"attempted hip-to-hip check" – do the thing you usually do where you look at when the player's feet are set and they're committing to the hit. He saw numbers. He didn't know which way Blake was going to turn.
27 led with his shoulder, so it was intent to injury and he was not playing the puck, he was hooking, hello and he can't avoid it because he was hooking. Terrible analysis.
The Match Penalty for boarding was an excellent call. They should have added another Minor for hooking, which would have resulted in a man advantage for 7 minutes, rather than 5.
I'm gonna disagree here. This is a major. This is what a major looks like: a guy who makes a conscious decision to hit someone at hogh speed when he sees nothing but numbers the entire way. Did he go for the stick first? Sure, albeit in a technically illegal fashion. Did he attempt to go hip on hip? Maybe, maybe not. But this isn't a guy that just got unlucky, especially since every argument you make was a result of his own actions (hooking, attempting to make a hit despite seeing only numbers). This is a guy who made a decision to hit someone, despite being in a very dangerous position, and just got the result he earned. Not lucky, not unlucky. Is it the worst hit ever? Not even close. But it's without a doubt a major
Florida won’t have their player suspended we have seen this over and over and over ..it’s the only reason they are even in the eastern conference finals
bullshit this was a game misconduct florida has been doing this all of the series they have played in and i blame the refs but this one was called which is about time
Maybe Luostarinen was "unlucky." Maybe. But does that mean he isn't accountable? No. It doesn't look like there is "intent to injure" to me. It could be an unfortunate accident but there are a lot of accidents that happen in Florida games and its almost always the Panthers player delivering the questionable hit.
If I was going to call one of those two players unlucky I'd say its Blake.
Putting you stick over the other player's stick IS NOT hooking.. omg … learn some of the basic rules. Are you purposely stupid hoping for likes and subs? Regardless, everyone with a brain knew the whistles and discipline would be reinstated once the panthers played another US team. This was just a typical play in their last series. We need to shed these non-fans and non-administrators and go back to the once proud NHL and be done with "USHL" ….
Seriously, between not having any players left to play the game because you believe they should all be suspended 45 games and then crappy analysis about why something isn't a penalty when it clearly is, I wonder why I keep watching this stuff. No rooting interest here, but the hook wasn't much of a hook, Blake puts himself low with his head down and trying to stop, and Luostarinen's momentum pushes Blake into the boards. Major penalty? Should have been a double minor, at best, but all moot since Carolina won't shoot on the PP (they got all of 2 shots on that major).
Here's why: he lifts Blake's stick, which is LEGAL. No hook. Secondly, he can see numbers, hence boarding, regardless of what Blake does.
Wow, there are so many Panthers haters in the comments. Everybody butthurt that Florida beat and humiliated your beloved squad at some point over the last 3 years.
Oh come on, he adjusts his position and drives forward with his shoulder on the guys head and his head then goes straight into the boards. What a sad analysis by a panthers apologist.
Should have just been a hooking penalty. Just an awkward play where Blake got opened up, the panthers player doesn’t even look to put his body on him once they make contact with the boards.
A STICK CHECK is NOT a "HOOK " And there's NO CALL here.Blake chose to collapse HEAD FIRST into the boards. He was fishing for a call there, and it came back to bite him in the ass. And how many goals did they score on the 5M PP?
I don't care who says it was not dirty you are wrong! He had numbers the ENTIRE time no matter what! You have to let up on that hit! This is a supsension 100%!
The last contact in the sequence is the high shoulder and arm contact propelling the player head first , and completely off his feet. . There is a good reason why refs call boarding penalties for driving head first into the boards like this . The forward has a responsibility to not drive someone head first into the boards. It’s not so easy to knock a player completely off his feet in that fashion as you implied. Refs single out this sort of hit because that’s how players get career ending injuries. I played for decades, and never did something like this by accident. the forward knows what he is doing.
By the way, there is a published video clip during the leafs series of Maurice screaming at his players to forget taking shots on the rush , and to instead dump the puck in every time and relentlessly pound the opponents defence men at every possible opportunity. It’s the Panthers strategy of attrition over a series. Is not a bug but a feature which they have used with success this year and last year. It’s bound to produce some outcomes like the one presented here.
That's what I saw last night. HOWEVER, his play was boarding & caused an injury. This is a 5 minute major. No suspension should come because of this play.
All I can say is it's damn lucky Blake wasn't seriously injured. It has all the hallmarks of boarding to me. If Luostarinen had eased up, likely less effect, but he drove Blake head first into the boards & didn't noticeably slow up. This is the way half of the Panthers play. We've watched it for 3 years. They're dirtier than most other teams & seem to get away with it in the post-season.
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"attempted hip-to-hip check" – do the thing you usually do where you look at when the player's feet are set and they're committing to the hit. He saw numbers. He didn't know which way Blake was going to turn.
how many times do we have to see smoke to call fire?
Again, you're a Panthers fan and this just confirms it.
27 led with his shoulder, so it was intent to injury and he was not playing the puck, he was hooking, hello and he can't avoid it because he was hooking. Terrible analysis.
The Match Penalty for boarding was an excellent call. They should have added another Minor for hooking, which would have resulted in a man advantage for 7 minutes, rather than 5.
I'm gonna disagree here. This is a major. This is what a major looks like: a guy who makes a conscious decision to hit someone at hogh speed when he sees nothing but numbers the entire way. Did he go for the stick first? Sure, albeit in a technically illegal fashion. Did he attempt to go hip on hip? Maybe, maybe not. But this isn't a guy that just got unlucky, especially since every argument you make was a result of his own actions (hooking, attempting to make a hit despite seeing only numbers). This is a guy who made a decision to hit someone, despite being in a very dangerous position, and just got the result he earned. Not lucky, not unlucky. Is it the worst hit ever? Not even close. But it's without a doubt a major
Lot of people crying in the comments lol
Florida won’t have their player suspended we have seen this over and over and over ..it’s the only reason they are even in the eastern conference finals
bullshit this was a game misconduct florida has been doing this all of the series they have played in and i blame the refs but this one was called which is about time
Maybe Luostarinen was "unlucky." Maybe. But does that mean he isn't accountable? No. It doesn't look like there is "intent to injure" to me. It could be an unfortunate accident but there are a lot of accidents that happen in Florida games and its almost always the Panthers player delivering the questionable hit.
If I was going to call one of those two players unlucky I'd say its Blake.
Putting you stick over the other player's stick IS NOT hooking.. omg … learn some of the basic rules. Are you purposely stupid hoping for likes and subs? Regardless, everyone with a brain knew the whistles and discipline would be reinstated once the panthers played another US team. This was just a typical play in their last series. We need to shed these non-fans and non-administrators and go back to the once proud NHL and be done with "USHL" ….
Seriously, between not having any players left to play the game because you believe they should all be suspended 45 games and then crappy analysis about why something isn't a penalty when it clearly is, I wonder why I keep watching this stuff. No rooting interest here, but the hook wasn't much of a hook, Blake puts himself low with his head down and trying to stop, and Luostarinen's momentum pushes Blake into the boards. Major penalty? Should have been a double minor, at best, but all moot since Carolina won't shoot on the PP (they got all of 2 shots on that major).
Here's why: he lifts Blake's stick, which is LEGAL. No hook. Secondly, he can see numbers, hence boarding, regardless of what Blake does.
Not really a tough call at all.
Wow, there are so many Panthers haters in the comments. Everybody butthurt that Florida beat and humiliated your beloved squad at some point over the last 3 years.
Clean hit. Cane’s player actually should have been called for embellishment.
Oh come on, he adjusts his position and drives forward with his shoulder on the guys head and his head then goes straight into the boards. What a sad analysis by a panthers apologist.
Should have just been a hooking penalty. Just an awkward play where Blake got opened up, the panthers player doesn’t even look to put his body on him once they make contact with the boards.
A STICK CHECK is NOT a "HOOK " And there's NO CALL here.Blake chose to collapse HEAD FIRST into the boards. He was fishing for a call there, and it came back to bite him in the ass. And how many goals did they score on the 5M PP?
To call this intent to injure is ludicrous. The call was reasonable but extra discipline is unnecessary.
With Florida it’s always unintentional, always an accident. BS!
I don't care who says it was not dirty you are wrong!
He had numbers the ENTIRE time no matter what!
You have to let up on that hit!
This is a supsension 100%!
The last contact in the sequence is the high shoulder and arm contact propelling the player head first , and completely off his feet. . There is a good reason why refs call boarding penalties for driving head first into the boards like this .
The forward has a responsibility to not drive someone head first into the boards. It’s not so easy to knock a player completely off his feet in that fashion as you implied. Refs single out this sort of hit because that’s how players get career ending injuries. I played for decades, and never did something like this by accident. the forward knows what he is doing.
By the way, there is a published video clip during the leafs series of Maurice screaming at his players to forget taking shots on the rush , and to instead dump the puck in every time and relentlessly pound the opponents defence men at every possible opportunity. It’s the Panthers strategy of attrition over a series. Is not a bug but a feature which they have used with success this year and last year. It’s bound to produce some outcomes like the one presented here.
1:55 “hip to hip” leads with elbow to back of opponents head at full speed, with skates moving north / south the whole way.
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Player Safety needs to examine plays like this, along with several others, to determine whether changes in rules are warranted.
That's what I saw last night. HOWEVER, his play was boarding & caused an injury. This is a 5 minute major. No suspension should come because of this play.
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A lot of Leafs fans here. 5min major? Yes. Suspension? No. Luostarinen definitely didn't mean to injure Blake here by boarding.
All I can say is it's damn lucky Blake wasn't seriously injured. It has all the hallmarks of boarding to me. If Luostarinen had eased up, likely less effect, but he drove Blake head first into the boards & didn't noticeably slow up. This is the way half of the Panthers play. We've watched it for 3 years. They're dirtier than most other teams & seem to get away with it in the post-season.