jollymania 162 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 hope you all got to see this live I got kicked from the thread on hf boards about it because i said it was clean bahahah, this one is clean and a beauty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 I love Stajan, he's my boy, but that's clean and he got f***in clocked. Great hit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Some clowns are saying elbow, late, and he left his feet, the only thing people can gripe about is that stajan got rocked in the head, but he returned, he had a cut from his visor, he put himself in a vulnerable position, he also received a poor pass, I doubt boychuck wasn't looking to totally destroy him, and he didn't just a solid clean hit, people really need to give up criticizing hits like this because they are totally clean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mule 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Dirty, and it's not even close. Clear intentional elbow to the head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Looks pretty clean to me. Stajan just got run over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b.shanafan14 733 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 I honestly have tried to find something wrong with the hit, and I can't. Other than it being to the head and Stajan getting a bit shaken up, I have no problem with it. Just kind of an issue of size mismatch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Great hit, good reaction by both teams. Stajan comes back to have a good game. Entertaining hockey game is entertaining. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Hehe Stajan comes back but zetterberg is out for weeks with similar hit... I guess detroit is just unlucky.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 I didn't like the hit. Elbow to the head. It can be debated if it was intentional or not, but watching the replays made me cringe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Real1 2 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Like coach said on HNIC last night, it was a height issue. If the do any thing to Boychuck, they have to do something EVERYTIME Chara hits someone. Aside from that, clean hit. He had his head down and got smoked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wombat 26 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 I'm all for huge hits, but it looks to me that Boychuk wasn't going to hit him square so he stuck out his flipper. Elbow to head. Yeah, there is a size difference, but an elbow to the head is an elbow to the head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lfd250 1 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Cut off the elbows of every player and get rid of the sticks and pucks because if you can't control them all the time might as well get rid of them. Listen here sissy boys hockey is a hitting game don't like it watch golf where there's only sex, drugs and alcohol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holliday 1,888 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Great hit. Enjoyed seeing the pile-up afterwards too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshy207 156 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Clean hit. Boychuk caught Stajan in a bit of a vulnerable position. He didn't stick out the elbow, it was tucked in at the time of impact. He didn't leave his feet, he exploded up into the hit. The momentum, and the fact that Stajan crumpled, carried Boychuk up and over him. Head shot? Well, Stajan is much shorter and he was bent over. Of course his head is going to get hit. The league (all leagues--youth hockey has penalties for head checks too) needs to make sure and look at the position of the player getting hit as well as the hitting player's movements before handing out any suspensions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 308 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) I got to say it looked like a TUCKED elbow hit him in the head. Looked clean to me, also looks like a teammate of Stajan's should have got 2 mins for not giving a s*** about your teammate, did anyone yell heads up? Or the guy who passed the puck, that was hanging your teammate out to dry at its finest! Last week one of the Wings almost got hit without looking and on the broadcast you could hear the WHOLE bench yell what sounded like Heads up! Then the player avoided the hit. Edited December 20, 2009 by Opie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z and D for the C 712 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Absolutely nothing wrong with that hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommingthepuck96 1 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) Just curious for what reason was the whistle blown when kessel had a perfectly good scoring chance? Didnt look like offsides to me. Edited December 20, 2009 by tommingthepuck96 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 I didn't like the hit. Elbow to the head. It can be debated if it was intentional or not, but watching the replays made me cringe. his bicep hits him in the head, why do people see anything different, if that was elbow, stajan wold not have gotten up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 I'm all for huge hits, but it looks to me that Boychuk wasn't going to hit him square so he stuck out his flipper. Elbow to head. Yeah, there is a size difference, but an elbow to the head is an elbow to the head. there was no elbow to head Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) Dirty, and it's not even close. Clear intentional elbow to the head. lol if he actually hit him with the elbow, which he didn't, clean hit, there is a 55 on Boyckuck's sleeve, that is clearly where the point of impact was. Edited December 20, 2009 by jollymania Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newfy 695 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Happy birthday Stajan, your present from Boychuk..... A lesson on keeping your head up through the neutral zone. Beautiful hit people saying this is dirty aren't true fans of the classic game of hockey with big hits and skill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjlegend 155 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 I watched Boychuk play for a couple of years in Moose Jaw and he was laying out guys like this at least once a week. One time he nailed a guy against Swift Current in overtime and popped his helmet up 10 feet in the air. Glad he got his chance in the NHL, because he's got a hell of a shot from the blueline too. Not too accurate, but it's got to be around 100 mph. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wombat 26 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 there was no elbow to head We're all just stating opinions. On a YouTube clip, with a 4 inch video running of a long off camera shot, to me it looked like the elbow hit the head. It's debateable of course. Beautiful hit people saying this is dirty aren't true fans of the classic game of hockey with big hits and skill. Cool, I'm glad the True Fan Police are out in full force. Personally, I'm not calling this a dirty hit but I do think it is a hit that should be penalized with penalty box time simply because my opinion is that he caught him with an elbow. It was far from egregious, and I don't think a suspension would be right. There are shades of gray... to me his toe went over the line of the penalty threshold, but didn't come close to the suspension line. But it's OK to debate it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dominator2005 558 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 What's wrong with that hit??? Crystal clean hit - BEAUTY... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjm502 165 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) 100% clean hit. There MIGHT have been a little forearm around the face, couldnt really see that well. Edited December 20, 2009 by cjm502 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
