Guest mindfly Report post Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Just thought I could share it as it perfectly sums up whats illegal and what's not (note rafalski is subjected to an illegal hit and franzen delivers an illegal hit ) http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/hockey/comments/rule_changes_explained/ Edited September 20, 2010 by mindfly 2 55fan and dobbles reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Din758 371 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 they shoulda showed the rest of the play when rafalski got hit high. filp had a nice gino there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ram 240 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 All I want is uniformity. Don't call it once and not call it some other time. Don't give five and a game to one guy and ten games to another. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 That is stupidest video i have ever seen, unless they have secret angles that they aren't showing people half of those hits didn't fall in that rule category. ^clearly a legal hit under the new rules and yet it was deemed illegal in that video Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissyLKS8 6 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 I think video explains is all the changes a little better. All I want is uniformity. No, but really. I agree. I hate make up calls too. Those type of things take away the enjoyment of the game. I don't want a team to win because of some stupid call be the Wings or not. 1 dobbles reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted September 20, 2010 That is stupidest video i have ever seen, unless they have secret angles that they aren't showing people half of those hits didn't fall in that rule category. ^clearly a legal hit under the new rules and yet it was deemed illegal in that video Nope blindside hit with most contact to head = illegal. 1 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 Nope blindside hit with most contact to head = illegal. For instance the hit on Salmela, that one clearly is a mix of both head and body, it was just a huge hit, the Franzen one was borderline blindside, Lepisto really should have seen him coming from that angle. Backes makes absolutely no head contact whatsoever form the angles shown in that video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 Also interesting that they can't make rude/threatening gestures. 2 wingnut40 and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonballgtz 273 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Some of those examples they use as legal hits or illegal icing contact I disagree with. That Pronger hit seemed illegal and the first icing contact example they showed seemed fine to me. It looked like Marleau was gonna get there first and the LA guy had every right to take him out of the play. They last part sucks and takes out most of the good trash talking. Edited September 20, 2010 by dragonballgtz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 But what about the physics?!! esteef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDavis35 140 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 Also interesting that they can't make rude/threatening gestures. it's a gentlemen's league. "Here, you can have the puck it's icing sire." "I would like to take you out to dinner after the game, please accept this invitation" "I'm sorry mr. O' Halloran, but my butt was not in his face, I was merely showing him my new pads!" 3 F2B&G, MissyLKS8 and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MotorCityMadness 388 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Pronger and the term "legal hit" do not go in the same sentence EDIT: I realize he is much bigger than some players, but every hit he throws seems to have head contact Edited September 20, 2010 by MotorCityMadness Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut40 176 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 Also interesting that they can't make rude/threatening gestures. Yeah, I think kinda dumb. You should be able to taunt and intimidate your opponent. A little pantomime throat slashing never hurt anyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 Pronger and the term "legal hit" do not go in the same sentence EDIT: I realize he is much bigger than some players, but every hit he throws seems to have head contact he probably never caught his brother in the head on a check Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buppy 1,720 Report post Posted September 20, 2010 I still don't get it. The Pronger hit seemed more 'blindside' than half the supposedly illegal hits. Rafalski didn't even get hit in the head. Most of those icing calls weren't 'obvious'. And most of the altercation stuff is pretty harmless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted September 21, 2010 Anyone else think the NHL should have edited the last line a bit before releasing the video? Here's the original line... "On behalf of the National Hockey League and Hockey Operations Department, good luck to everyone in the 2010-2011 NHL season" But with the model of consistency that is the NHL's on-and-off-ice officials, they might be better suited saying it like this... "On behalf of the National Hockey League and Hockey Operations Department, good luck to everyone in the 2010-2011 NHL season. You're going to need it." 3 55fan, Hockeymom1960 and Zeowingsfan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyerberger 279 Report post Posted September 21, 2010 The NHL: You still have no idea what the f*** we're doing, and neither do we. 2 Hockeymom1960 and 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted September 23, 2010 So Boynton just tried to take out a knee on a Tampa player and got beat up afterwards. On his way to the box he made the slit-yer-throat hand gesture so I guess we'll see how those rules are enforced. esteef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vangvace 12 Report post Posted September 24, 2010 After watching that video, I am now even more confused about the rules than I was beforehand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McAwesome 754 Report post Posted September 24, 2010 But what about the physics?!! esteef I still don't get it. The Pronger hit seemed more 'blindside' than half the supposedly illegal hits. Rafalski didn't even get hit in the head. Most of those icing calls weren't 'obvious'. And most of the altercation stuff is pretty harmless. The video of the Pronger hit directly contradicted what the narrator was saying about legal hits during it. The opposing player was turning up ice and there is no way you can convince me that he had time to look ahead and see Pronger bearing down on him in time to protect himself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soultrain 43 Report post Posted September 25, 2010 The NHL needs to be encouraging threatening gestures...that s*** is awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissyLKS8 6 Report post Posted September 25, 2010 The NHL needs to be encouraging threatening gestures...that s*** is awesome! Indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites