It's pretty nice to see that despite being down 3 goals the Canucks didn't go back to their old ways and fold.
Wow Bruins :thumbsdown:
No suspension for McGinn. Not surprised as it wasn't an intentionally dirty hit. He got a bit lucky though because this is his second 5 minute major and a game in the playoffs. If you get two, you are automatically suspended for 1 game, but the penalties have to be for either boarding or hitting from behind. He got a 5 and a game in the LA series but it was for charging so it for some reason doesn't apply.
I still don't agree.
The Canuck D man was oblivious to his surroundings, skating as if he was at the park on a sunday. That's not McGinn's fault.
MicGinn did NOT come from behind.
I still don't agree.
The Canuck D man was oblivious to his surroundings, skating as if he was at the park on a sunday. That's not McGinn's fault.
MicGinn did NOT come from behind.
How was the Van D man vulnerable? He was skating normally, just not paying attention to his surroundings. That's what gets you killed in hockey.
The Seabrook hit got a minor penalty. If anything that's what was called for here.
What about Patrick Kane getting his head slammed into the boards so hard it drew blood, and the refs chuckling about it?
Read the rule book. It's textbook boarding. The severity is up to the referee's discretion. Considering his head was hit by McGinn's shoulder, and his head also hit the glass hard, possibly knocking him out, a major is not out of the question.
Meh, it was a borderline major. And he hit him in the back with his shoulder (no, not his head), which whiplashed his face into the boards. Happens all the time, except the difference is that people that are doing the hitting are not as BIG as McGinn. I only think it was a major because Rome was left a quivering mess, if he was fine it may not have even been a minor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlVUscQ4VCg
See 1:08 for the angle.
I already posted this which shows shoulder on head.
Again, read the rulebook. Any hit that causes a player to go violently into the boards is boarding. It is up to the discretion of the referee as to the severity of the penalty. It is up to the player hitting to avoid contact if the player being hit is vulnerable.