Marchment trip on Schaefer: did he stick his leg out? – Tough Call Review
Mason Marchment was originally given a five minute major penalty for this trip on Matthew Schaefer so they could review it. After review it was reduced to a minor penalty for tripping. Was this a leg trip or a knee?
You’ve called less kneeing before, players with a planted foot rotating in the direction of the oncoming player resulting in knee on knee contact with very minimal movement, I wouldn’t call this kneeing because there wasn’t contact with the knee but that wasn’t your reasoning in this video
I agree with you. Don't blame NYI for having a reaction considering Schaefer obnoxiously slides 100 feet down the ice, in real time they could have thought it was a knee. Not sure why there's such noise about a tripping penalty. Good review by the refs
You clearly don’t skate. When you skate in hockey your legs are underneath you, or even behind you. When you skate you always are leading with your head and shoulders, so when the leg is the principle point of contact, it’s 100% a deliberate action. This play by Marchment, while only deserving a 2:00 penalty, is extremely dirty. Again, nobody checking an opponent would have their leg hit them first, unless the checker moved his leg out of its natural position to initiate contact.
I agree, but I’m curious your thoughts on if he could’ve alternatively been called for a slash across his shins at the same time. I’m a ref, and love seeing what you have to say.
Marchment deserved that slash and I'm sad Barzal didn't manage to break his foot with it. Maybe he would've learned a little lesson about how it's unacceptable to stick out the leg on a hit.
Nah he had intent. And whenever there is intent, it's a DIRTY play. If you had watched the game you would have seen Marchment targeted Schaeffer THREE TIMES in that 1 single shift until the trip happened and Marchment had ALSO taken a penalty agaisnt Schaeffer in the 1st period as well. For some reason Marchment had it in his mind before this game even started that he was going to try to take Schaeffer out. Barzal responded the way he did because it was clear as day to anybody that was paying attention that Marchment was trying to hurt the kid over and over again. It was weird. Marchment has some kind of fetish with hurting other players, dude got what he deserved.
The angle and slow movement Marchment has as he approaches Schaefer draws suspicion from me. Marchment is not positioning himself to defend; he seems to ignore the puck and is not looking to deliver a body check to Schaefer. He seems to hope to be in line with Schaefer’s legs.
youre missing the circumstances of the play, look at masons body language….def was deliberate and should be more than 2 minute. he could have either 1) hit or 2) turned and tried to atleast get the puck.
Everything you just said is so ridiculous that I know you are not serious. nobody with a brain larger than a grape would find anything you said reasonable. My God when you do something dirty you dont do a jumping spin kick. You make it look like an accident. He may have fooled you but that just means either you are dishonest or dumb. He got up some speed and then widened his legs and knew what was going to happen. I mean what else was he doing? Going to right towards him in the opposite direction to check him and take the puck away. lol No he either is getting around you or you are taking him down.
His pursuit angle was awful and he was never in a position to make a hockey play once he'd overcommitted. There's only a handful of guys that could've gotten on their edges and turned to the inside of the ice without tripping him, and Marchment knows he's not one of them. His only realistic options were to finish the check or continue circling behind him. All I see is an effort to cover up his intentions, and a bad one at that.
He tried to save himself after he stuck his leg out. He’s lucky he clipped him as little as he did. The intent was there 100%, ur smoking crack if u think otherwise
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It was dirty. stuck leg out and chopped his leg
Agreed, minor penalty.
You’ve called less kneeing before, players with a planted foot rotating in the direction of the oncoming player resulting in knee on knee contact with very minimal movement, I wouldn’t call this kneeing because there wasn’t contact with the knee but that wasn’t your reasoning in this video
He clipped him 10 seconds before too
I agree with you. Don't blame NYI for having a reaction considering Schaefer obnoxiously slides 100 feet down the ice, in real time they could have thought it was a knee. Not sure why there's such noise about a tripping penalty. Good review by the refs
Good analysis, but still a good excuse to give him a taste of his own dirty medicine 😀 good job Mat Barzal
You clearly don’t skate. When you skate in hockey your legs are underneath you, or even behind you. When you skate you always are leading with your head and shoulders, so when the leg is the principle point of contact, it’s 100% a deliberate action. This play by Marchment, while only deserving a 2:00 penalty, is extremely dirty. Again, nobody checking an opponent would have their leg hit them first, unless the checker moved his leg out of its natural position to initiate contact.
"Marchment" and "kneeing" gave me flashbacks from the 90's.
Too bad barzal missed his head
I agree, but I’m curious your thoughts on if he could’ve alternatively been called for a slash across his shins at the same time. I’m a ref, and love seeing what you have to say.
Marchment deserved that slash and I'm sad Barzal didn't manage to break his foot with it. Maybe he would've learned a little lesson about how it's unacceptable to stick out the leg on a hit.
Nah he had intent. And whenever there is intent, it's a DIRTY play. If you had watched the game you would have seen Marchment targeted Schaeffer THREE TIMES in that 1 single shift until the trip happened and Marchment had ALSO taken a penalty agaisnt Schaeffer in the 1st period as well. For some reason Marchment had it in his mind before this game even started that he was going to try to take Schaeffer out. Barzal responded the way he did because it was clear as day to anybody that was paying attention that Marchment was trying to hurt the kid over and over again. It was weird. Marchment has some kind of fetish with hurting other players, dude got what he deserved.
dude your videos are terrible. definitely a dirty play
Marchment is a dirty player. Why the refs reduced the penalty from 5 minutes to 2 is puzzling.
Bad analysis. Its dirty.
that's a slash to a young star, deserved the revenge
It’s a direct trip sticking his leg out like that
The angle and slow movement Marchment has as he approaches Schaefer draws suspicion from me. Marchment is not positioning himself to defend; he seems to ignore the puck and is not looking to deliver a body check to Schaefer. He seems to hope to be in line with Schaefer’s legs.
That's exactly what kneeing is.
I have to be honest. Before seeing this I thought it was a dirty play. It wasn't.
Horrible take
He is, watch him closely over the years. He makes injuries look like accidents.
Thankfully Dallas traded him, his temper and unprofessionalism is brutal. Always in that box.
Marchment is obviously aiming for knee on knee intending to tear Schaefer’s ACL
youre missing the circumstances of the play, look at masons body language….def was deliberate and should be more than 2 minute. he could have either 1) hit or 2) turned and tried to atleast get the puck.
Everything you just said is so ridiculous that I know you are not serious. nobody with a brain larger than a grape would find anything you said reasonable. My God when you do something dirty you dont do a jumping spin kick. You make it look like an accident. He may have fooled you but that just means either you are dishonest or dumb. He got up some speed and then widened his legs and knew what was going to happen. I mean what else was he doing? Going to right towards him in the opposite direction to check him and take the puck away. lol No he either is getting around you or you are taking him down.
"yeah he looks like he sticks it out" He went at him! He totally tripped him at the very least. He meant to catch his leg. He is not a moron.
His pursuit angle was awful and he was never in a position to make a hockey play once he'd overcommitted. There's only a handful of guys that could've gotten on their edges and turned to the inside of the ice without tripping him, and Marchment knows he's not one of them. His only realistic options were to finish the check or continue circling behind him. All I see is an effort to cover up his intentions, and a bad one at that.
He tried to save himself after he stuck his leg out. He’s lucky he clipped him as little as he did. The intent was there 100%, ur smoking crack if u think otherwise