They can’t add a penalty on the review, only determine if it was a high stick
BruinsFan_08
He literally grabs the guys stick and hits himself with it. No penalty.
Atomic_tortoise
No OPs never had a stick to the face that shit hurts
hrryyss
It’s not embellishment, he took a stick to the face so he’s not faking. He lifted the stick though so it’s no penalty, but I don’t think he intended to hit himself. That’s the right call after the review.
h0ckey87
He’s trying to throw the stick behind him, watch the hand movement
togocann49
Not at all. He was trying to get stick out of the way, not to hit himself. He wasn’t trying to draw a penalty, though he may have closed his hand on another players stick, and that’s a no-no
Lost-Horse558
Lots of opinions here from people who have clearly never played a fast paced sport at a high level. The guy got a fucking stick to the face unexpectedly. That’s exactly how you would respond.
TucsonTacos
Its not like he immediately crumpled to the ice from it
dm3030
Isn’t it a penalty to hold (or grab) another players stick?
Schwinston123456
… what? He got hit in the face by a stick. Ever been hit in the face by a stick? It hurts.
At3key
Nah thats hirts
shwysdrf
I don’t think he tried to hit himself on purpose but once he got hit he tried to sell it as hard as he possibly could.
iloveblondehair
How about we smack you in the face with a hockey still and see your reaction. I can assure you from experience it doesn’t feel good
esp211
They were going down like flies. More like soccer players than hockey players.
mbsmilford
Holding the stick penalty.
ChuckFeathers
Show it in realtime, slomo is very deceptive as to reaction *time*..
dmacd71
If not embellishment then definitely it’s embarrassment
stephenlipic
Grabbing your opponent’s stick is a penalty, but I guess they can’t call it after the fact?
But you know those refs are sending a memo to the rest of the zebras.
Fastsmitty47
Shouldn’t be a high stick or embellishment either. Looks like he unintentionally swung the stick into his own face
Motor-Post-8845
Not embellishment but definitely an owie
-Saetia
No
chemicalsubtitle
Should have been a 4 minute penalty against the Wings.
ImaginationInfamous9
Rangers a dirty team
CadillacsandBourbon
It wasn’t even good acting. He should get the double minor and a game misconduct.
SwanzY-
Let me hit you in the face with a stick while we’re movin in the heat of things and let’s see if you react, OP
TiredReader87
lol yes
onlysmallcats
I’ve never played hockey, but I think I’d react the same way if I took a piece of carbon fibre to the teeth.
vanyel196
It looked to me like Razor was trying to throw the stick off and ended up eating it. It was the right-ish call as much as I hate to say that. Overall? Lot’s of trashy plays from the rangers.
frocarter
Fuck you, you’re getting a fucking embellishment!
hardware1197
If you are saying he purposely took the opponent’s stick and smashed his own face with it – that’s a stretch. What happened after he smashed his own face with his opponent’s stick wasn’t embellished- it looked real as fuck.
poodletown
you think he deliberately hit himself in the face with the stick? he was pushing the stick away. Sure, not a penalty on either player but you can’t listen to these TNT guys and learn anything about reality.
His hand was moving the stick AWAY from him.
Bigcarts
He was certainly not selling it. As someone who played hockey their entire life, getting hit by a sti anywhere without protection can hurt a tremendous amount. Especially in the face. You dont realize the pain until youve had it happen
StumptownRetro
No. It’s just a minor infraction for grabbing the opposing players stick. Carry on
HandBananan
Wow, an actual case of the old big brother trope, « why are you hitting yourself? »
Keep hockey not soccer. That’s embellishment fo sho. Maybe the worst ever.
StevenCC82
No penalties on the play. He got hit but he did it himself
35Richter
No. If anything it should be 2 minutes for holding the stick
korkkis
Penalty for grabbing another person’s stick
bluAstrid
Rule 8.1 – Holding
Holding is any action by a player that restrains an opposing player by impeding their progress whether or not they are in possession of the puck, or by such action prohibiting their ability to pass, shoot, receive, or otherwise propel the puck.
A player is permitted to use their arm in a strength move, by blocking their opponent, provided they have body position and are not using their hands in a holding manner, when doing so.
While players are permitted to block an opponent’s stick with their hands, arms, or body, they are not permitted to hold an opponent’s stick.
A Minor penalty will be assessed to any player who holds an opponent in any manner.
**A Minor Penalty will be assessed to a player who holds an opponent’s stick. This penalty will be assessed and announced as “holding the stick”.**
Dakzoo
No. He didn’t act it up. There was no fall to the ice or anything, he just went to the bench. I doubt he even intended to hit himself.
But the ref was correct (hurts to say) to overturn the double minor.
OG_MajinVegeta
He tried to move the stick out the way but failed and inadvertently smacked himself in the face
RPsgiantballs
Not sure if serious . Dude took a stick in the mouth
Gnarlli
Play it in full speed. These slow mo penalty reviews are useless
B0tzilla
Definetly no. While he did effectively lift the stick to the face himself, I think it is quite clear he did not intentionally hit himself with it. He was trying to protect the puck and fight of the forechecking stick. At the same time it is not a high stick since the forechecker did not hit him in the face. It was Raymond himself. It just happened to be the Rangers players stick he did it with. Correct calls on the ice.
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No he got smacked in the chin
No, he’s lifting the stick to get it out of the way
This is the hockey equivalent of the [bicycle meme](https://imgflip.com/s/meme/Bike-Fall.jpg).
They can’t add a penalty on the review, only determine if it was a high stick
He literally grabs the guys stick and hits himself with it. No penalty.
No OPs never had a stick to the face that shit hurts
It’s not embellishment, he took a stick to the face so he’s not faking. He lifted the stick though so it’s no penalty, but I don’t think he intended to hit himself. That’s the right call after the review.
He’s trying to throw the stick behind him, watch the hand movement
Not at all. He was trying to get stick out of the way, not to hit himself. He wasn’t trying to draw a penalty, though he may have closed his hand on another players stick, and that’s a no-no
Lots of opinions here from people who have clearly never played a fast paced sport at a high level. The guy got a fucking stick to the face unexpectedly. That’s exactly how you would respond.
Its not like he immediately crumpled to the ice from it
Isn’t it a penalty to hold (or grab) another players stick?
… what? He got hit in the face by a stick. Ever been hit in the face by a stick? It hurts.
Nah thats hirts
I don’t think he tried to hit himself on purpose but once he got hit he tried to sell it as hard as he possibly could.
How about we smack you in the face with a hockey still and see your reaction. I can assure you from experience it doesn’t feel good
They were going down like flies. More like soccer players than hockey players.
Holding the stick penalty.
Show it in realtime, slomo is very deceptive as to reaction *time*..
If not embellishment then definitely it’s embarrassment
Grabbing your opponent’s stick is a penalty, but I guess they can’t call it after the fact?
But you know those refs are sending a memo to the rest of the zebras.
Shouldn’t be a high stick or embellishment either. Looks like he unintentionally swung the stick into his own face
Not embellishment but definitely an owie
No
Should have been a 4 minute penalty against the Wings.
Rangers a dirty team
It wasn’t even good acting. He should get the double minor and a game misconduct.
Let me hit you in the face with a stick while we’re movin in the heat of things and let’s see if you react, OP
lol yes
I’ve never played hockey, but I think I’d react the same way if I took a piece of carbon fibre to the teeth.
It looked to me like Razor was trying to throw the stick off and ended up eating it. It was the right-ish call as much as I hate to say that. Overall? Lot’s of trashy plays from the rangers.
Fuck you, you’re getting a fucking embellishment!
If you are saying he purposely took the opponent’s stick and smashed his own face with it – that’s a stretch. What happened after he smashed his own face with his opponent’s stick wasn’t embellished- it looked real as fuck.
you think he deliberately hit himself in the face with the stick? he was pushing the stick away. Sure, not a penalty on either player but you can’t listen to these TNT guys and learn anything about reality.
His hand was moving the stick AWAY from him.
He was certainly not selling it. As someone who played hockey their entire life, getting hit by a sti anywhere without protection can hurt a tremendous amount. Especially in the face. You dont realize the pain until youve had it happen
No. It’s just a minor infraction for grabbing the opposing players stick. Carry on
Wow, an actual case of the old big brother trope, « why are you hitting yourself? »
Keep hockey not soccer. That’s embellishment fo sho. Maybe the worst ever.
No penalties on the play. He got hit but he did it himself
No. If anything it should be 2 minutes for holding the stick
Penalty for grabbing another person’s stick
Rule 8.1 – Holding
Holding is any action by a player that restrains an opposing player by impeding their progress whether or not they are in possession of the puck, or by such action prohibiting their ability to pass, shoot, receive, or otherwise propel the puck.
A player is permitted to use their arm in a strength move, by blocking their opponent, provided they have body position and are not using their hands in a holding manner, when doing so.
While players are permitted to block an opponent’s stick with their hands, arms, or body, they are not permitted to hold an opponent’s stick.
A Minor penalty will be assessed to any player who holds an opponent in any manner.
**A Minor Penalty will be assessed to a player who holds an opponent’s stick. This penalty will be assessed and announced as “holding the stick”.**
No. He didn’t act it up. There was no fall to the ice or anything, he just went to the bench. I doubt he even intended to hit himself.
But the ref was correct (hurts to say) to overturn the double minor.
He tried to move the stick out the way but failed and inadvertently smacked himself in the face
Not sure if serious . Dude took a stick in the mouth
Play it in full speed. These slow mo penalty reviews are useless
Definetly no. While he did effectively lift the stick to the face himself, I think it is quite clear he did not intentionally hit himself with it. He was trying to protect the puck and fight of the forechecking stick. At the same time it is not a high stick since the forechecker did not hit him in the face. It was Raymond himself. It just happened to be the Rangers players stick he did it with. Correct calls on the ice.