Mind boggling these guys aren’t programmed to check their surroundings while having the puck and after getting rid of the puck…
SyphiliticPlatypus
I think it’s fair for skeptics to say that McCabe did not keep his head on a swivel as much as he should have. I also expect to see varying opinion on timing of the hit, which is subjective – was it well more than a few seconds after the pass or more of a beat that makes it a judgment call?
The hit did look late to me. To me, the refs could have done more in the moment to do acknowledge the blood streaming down McCabe’s face, rather than lamely let the period expire without going over to Keefe. It just looked like a weak cop-out.
We’ll see what the NHL has to say but give the past, have a feeling this will be just as ignored as it was on the ice.
AustonMatthews3
If there is no suspension for this, that is confirmation that the DoPS is a sham.
TG803
Late, high, vulnerable. Take your pick. I loved in the post game presser when Keefe said “[McCabe] asked Marchment to fight and obviously a fight did not happen”. Keefe calling Marchment out (and that’s as his former coach on the Marlies). Marchment has a history of borderline plays and never answers the bell. Fuck him.
shindleria
It’s a game and a suspension if that hit was McCabe on Marchment.
BetWochocinco81
Ya maybe don’t watch your passes, hockey 101
StaticR0ute
Likely won’t even get a look from player safety, as usual. What a fucking joke.
hutlet4
How come the leafs never get a player of Marchments grit and ability to play.
Oh right they had him and traded him for some 5’9 borderline AHL player cause previous GM made a number of ridiculously awful trades
Sarge1387
PPoC was the head, it was a blindside late hit. That SHOULD be two games…but I doubt they’re gonna review it at all
icheerforvillains
>48.1 Illegal Check to the Head – A hit resulting in contact with an opponent’s head where the head was the main point of contact and such contact to the head was avoidable is not permitted.
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>In determining whether contact with an opponent’s head was avoidable, the circumstances of the hit including the following shall be considered:
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>(i) Whether the player attempted to hit squarely through the opponent’s body and the head was not « picked » as a result of poor timing, poor angle of approach, or unnecessary extension of the body upward or outward.
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>(ii) Whether the opponent put himself in a vulnerable position by assuming a posture that made head contact on an otherwise full body check unavoidable.
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>(iii) Whether the opponent materially changed the position of his body or head immediately prior to or simultaneously with
I see it like this. McCabe never changed the position of his head. And Marchment fell into category i) with not hitting squarely and hitting high.
If he hit him square, that hit could’ve been boarding. And we are already debating whether its a late hit, thus interference.
So the fact there was NO penalty on this play is outrageous.
hogfl
It’s like me showing up for work. Late and high.
xtzferocity
I know this won’t make sense but I’m convinced there’s bias against the leafs.
Used_Hunt760
The main thing with this hit is the point of contact , the head . It seems the league is very inconsistent with this rule . It’s dirty to a point , but decades ago it’s on Rockem Sockem .
DAR44
Either crooked or incompetent , you choose
thebartdie
It’s amazing how many takes you still see on hits like this where people talk about “facing the boards”, or “didn’t keep his head up”, “admiring pass”, etc. We’ve lost sight of what hits are supposed to be for, and are stuck in an 80s/90s Don Cherry era of what’s clean and dirty.
The player with the puck can have their head down facing the boards, staring at the puck, whatever…if they get hit in the head, hit late, hit from behind, elbowed, charged, etc…it’s a penalty, full stop. Their positioning has zero bearing on the rules or what other players should be doing, and only matters as a way of keeping yourself safe in case someone else does something dirty. It’s like looking both ways before you cross at a crosswalk. You may have the right of way, but it’s worth checking to make sure someone isn’t about to run a stop sign or hit you while making a turn.
The purpose of hitting is to knock somebody else off the puck. That’s it. It’s not meant to be a way to absolutely blow somebody up and leave them in a heap on the ice. The reason you are allowed to hit someone slightly after they have the puck is because you can’t always stop right away. That doesn’t mean you get to get to take another two strides or even glide and brace for the hit. Once someone passes the puck, it should be like a yellow stop light. If you CAN turn and avoid the hit (ie you aren’t already in the process of hitting them) then you should.
Turbulent_Winner8372
Right in front of the freakin ref 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Troyforthewin
Oilers fan, but call it like you see it that was greasy.
AcceptableYou4919
Kadri is already in the police station, charges filed.
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Super grease
Mind boggling these guys aren’t programmed to check their surroundings while having the puck and after getting rid of the puck…
I think it’s fair for skeptics to say that McCabe did not keep his head on a swivel as much as he should have. I also expect to see varying opinion on timing of the hit, which is subjective – was it well more than a few seconds after the pass or more of a beat that makes it a judgment call?
The hit did look late to me. To me, the refs could have done more in the moment to do acknowledge the blood streaming down McCabe’s face, rather than lamely let the period expire without going over to Keefe. It just looked like a weak cop-out.
We’ll see what the NHL has to say but give the past, have a feeling this will be just as ignored as it was on the ice.
If there is no suspension for this, that is confirmation that the DoPS is a sham.
Late, high, vulnerable. Take your pick. I loved in the post game presser when Keefe said “[McCabe] asked Marchment to fight and obviously a fight did not happen”. Keefe calling Marchment out (and that’s as his former coach on the Marlies). Marchment has a history of borderline plays and never answers the bell. Fuck him.
It’s a game and a suspension if that hit was McCabe on Marchment.
Ya maybe don’t watch your passes, hockey 101
Likely won’t even get a look from player safety, as usual. What a fucking joke.
How come the leafs never get a player of Marchments grit and ability to play.
Oh right they had him and traded him for some 5’9 borderline AHL player cause previous GM made a number of ridiculously awful trades
PPoC was the head, it was a blindside late hit. That SHOULD be two games…but I doubt they’re gonna review it at all
>48.1 Illegal Check to the Head – A hit resulting in contact with an opponent’s head where the head was the main point of contact and such contact to the head was avoidable is not permitted.
>
>In determining whether contact with an opponent’s head was avoidable, the circumstances of the hit including the following shall be considered:
>
>(i) Whether the player attempted to hit squarely through the opponent’s body and the head was not « picked » as a result of poor timing, poor angle of approach, or unnecessary extension of the body upward or outward.
>
>(ii) Whether the opponent put himself in a vulnerable position by assuming a posture that made head contact on an otherwise full body check unavoidable.
>
>(iii) Whether the opponent materially changed the position of his body or head immediately prior to or simultaneously with
I see it like this. McCabe never changed the position of his head. And Marchment fell into category i) with not hitting squarely and hitting high.
If he hit him square, that hit could’ve been boarding. And we are already debating whether its a late hit, thus interference.
So the fact there was NO penalty on this play is outrageous.
It’s like me showing up for work. Late and high.
I know this won’t make sense but I’m convinced there’s bias against the leafs.
The main thing with this hit is the point of contact , the head . It seems the league is very inconsistent with this rule . It’s dirty to a point , but decades ago it’s on Rockem Sockem .
Either crooked or incompetent , you choose
It’s amazing how many takes you still see on hits like this where people talk about “facing the boards”, or “didn’t keep his head up”, “admiring pass”, etc. We’ve lost sight of what hits are supposed to be for, and are stuck in an 80s/90s Don Cherry era of what’s clean and dirty.
The player with the puck can have their head down facing the boards, staring at the puck, whatever…if they get hit in the head, hit late, hit from behind, elbowed, charged, etc…it’s a penalty, full stop. Their positioning has zero bearing on the rules or what other players should be doing, and only matters as a way of keeping yourself safe in case someone else does something dirty. It’s like looking both ways before you cross at a crosswalk. You may have the right of way, but it’s worth checking to make sure someone isn’t about to run a stop sign or hit you while making a turn.
The purpose of hitting is to knock somebody else off the puck. That’s it. It’s not meant to be a way to absolutely blow somebody up and leave them in a heap on the ice. The reason you are allowed to hit someone slightly after they have the puck is because you can’t always stop right away. That doesn’t mean you get to get to take another two strides or even glide and brace for the hit. Once someone passes the puck, it should be like a yellow stop light. If you CAN turn and avoid the hit (ie you aren’t already in the process of hitting them) then you should.
Right in front of the freakin ref 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Oilers fan, but call it like you see it that was greasy.
Kadri is already in the police station, charges filed.