Rangers won the game.

  5. Weird to say, but players could learn from Gudas on this hit. No lauching/lunging and actually went slightly lower against a shorter player.

  6. Carrick brought that upon himself. Gudas should also be buying Adam Fox a huge steak dinner too. Dude, you almost got your teammate's sternum broken.

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