Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 Wow what a hit. Just about as good as Kronwall's hit on Havsplat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted April 17, 2010 What a thing of beauty.. do not ever take away those kind of hits from the nhl... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sixer 37 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 Beautiful hit, lol at the Pens crowd booing, haha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,803 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 (edited) Too bad it wasn't Crosby, Malkin, Talbot or that ManBearpig Edited April 17, 2010 by GMRwings1983 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lidstromboli Report post Posted April 17, 2010 THUD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Real1 2 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 How do you not see the elbow to the back of the head? I'm gonna go against the grain here... That was one of the more dirtier plays I've seen in a while. 2 dat's sick and stevieisthebest reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntax 359 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 I love seeing Penguins players getting owned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted April 17, 2010 How do you not see the elbow to the back of the head? I'm gonna go against the grain here... That was one of the more dirtier plays I've seen in a while. He didn't reach out with the elbow he kept it tight and close to the body and also he's 6'6 it's easy to hit with the elbow if you're tall and the other one is short Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crashnburnluder 385 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 How do you not see the elbow to the back of the head? I'm gonna go against the grain here... That was one of the more dirtier plays I've seen in a while. Im going to have to go against you on this one... sorry... Sutton kept the elbow tight to his body.... He made no attempt to reach out his elbow to make contact with Leopold's head.... If sutton was 4-5 inches shorter... that would have been all shoulder.... Sutton being the height he is could not avoid his elbow making contact with his head unless he totally avoids the hit completely.... Great no call... You cant start penalizing guys because of hits like that because of their height... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 Not intentional at all, but elbow straight in the head. OUCH. That hurts to watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lidstromboli Report post Posted April 17, 2010 (edited) seems pretty clean to me he didn't elbow him in the back of the head. shoulder to shoulder hit, the way he was positioned did have his elbow behind Leopold but it doesn't appear that there was any real contact (if it did hit his head it would've been in the helmet). the angle also made the hit a bit weird and the landing didn't seem too pleasant Edited April 17, 2010 by Lidstromboli Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hamip1998 3 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 He didn't reach out with the elbow he kept it tight and close to the body and also he's 6'6 it's easy to hit with the elbow if you're tall and the other one is short Yeah, just ask Chris Pronger. Oh wait, that's right. He leads with elbows. Seriously though, I thought it was clean. Clean enough for a hit on a Penguin anyway. Awesome,crushing hit. Loving it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaynardJKeenan 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 Great hit!!! I love it, i hope Kronner lays Doan out like that tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDavis35 140 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 He didn't reach out with the elbow he kept it tight and close to the body and also he's 6'6 it's easy to hit with the elbow if you're tall and the other one is short not even so much that he's short, but his head is practically in his feet. I don't like the hit BECAUSE a player got injured, but there's nothing wrong with it. You can take headshots out of the game as much as you want, but players have to smarten up and keep their head up. I sound like Cherry here, but it's the truth. Keep your head up when you're moving forward and you won't have to deal with these types of injuries. /rant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 Damn good hit, hope we can see something like that from Stuart like last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdinc 45 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 I would like to add,, He actually ran right into him,, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 How do you not see the elbow to the back of the head? I'm gonna go against the grain here... That was one of the more dirtier plays I've seen in a while. i can only shake my head at your blindness Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstarsingh 23 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 BEAUTIFUL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blueliner 69 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 The thing that people don't realize about the elbows on these hits is the physics involved in them. When the players make contact the body stops moving forward, but the arms and elbows still have inertia and keep going. That's why it looks like the elbow is flying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillbillywingsfan 794 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 576 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 Great hit, and clean - but still scary. Any contact with the elbow comes from Leopold pushing the puck blindly, obviously. The way he ragdolled after the hit was frightening, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Real1 2 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 I am one to think that most every other hit that seems bad, I think it's fine. So that being said, I play hockey, and am a bigger guy. I make a hit like that (same body size ratio), I get thrown out of a high school varsity game. I think that the fact that there was any head contact at all is enough to warrant suspension. I think that I think like a hockey player more than I do as just a fan. I am surprised that NOTHING was called because of the team that got drilled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
