daz28 wrote:
mechaphil wrote:
He wasn't headhunting, and anyone who calls it headhunting needs to STFU. He didn't aim his hit carefully enough and caught the kid's chin. But do you really believe your own words that the kid (who never saw Kassian coming) ducked his head down in order to draw a penalty? You sound like an idiot.
No, I didn't mean that. I meant you might begin to see that happening in NHL games to draw big penalties. Be great if a team makes the playoffs on one of those calls, won't it? That kid certainly didn't deserve that hit, but he(and all players) has to remember when guys like Kassian are on the ice. Sometimes in the heat of battle, a late hit doesn't seem that late to a hitter. Just be aware, and it may save your ass some day.
btw, he MAY have caught the kids chin. There's no way to be positive. Besides, the damage was done by the head-snapping from the jolt, not the phantom contact to the chin.
I'm a huge Kassian fan (I came up with the nickname BZK after all) and I'm a huge fan of explosive hits, but call a spade a spade - he hit Senkerik in the jaw. It wasn't intentional at all, but it happened. Kassian could've bent over two more inches and he probably would've blown him up even more, but he wouldn't have hit the head and this discussion wouldn't be happening. This is on Kassian for knowing he was aiming high and hitting anyways.
PuckSniperPensel wrote:
I understand the importance of keeping players safe and that my opinion on this matter is controversial, but I'll say it anyways:
It's frustrating to see a player get penalized so severely for playing the body because the guy he hit wasn't keeping his head up.
Playing the body? Dude didn't even have the puck...hell, his teammate was passing it to another when the hit happened! You don't play the body on a guy miles from the puck, period. This is 1,000% on Kassian for hitting a guy blindside without the puck in a grey area. No buts. Also, Senkerik is 5'11 and Kassian is 6'3"...of course his head is gonna be in the region of BZK's shoulders.