1st shift of preseason time to take someone’s head off
krazyellinas23
Clean hit
IceCreamLover124
2 min boarding penalty at worst. Wasn’t really that bad, he popped right back up too. In a preseason game i dont mind that call at all though.
brasseur10
I’m surprised Deslauriers didn’t accept the invitation to dance.
Late_Employee2871
KABANG! Love this shit.
Late_Employee2871
KABANG! Love this shit.
JiveChicken00
Looks like Nic is already in midseason form.
Happydanksgiving2me
Hmmm.
Rand_University81
Of course this sub is crying about a beauty hit.
evil_burrito
I am not a fan of that hit.
I don’t always like « hard hit = fight » but I think it was justified in this case.
Except there wasn’t really a fight.
Sunflower_528
Then turtles
Low_Laugh6550
Hit was borderline, wasn’t as bad as some are making it out to be IMO, boy do I miss dlo in Anaheim. And for anyone saying he turtles or was afraid to answer the bell you clearly don’t know him lol, he was showing mercy to the kid who was doing the right thing.
DigRepresentative42O
Lots of crying on this sub for a hard hit. If this was regular season nobody would even bat an eye, gotta keep your head on a swivel.
cheeseyboy44
Clean hit . Shoulder shoulder
JacksonHoled
why didnt Condotta punched him. Even if it would have been a sucker punch I wouldnt mind since Deslauriers hit from behind.
Accomplished-Pay8181
Pretty borderline hit to me. I’m leaning towards it being scummy by merit of this is a preseason game. Not quite shoulder to shoulder, but he rotated slightly which stopped it from being shoulder on shoulder. Bigger issue to me is the force being enough to get him to the boards without sliding, at that distance. This should have been boarding, not sure if it was called tho. I didn’t watch the game. If DOPS wants to send a message, this gets a suspension for symbolic purposes moreso than this warranting a suspension, but given all the crap they’ve let go over the last couple years i doubt it.
jasonkash
We call that blue colla hockey where I’m from
Chipmunk-Adventurous
That is boarding 100%
Sinister_Mr_19
So unnecessary for preseason.
Upset_Definition2019
Heads up hockey
Luck612
I don’t really mind the angle that the hit came from, especially since it wasn’t close to the boards. My issue is that follow through of just the elbow and hand, to me that shows that he meant to throw him away and into the boards, not hit him off the puck
dcidino
Marginal. Condotta doing the needful. Context matters, and blowing people up in preseason is poor form unless there was something preceding this.
jmeier7
Engstrom put himself in a very vulnerable position. He looked like he was about to turn up ice but paused with his head down. Deslauriers doing what he does best to make the team and declined to cave in the rookie’s head. He’s typically a goon but showed his class with this move.
RachelVictoria75
He got back up
Bhut_Jolokia400
Deslauriers Sergeant-At-Arms will lead the league in fights this yr
Skellephant
Ah jeez. Its so nice to have hockey back. Its first week of preseason and r/nhl is already having a « it was boarding » vs « clean hit » argument. Missed you idiots.
Jolrit
I saw Deslauriers fight Marcus Petersson after Nic put a big hit on another Penguin. Petersson is not a fighter, he was sticking up for his teammate. Nic was obviously very merciful in that fight. I respect Nic for that.
Hydrorecreation
That’s how Taylor Feduns career ended (former oiler defender) 😔
Purple_Map_507
This is bullshit! I demand my hockey broadcast be in French!
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Was there a call?
Deslauriers is an absolute coward
That looked like a bad hit, no?
1st shift of preseason time to take someone’s head off
Clean hit
2 min boarding penalty at worst. Wasn’t really that bad, he popped right back up too. In a preseason game i dont mind that call at all though.
I’m surprised Deslauriers didn’t accept the invitation to dance.
KABANG! Love this shit.
KABANG! Love this shit.
Looks like Nic is already in midseason form.
Hmmm.
Of course this sub is crying about a beauty hit.
I am not a fan of that hit.
I don’t always like « hard hit = fight » but I think it was justified in this case.
Except there wasn’t really a fight.
Then turtles
Hit was borderline, wasn’t as bad as some are making it out to be IMO, boy do I miss dlo in Anaheim. And for anyone saying he turtles or was afraid to answer the bell you clearly don’t know him lol, he was showing mercy to the kid who was doing the right thing.
Lots of crying on this sub for a hard hit. If this was regular season nobody would even bat an eye, gotta keep your head on a swivel.
Clean hit . Shoulder shoulder
why didnt Condotta punched him. Even if it would have been a sucker punch I wouldnt mind since Deslauriers hit from behind.
Pretty borderline hit to me. I’m leaning towards it being scummy by merit of this is a preseason game. Not quite shoulder to shoulder, but he rotated slightly which stopped it from being shoulder on shoulder. Bigger issue to me is the force being enough to get him to the boards without sliding, at that distance. This should have been boarding, not sure if it was called tho. I didn’t watch the game. If DOPS wants to send a message, this gets a suspension for symbolic purposes moreso than this warranting a suspension, but given all the crap they’ve let go over the last couple years i doubt it.
We call that blue colla hockey where I’m from
That is boarding 100%
So unnecessary for preseason.
Heads up hockey
I don’t really mind the angle that the hit came from, especially since it wasn’t close to the boards. My issue is that follow through of just the elbow and hand, to me that shows that he meant to throw him away and into the boards, not hit him off the puck
Marginal. Condotta doing the needful. Context matters, and blowing people up in preseason is poor form unless there was something preceding this.
Engstrom put himself in a very vulnerable position. He looked like he was about to turn up ice but paused with his head down. Deslauriers doing what he does best to make the team and declined to cave in the rookie’s head. He’s typically a goon but showed his class with this move.
He got back up
Deslauriers Sergeant-At-Arms will lead the league in fights this yr
Ah jeez. Its so nice to have hockey back. Its first week of preseason and r/nhl is already having a « it was boarding » vs « clean hit » argument. Missed you idiots.
I saw Deslauriers fight Marcus Petersson after Nic put a big hit on another Penguin. Petersson is not a fighter, he was sticking up for his teammate. Nic was obviously very merciful in that fight. I respect Nic for that.
That’s how Taylor Feduns career ended (former oiler defender) 😔
This is bullshit! I demand my hockey broadcast be in French!
Already acting like a coward and ducking a fight?