I like your stuff, Tough Call … but you've got this hit wrong. It's not just hip to hip. You even mentioned that you wished Haula kept his stick up in the air … Why? Because it means the elbow came up during the hit. Where the heck do you think all the blood from the face comes from? His face didn't hit the board, or the ice … it hits Haula's elbow, which came up and away from his body trying to make sure he made contact.
Orlov coming off the bench to get back in the fight was wrong and I absolutely think the book should be thrown at him, but don't down play Haula's history with the Hurricanes and the nastiness in his game and that hit just so you can make Orlov's actions more inexcusable than they are.
More ineptness from the NHL crew of striped donkeys. They decided 2 min was enough for Orlov. Every player should just take this example to any in person meeting and say "Hey — whatever I did deserves 2 min according to the morons you have officiating these games so piss off."
Give him the rest of the season. He's Russian so he's naturally evil (Only Ovi and Demidov are safe Russians), he's a Hurricane so you know he's an Hurricane, and of course he jumps a player for next to no reason.
That is far from hip to hip . It's a sneaky dirty move with head contact . Doesn't excuse Orlovs lack of control He should of waited for payback but that hit was dirty
Love how this channel gets it – it's not about tough plays, it's about dirty plays, which is the MO on display here (as is pretty common for Orlov tbh).
this is a bizarre assessment on your part, no offense. but i think you need to take a step back and reassess the whole situation. 1. visibly, that is not "hip to hip". pause at 1:10 and you can see Haula's hip level with Orlov's nameplate. 2. admittedly a bit tough to confirm, but it seems like the elbow made face contact. Haula's fault? not really. Orlov wasn't standing straight up, and so was in an awkward spot. you're right about puck possession, not enough time had elapsed to matter. but Orlov also doesn't really change his position. he has bent knees the whole way. so i think the onus is on Haula there to deliver the check safely. (fwiw, even NJD play-by-play team said it was high.) 3. most importantly here, Orlov never leaves the ice. the linesman skates him to the door, but then you pause the clip. i looked up the actual game footage – he never steps off the ice. "for all intents and purposes" doesn't count there, he's on the ice surface the whole time. leaving the bench means coming off the bench, not skating up to, then away from, the bench. linesman should've been more assertive there in removing him from the ice. but in no way can that be seen as "leaving the bench". your point of reigniting a fight as a potential risk to linesmen might be valid – i'm unsure of any written rules about that specifically. this isn't as level-headed an assessment as it could be. i hope you take this as it's intended: constructive criticism.
I slowed the speed down to .25 and at .02 you can literally see Haula's elbow move from being square to the body, extend out and make contact with Orlov's face, before he contacts with his body. Talk about a missed take. Sheesh.
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I like your stuff, Tough Call … but you've got this hit wrong. It's not just hip to hip. You even mentioned that you wished Haula kept his stick up in the air … Why? Because it means the elbow came up during the hit. Where the heck do you think all the blood from the face comes from? His face didn't hit the board, or the ice … it hits Haula's elbow, which came up and away from his body trying to make sure he made contact.
Orlov coming off the bench to get back in the fight was wrong and I absolutely think the book should be thrown at him, but don't down play Haula's history with the Hurricanes and the nastiness in his game and that hit just so you can make Orlov's actions more inexcusable than they are.
More ineptness from the NHL crew of striped donkeys. They decided 2 min was enough for Orlov. Every player should just take this example to any in person meeting and say "Hey — whatever I did deserves 2 min according to the morons you have officiating these games so piss off."
Give him the rest of the season. He's Russian so he's naturally evil (Only Ovi and Demidov are safe Russians), he's a Hurricane so you know he's an Hurricane, and of course he jumps a player for next to no reason.
That is far from hip to hip . It's a sneaky dirty move with head contact . Doesn't excuse Orlovs lack of control He should of waited for payback but that hit was dirty
Orlov is a dirty sneaky player, and unsurprisingly, it shows here. He left the bench to instigate a fight, time for him to sit him out for a while.
Hip to hip? Elbow to head more like it 1:10…elbow to head
Love how this channel gets it – it's not about tough plays, it's about dirty plays, which is the MO on display here (as is pretty common for Orlov tbh).
this is a bizarre assessment on your part, no offense. but i think you need to take a step back and reassess the whole situation. 1. visibly, that is not "hip to hip". pause at 1:10 and you can see Haula's hip level with Orlov's nameplate. 2. admittedly a bit tough to confirm, but it seems like the elbow made face contact. Haula's fault? not really. Orlov wasn't standing straight up, and so was in an awkward spot. you're right about puck possession, not enough time had elapsed to matter. but Orlov also doesn't really change his position. he has bent knees the whole way. so i think the onus is on Haula there to deliver the check safely. (fwiw, even NJD play-by-play team said it was high.) 3. most importantly here, Orlov never leaves the ice. the linesman skates him to the door, but then you pause the clip. i looked up the actual game footage – he never steps off the ice. "for all intents and purposes" doesn't count there, he's on the ice surface the whole time. leaving the bench means coming off the bench, not skating up to, then away from, the bench. linesman should've been more assertive there in removing him from the ice. but in no way can that be seen as "leaving the bench". your point of reigniting a fight as a potential risk to linesmen might be valid – i'm unsure of any written rules about that specifically. this isn't as level-headed an assessment as it could be. i hope you take this as it's intended: constructive criticism.
auto 10 game suspention here
I slowed the speed down to .25 and at .02 you can literally see Haula's elbow move from being square to the body, extend out and make contact with Orlov's face, before he contacts with his body. Talk about a missed take. Sheesh.