Nicolas Roy got the first major physical contact in the Stanley Cup Final just 10 seconds in. I wasn’t sure at first if this was a slewfoot, which is why I took a closer look.
Here's where things in hockey get complicated. That was a potentially dangerous thing to do, but as a Leaf fan, I'm thinking "well, it wasn't a choke slam". I'm sure Boston and Carolina fans have similar reactions to something that happens to Sam Bennett. It really shouldn't matter who the victim is, however. But as always it does.
If you take bennett out of the mix Florida doesn't really have much else. Boston learned that, when bennett returned to the lineup in that series Florida was a different team.
Playoffs the arm stays down and the whistle gets swallowed on many of these obvious calls. Two tier referees. Regular season and playoffs. Again regular season really is a statistical thing. Playoffs is a physical war. The strong survive at whatever cost.
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Here's where things in hockey get complicated. That was a potentially dangerous thing to do, but as a Leaf fan, I'm thinking "well, it wasn't a choke slam". I'm sure Boston and Carolina fans have similar reactions to something that happens to Sam Bennett. It really shouldn't matter who the victim is, however. But as always it does.
Slew foot.
I mean its Sam Bennett so won't lose any sleep over this one or the next few…
Slewfoot? Tripping?
Please post the not called boarding/cross check just before the Florida equalizing goal too
Slew foot .. very dangerous play
I don’t understand what the issue is here he’s done way worse so…
Couldn't have happened to a better person
If you take bennett out of the mix Florida doesn't really have much else. Boston learned that, when bennett returned to the lineup in that series Florida was a different team.
Playoffs the arm stays down and the whistle gets swallowed on many of these obvious calls. Two tier referees. Regular season and playoffs. Again regular season really is a statistical thing. Playoffs is a physical war. The strong survive at whatever cost.
He slammed that knies kid down viciously, this was nothing
Suck it up Bennett..he deserves worse..beautiful slew foot . Well done.