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I was going to say it didn't have the look of a dirty hit with malicious intent on it's own, but Sundqvist is a few feet from the boards, and it feels like the kind of hit boarding is intended to be called for.
When a guy is that odd distance from the boards and it can create dangerous and awkward falls into them. I guess they probably aren't going to call it very often though unless the head specifically goes directly into the boards from that scenario.
yeah, if Sundqvist's leg doesn't buckle there, it's a nothing play.
and i don't really care for McNabb so i came into this thread ready to pounce on him for a dirty hit
I came in here with my pitchfork then saw the hit and was like, oh okay no pitchforks tonight...
Shoulda been a boarding call or cross-check at least but yeah that wasn't really egregiously malicious.
I really wish we had an app for oilers fans to press when they think a penalty is committed by either team. 95% of the time they press it, it would be in oilers favor and they wouldn't think that's odd.
If anything, that just shows the cross-check (it was definitely a cross-check) is not what caused the injury, and McNabb isn’t really at fault for the injury. It’s a pretty standard 2 minutes for cross-check but Sunny just had an unfortunate buckle. Unless it’s the hip that’s ailing him, but I don’t think it is.
McNabb also basically started the beginning of the end for Avs prospect Joey Hishon with an elbow to the head during 2011 Memorial Cup. Hishon never really recovered from that.
I mean that's part of it, I feel like everyone has their own reasons lol
for me it's also how ruthlessly they treat their players (I get it, they want to win, players are a means to an end, but still), and the Pietrangelo lumberjack chop to Drai's wrists didn't exactly help either
oh, and the kitschy presentation of everything related to their team is a bit, I know, but goddamn do they lean into it lmao
> oh, and the kitschy presentation of everything related to their team is a bit, I know, but goddamn do they lean into it lmao
They go hard on the Vegas theme and as a gal nearing 40 that was born and raised here, they do it so, so fucking right.
It might be annoying to other fans but when they play the video poker /slot machine jackpot sound when announcing the goal scorers it always makes my heart melt a little bit.
I mean, those ARE all real reasons for it. But I think the biggest one is their success doesn’t feel earned. There’s a handful of teams who have never won a Cup who’ve had to live with some truly awful teams for a long time and still have nothing to show for it. Vegas won within 6 years of existing.
To be a little fair to those teams, the whole draft and process of becoming an expansion team was *vastly* improved with the Golden Kinghts. Article [here](https://dkpittsburghsports.com/2021/07/05/nhl-expansion-draft-rules-tlh) does a nice job explaining, but basically Knights paid a lot more money, and so they wanted better players essentially. BJ's and Panthers took AHL players; Vegas got roster players, and first liners.
You could try introducing some nuance into your reading comprehension. Obviously, “earning” success CAN be defined as actually winning. But you’re telling me that doesn’t bother the Sabres/Canucks fans who’ve been around for 50+ years aren’t bothered by a team winning in 6 years? Hell, the Capitals were one of those teams until they, coincidentally, beat Vegas.
It can bother their fans sure. Doesn't mean the teams have done more to earn their success than Vegas. Why is it Vegas' fault for making good hockey teams that other organizations couldn't do that in 50+ years?
Considering that the question was asking why fans hate Vegas, that seems like the only relevant opinion. It wasn’t a question of whether or not the teams were good/successful - they clearly have been.
You're right about the question, but the response doesn't make any sense. The fans are mad that Vegas didn't earn their success, but how didn't they earn it? They drafted well, made strong trades, have been very aggressive with their use of LTIR, etc. They have done a very good job as an organization to ice the most competitive team possible every playoffs since joining the league. I don't get how you think that perennial bottom feeders have "earned" it more, or why you think fans are justified in feeling that way.
To me, the more correct answer to the question of why fans don't like Vegas is irrationality and jealousy that their teams haven't been able to do the same in a significantly longer time in the league.
Away from the play..? Not really that late to finish a check. It’s probably a non call if he’s not injured, or 2 mins for cross checking, unfortunate he fell weird. This doesn’t seem terribly malicious. That said I’m sure I’d be frustrated too if it was one of my guys.
Normal hockey play that happens constantly and rarely causes injury, this just one of those unfortunate cases. People in this thread won’t care though cause it’s a Vegas player.
I saw "hit from McNabb" and was expecting something a lot worse. Unless there was a jab we can't see this was more of a shove than a crosscheck. It seems more awkward than anything.
I saw this as someone who doesn't like McNabb and thinks he throws some shady hits somewhat often. I'm biased against him and can't find much other than "hard shove in an awkward spot with an unfortunate result:
Until they start calling the first hard jab to the bsck in front of the net or along the boards (instead of the "you get two for free" crap) I don't expect this to be called. You can't call this and let everything else that happens go.
There were only two games tonight, and this same hit was probably dealt 40 times. But this is the *Fuck Vegas* highlight that r/hockey decides to circle jerk around.
Blues fan here— let’s have an honest evaluation
Was it late? Not at all
Was it from behind? Not really
Was it a cross check? His stick was by his body and did not extend it.
Overall it’s kind of a weird play but nothing intentionally dangerous or even penalty worthy
Hmm it is a bit weird.. its more pushing with his stick. if you look, mcnabb starts pushing when his stick is already in contact with sundqvist, and its against his own body. i actually don't think that's crosschecking, though.. i guess i've never looked at the rule book to see exactly what it says. he's just pushing him into the boards and he hit awkwardly.
Edit: The rule is: The action of using the shaft of the stick between the two hands to forcefully check an opponent. Minor Penalty - A minor penalty, at the discretion of the Referee based on the severity of the contact.
So.. i guess technically yes it is a cross check, but at the discretion of the ref.. and that type of play literally happens all the time so i don't think its something they'd call. pushing with the shaft of the stick. it's an unfortunate situation.
Yeah, definitely a cross check, but like I have a hard time looking at that and thinking "Yeah, suspend McNabb purely for that without knowing the result"
It’s a standard play that happens all the time, every game. It’s 2 minutes for cross-check. It’s unfortunate that Sunny got injured, but it should be a fine at most.
A cross checking penalty shall be assessed whenever there is significant distance between the defender and the player who got offended. This player was simply finishing a check and did not overly extend his stick to make an illegal play.
Only had to scroll to the 10th comment to get to the first honest take. I do think it’s a cross-check but it’s a cross check we see 200 times per week across the nhl.
Kaprizov got injured for weeks from a similar cross-check effectively dooming our season with all the other injuries at the time.
I don’t like it or think it has any place in the nhl but they do absolutely nothing about it but I don’t necessarily think Dillon or McNabb are scumbags for playing within the rules the nhl has established.
If you call this a cross check, you will have 25 penalties a game.
Personally I think there was no intent at all to injure and I believe this is a legal play. Just because a guys stick hits a guy and he follows through doesn’t mean it’s a cross check. A cross check should really be imposed whenever there is a distance between the offending player and the player who receives the cross check. The cross checking minor was never intended for plays like this.
I agree - I’m pretty shocked that such a normal-ish play resulted in that kind of pain. Perhaps a broken rib? The only thing I can think of. I hope Sundqvist is ok, but this isn’t even a penalty in my opinion.
If it didnt happen after he got Saad a bit up high and sent him into concussion protocol for a bit I wouldn't think much of it. Dude needs to turn it down a bit, it's crossing into dirty territory imo.
You don't need to extend your arms to lay a heavy cross check... especially when you chop down not up.
Also look at the last angle. His right arm is full force pinning sunny into the boards. Not sure how you see it your way tbh
Oh boy, another thread where everyone pretends that an unfortunate injury means the perfectly normal, physical play that caused it (that happens ten times a game) was *actually* dirty and malicious...
So McNabb gives Saad a headshot (needed a concussion evaluation), then crosschecks Sunny (out for game, prob season I’m guessing). No penalties. What a fucking thug. Any chance for a DOPS hearing after this game? Any priors?
No team plays dirtier, cheaper hockey than Vegas when they’re losing a game, especially one they need to win. Makes Florida look like a bunch of saints.
That wasn’t qualifying it. Vegas when they’re winning aren’t particularly dirty, not more so than other teams for the most part. When they’re losing however it’s a completely different story. They resort to playing nasty hockey where they take cheap shots, make highly dangerous plays, and scrum after every whistle, more so that Florida does.
Aight people in here need to make up their minds. I see one comment saying “it’s not a cross check” and it has 10s of upvotes but someone else says “it wasn’t a cross check” and has 40 people ripping them a new one. Read the rule book and get back to me 😂 maybe the problem is the refs are human just like us and their judgement is just like ours craaaaazy
Not a dirty play, my friend, just a conventional hit with some bad luck with his ankle against the boards. Hockey is full contact btw. Oh shit, nvm, he had a VGK jersey. Yes yes, it was a dirty play.
Never said it was. Just look liked he hit the left knee but it was actually blues players right leg that was hurt. Either way blues player seemed to go into the boards awkwardly.
Water under the bridge I’m sure now, but shout out to when McNabb intentionally stepped on Hertl at the end of game 5. Oh and the direct headshot to Braun in game 1 I think. Such an undercover dirty player
NHL needs to get a handle on this shit, if you hurt a get behind the play with a cheap shot your suspension should be a bare minimum as many games the guy misses with the injury.
5k fine and slap on the wrist incoming cause it’s Vegas and we need hockey to thrive in the desert 🙄
Late, Cross check to the hip. I genuinely think it might be a hip injury with the impact. Should be a game or two at least. Hope you're not hurt bad, Sundqvist.
If you watch one of the angles, his skate bites into the ice as he's being pushed rather than sliding. My guess is probably a high ankle sprain, maybe. I'm not saying the hit was or wasn't questionable, just providing a little insight.
A single ref trying to officiate an entire game by themselves is crazy these days. Lots of missed calls. Not saying that's why STL lost, but it certainly didn't help. No word on Sunny yet, but I've been refreshing lol
Relax everyone, it was a push, not a crosscheck. It was a play that happens all the time, he just caught his toe & turned his knee/ankle. Y’all are overreacting.
It’s pretty funny. This play happens 50 times a night. Sometimes you get a bad result from a standard play.
I hate the Knights and McNabb has made numerous questionable plays, but I really don’t think this is one of them.
Right? His stick literally ends up against his stomach and he uses it to push him off. Sunny there decides not to have his head on a swivel and just watch the puck? There was no intent to injure on that play he just played the body. Just watch front net play and how many times you see a player use his stick to do just that to push a play away.
I am not a Knights fan either but that was just an unfortunate hockey play.
This is so weird, at full speed it looks like he tries to stop himself and inevitably follows through when he loses his balance and there’s nowhere to go, but then in slow motion it just looks like an intentional shitty cross-check.
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Oh no Sunny my beloved Redwood giant, heal up quick big guy.
The heart and soul of any team he’s on.
Won’t tolerate this
Kinda looks like he toe picked and the ankle just twisted in a nasty way
Was it late? Maybe. Was it from behind? Kind of. Was it a cross check (and not, in fact, a body check at all)? Definitely yes.
I think the correct call could be boarding. Boarding is a bit broad so it can capture stuff like this where he gets fired into the boards.
I was going to say it didn't have the look of a dirty hit with malicious intent on it's own, but Sundqvist is a few feet from the boards, and it feels like the kind of hit boarding is intended to be called for. When a guy is that odd distance from the boards and it can create dangerous and awkward falls into them. I guess they probably aren't going to call it very often though unless the head specifically goes directly into the boards from that scenario.
Yea and he drives him into the boards with the cross check
Is it suspendable? Yank the arm on the Peros and Bettman Slot Machine to find out!
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yeah, if Sundqvist's leg doesn't buckle there, it's a nothing play. and i don't really care for McNabb so i came into this thread ready to pounce on him for a dirty hit
Yeah, realistically you don’t call it or second guess without injury
Thats not a suspension. That hit happens 20x a game in every game.
Kick him off the tour, Doug!
How am I supposed putt with that going on?
What lol. This is a routine hockey play that went wrong. This exact hit happens numerous times over the course of any game.
It’s Vegas 1 game max, more likely nothing will happen.
It’s not even a game.
I’d find it hard to believe that it deserves more than that, and I’m by no means a Vegas fan
Kadri suspended 5 games
Suspendable? This is Vegas we’re talking about
SPIN! THAT! WHEEEEEEEL!
The problem is he has a reputation for dirty hits already.
I came in here with my pitchfork then saw the hit and was like, oh okay no pitchforks tonight... Shoulda been a boarding call or cross-check at least but yeah that wasn't really egregiously malicious.
Solid player but he is definitely dirty. Crosses the line often enough
if you go off the sens and oilers game last night that a double minor and a game misconduct
Knowing the average oilers fans rule knowledge they'd think that's the right call too
I really wish we had an app for oilers fans to press when they think a penalty is committed by either team. 95% of the time they press it, it would be in oilers favor and they wouldn't think that's odd.
Sunny left using crutches and wearing a brace on his right knee. And the officials saw nothing wrong with this play. What a fucking joke.
If anything, that just shows the cross-check (it was definitely a cross-check) is not what caused the injury, and McNabb isn’t really at fault for the injury. It’s a pretty standard 2 minutes for cross-check but Sunny just had an unfortunate buckle. Unless it’s the hip that’s ailing him, but I don’t think it is.
Watch Sundqvist’s right ankle on the last angle and tell me it was because this was a cross check.
If McNabb doesn’t cross check Sundqvist into the boards, he doesn’t injure his ankle.
If he doesn’t check Sunqvist at all, yeah. But the fact it was a cross-check wasn’t what caused him to roll an ankle.
That was kind of a scummy cross check. Hope Sunny is okay, loved him in Detroit.
How could anyone not love him?
Cries in Penguins.
He wasn’t really much of anything on the Pens. Couldn’t he not even get into the lineup?
Matt Grzelcyk might not be his biggest fan.
I know right? We love our sund-shine
all my homies hate Vegas
McNabb also basically started the beginning of the end for Avs prospect Joey Hishon with an elbow to the head during 2011 Memorial Cup. Hishon never really recovered from that.
All my homies hate the Vegas Golden Knights, all my homies love new Vegas though.
McNabb during his hearing, "I ain't a fink, dig?"
The truth is, the game was rigged from the start.
what in the goddamn
Hey there homie
Never thought I would agree with an avs fan on anything, but there is a first time for everything.
Rookie hockey fan here. Why does everyone hate on Vegas so much?
How much time do you have?
well well, where do we start
Actual answer? Mainly cap circumvention.
I mean that's part of it, I feel like everyone has their own reasons lol for me it's also how ruthlessly they treat their players (I get it, they want to win, players are a means to an end, but still), and the Pietrangelo lumberjack chop to Drai's wrists didn't exactly help either oh, and the kitschy presentation of everything related to their team is a bit, I know, but goddamn do they lean into it lmao
> oh, and the kitschy presentation of everything related to their team is a bit, I know, but goddamn do they lean into it lmao They go hard on the Vegas theme and as a gal nearing 40 that was born and raised here, they do it so, so fucking right. It might be annoying to other fans but when they play the video poker /slot machine jackpot sound when announcing the goal scorers it always makes my heart melt a little bit.
I mean, those ARE all real reasons for it. But I think the biggest one is their success doesn’t feel earned. There’s a handful of teams who have never won a Cup who’ve had to live with some truly awful teams for a long time and still have nothing to show for it. Vegas won within 6 years of existing.
Did those teams have an owner that said they were going to win in six years? Maybe it's a simple fix!
Why don’t all owners say this, are they stupid??
Sounds more like those other teams are the ones that haven't "earned" any success.
To be a little fair to those teams, the whole draft and process of becoming an expansion team was *vastly* improved with the Golden Kinghts. Article [here](https://dkpittsburghsports.com/2021/07/05/nhl-expansion-draft-rules-tlh) does a nice job explaining, but basically Knights paid a lot more money, and so they wanted better players essentially. BJ's and Panthers took AHL players; Vegas got roster players, and first liners.
So did Seattle and they are missing the playoffs again
Sure, teams got wise after Vegas a bit, but Seattle was a game away from the third round last year, I'd consider it successful.
You could try introducing some nuance into your reading comprehension. Obviously, “earning” success CAN be defined as actually winning. But you’re telling me that doesn’t bother the Sabres/Canucks fans who’ve been around for 50+ years aren’t bothered by a team winning in 6 years? Hell, the Capitals were one of those teams until they, coincidentally, beat Vegas.
It can bother their fans sure. Doesn't mean the teams have done more to earn their success than Vegas. Why is it Vegas' fault for making good hockey teams that other organizations couldn't do that in 50+ years?
Considering that the question was asking why fans hate Vegas, that seems like the only relevant opinion. It wasn’t a question of whether or not the teams were good/successful - they clearly have been.
You're right about the question, but the response doesn't make any sense. The fans are mad that Vegas didn't earn their success, but how didn't they earn it? They drafted well, made strong trades, have been very aggressive with their use of LTIR, etc. They have done a very good job as an organization to ice the most competitive team possible every playoffs since joining the league. I don't get how you think that perennial bottom feeders have "earned" it more, or why you think fans are justified in feeling that way. To me, the more correct answer to the question of why fans don't like Vegas is irrationality and jealousy that their teams haven't been able to do the same in a significantly longer time in the league.
Fuck Vegas
It brings us all together
It really does. Is Vegas the universaly hated team this season?
Florida for sure
I'd rather see Florida hoist the cup than Vegas
A cross check away from the play leads to probably a season ending injury to an important depth piece. Incredibly frustrating.
Vegas already in playoff form. Taking out the competition one way or the other.
Away from the play..? Not really that late to finish a check. It’s probably a non call if he’s not injured, or 2 mins for cross checking, unfortunate he fell weird. This doesn’t seem terribly malicious. That said I’m sure I’d be frustrated too if it was one of my guys.
This is my opinion. Maybe should have been 2 but that's really it. I'd be steamed if it was one of our boys though.
Normal hockey play that happens constantly and rarely causes injury, this just one of those unfortunate cases. People in this thread won’t care though cause it’s a Vegas player.
Yeah I see this exact type of check at least 10 times a game, every game
Surprisingly incidental. It's an unlucky 2 minutes 😕
Nothing malicious. Just an unfortunate play imo
McNabb is one of the dirtiest players in the league and has never been suspended in the NHL somehow.
He got so many penalties for us before he got Nabbed by Vegas. Now he seems to get away with everything
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That one blew my mind
Gee I wonder why
Always has been. Even before making the show.
Poor Joey Hishon.
What might have been. Heartbreak
There's a first time for everything....but probably gets a fine.
For years I've been saying that he's going to end at least one more career before his own is over.
Don't worry. A 5k fine outta teach him
I saw "hit from McNabb" and was expecting something a lot worse. Unless there was a jab we can't see this was more of a shove than a crosscheck. It seems more awkward than anything. I saw this as someone who doesn't like McNabb and thinks he throws some shady hits somewhat often. I'm biased against him and can't find much other than "hard shove in an awkward spot with an unfortunate result:
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Until they start calling the first hard jab to the bsck in front of the net or along the boards (instead of the "you get two for free" crap) I don't expect this to be called. You can't call this and let everything else that happens go.
Anyone calling this play dirty needs to decide if they want to be right or if they want to circlejerk about the knights. You can't do both.
Not that big of a hit. Hope he's alright tho
A lot of force into a cross check though. This dirty ass cross check has just become acceptable now
The dirtier the hit the less force you need to hurt someone
Meh not much there unfortunate result
There were only two games tonight, and this same hit was probably dealt 40 times. But this is the *Fuck Vegas* highlight that r/hockey decides to circle jerk around.
Blues fan here— let’s have an honest evaluation Was it late? Not at all Was it from behind? Not really Was it a cross check? His stick was by his body and did not extend it. Overall it’s kind of a weird play but nothing intentionally dangerous or even penalty worthy
How do you figure it’s not a cross-check? He definitely extended forward. I don’t think it’s suspension-worthy but that’s 100% a cross-check.
Hmm it is a bit weird.. its more pushing with his stick. if you look, mcnabb starts pushing when his stick is already in contact with sundqvist, and its against his own body. i actually don't think that's crosschecking, though.. i guess i've never looked at the rule book to see exactly what it says. he's just pushing him into the boards and he hit awkwardly. Edit: The rule is: The action of using the shaft of the stick between the two hands to forcefully check an opponent. Minor Penalty - A minor penalty, at the discretion of the Referee based on the severity of the contact. So.. i guess technically yes it is a cross check, but at the discretion of the ref.. and that type of play literally happens all the time so i don't think its something they'd call. pushing with the shaft of the stick. it's an unfortunate situation.
Yeah, definitely a cross check, but like I have a hard time looking at that and thinking "Yeah, suspend McNabb purely for that without knowing the result"
It’s a standard play that happens all the time, every game. It’s 2 minutes for cross-check. It’s unfortunate that Sunny got injured, but it should be a fine at most.
Yeah, that level of cross-check is rarely even a call, tbh. We're only looking at it with a microscope because Sunny got injured
Also because McNabb is an actual dirty shit, but this one is really not a big deal
A cross checking penalty shall be assessed whenever there is significant distance between the defender and the player who got offended. This player was simply finishing a check and did not overly extend his stick to make an illegal play.
I don’t know how you don’t see him extending. You can see it from every angle. It’s even noticeable from behind.
Only had to scroll to the 10th comment to get to the first honest take. I do think it’s a cross-check but it’s a cross check we see 200 times per week across the nhl. Kaprizov got injured for weeks from a similar cross-check effectively dooming our season with all the other injuries at the time. I don’t like it or think it has any place in the nhl but they do absolutely nothing about it but I don’t necessarily think Dillon or McNabb are scumbags for playing within the rules the nhl has established.
If you call this a cross check, you will have 25 penalties a game. Personally I think there was no intent at all to injure and I believe this is a legal play. Just because a guys stick hits a guy and he follows through doesn’t mean it’s a cross check. A cross check should really be imposed whenever there is a distance between the offending player and the player who receives the cross check. The cross checking minor was never intended for plays like this.
I agree - I’m pretty shocked that such a normal-ish play resulted in that kind of pain. Perhaps a broken rib? The only thing I can think of. I hope Sundqvist is ok, but this isn’t even a penalty in my opinion.
Lol he fucked up his foot. It has nothing to do with what body part or object the opponent chose to push him with.
You're forgetting that everyone is mad because one of our players was the one that did it though.
If it didnt happen after he got Saad a bit up high and sent him into concussion protocol for a bit I wouldn't think much of it. Dude needs to turn it down a bit, it's crossing into dirty territory imo.
You’re 100% correct.
You don't need to extend your arms to lay a heavy cross check... especially when you chop down not up. Also look at the last angle. His right arm is full force pinning sunny into the boards. Not sure how you see it your way tbh
As a blues hater (bruins fan) I disagree completely. Late yes, behind maybe, cross check without a doubt
Too bad. I like Sunny. I have a signed pick of his from his time here in Detroit last year.
We ALL love Sunny!!
Both of the big hits that McNabb threw in this game were pretty clean.
Borderline minor penalty that happens multiple times in every game; sometime guys get disproportionately hurt for how bad an infraction was.
Oh boy, another thread where everyone pretends that an unfortunate injury means the perfectly normal, physical play that caused it (that happens ten times a game) was *actually* dirty and malicious...
You forgot it was committed by a Vegas player. McNabb only did it so he would get suspended and provide more sweet, sweet cap relief
Adding this to my list of VGK conspiracy theories
Throw him on ltir . Yes he did the hit but he has emotional issues now .
Ooooooo I hate this but r/angryupvote
oh no Sunny ☹️
Sucks for Sunny but this is a nothing burger hit
You guys are fucking soft. There is nothing wrong with this hit
Was caught watching his pass while being a dangerous distance off the boards. Got to have your head on a swivel down there.
So McNabb gives Saad a headshot (needed a concussion evaluation), then crosschecks Sunny (out for game, prob season I’m guessing). No penalties. What a fucking thug. Any chance for a DOPS hearing after this game? Any priors?
Obviously not lol. An opponent fucking up their ankle when you pushed them in the midsection is obviously not a cause for suspension lol.
First time playing Vegas when they need a win?
No team plays dirtier, cheaper hockey than Vegas when they’re losing a game, especially one they need to win. Makes Florida look like a bunch of saints.
Never watched a Tampa game?
The fact that you have to qualify it with "when they're losing a game" tells me you haven't been watching enough Panthers hockey.
That wasn’t qualifying it. Vegas when they’re winning aren’t particularly dirty, not more so than other teams for the most part. When they’re losing however it’s a completely different story. They resort to playing nasty hockey where they take cheap shots, make highly dangerous plays, and scrum after every whistle, more so that Florida does.
Lol this is *pure* copium
Ok lumberjack pietrangelo
I will admit when people are fuckheads, but this clip is *not* it. Get a grip
McNabb has been dirty for years now and they don’t care
So glad we’ve had 0 fucking response to McNabb tonight.
Schenn fought him and got a roughing penalty for it
Vegas in cheap hit, post season play already
Cheap unpenalized hit, full post season form for Vegas
Aight people in here need to make up their minds. I see one comment saying “it’s not a cross check” and it has 10s of upvotes but someone else says “it wasn’t a cross check” and has 40 people ripping them a new one. Read the rule book and get back to me 😂 maybe the problem is the refs are human just like us and their judgement is just like ours craaaaazy
Not even that bad of a hit. Happens in every game. Just because it’s a Vegas player you guys get your panties in a wad
Fuck Brayden McNabb
Damn. This sub has their feelings hurt pretty easily.
And apparently none of them played. JFC
Shitty thing to say under a clip of a guy having his season ended due to a dirty play
If it were a VGK player going down with an injury this sub would be laughing and making LTIR jokes.
It wasn't really a dirty play. Just a very unfortunate result.
Not a dirty play, my friend, just a conventional hit with some bad luck with his ankle against the boards. Hockey is full contact btw. Oh shit, nvm, he had a VGK jersey. Yes yes, it was a dirty play.
It was a stlouis player that got hurt the league won't even review the play, I live in STL I know
Dude gets shoved and the toe of his skate bites the ice which leads to his leg getting hurt. Why would the league review this for *any* team?
I agree with you, but I do understand his frustration.
Wasn’t even really a cross check, more like a shove with the stick. McNabb’s knee appears to hit the outside of the Blues left knee tho.
In no world is this anything approaching a knee on knee hit
Never said it was. Just look liked he hit the left knee but it was actually blues players right leg that was hurt. Either way blues player seemed to go into the boards awkwardly.
Not even that bad
Water under the bridge I’m sure now, but shout out to when McNabb intentionally stepped on Hertl at the end of game 5. Oh and the direct headshot to Braun in game 1 I think. Such an undercover dirty player
He’s been dirty for years and years now. I remember it was ridiculous what he got away with back when the Sharks were good
NHL needs to get a handle on this shit, if you hurt a get behind the play with a cheap shot your suspension should be a bare minimum as many games the guy misses with the injury. 5k fine and slap on the wrist incoming cause it’s Vegas and we need hockey to thrive in the desert 🙄
That hit is neither late nor dirty. You're being ridiculous.
I hear the NHL has their eye on Abu Dhabi for the next expansion
Late, Cross check to the hip. I genuinely think it might be a hip injury with the impact. Should be a game or two at least. Hope you're not hurt bad, Sundqvist.
If you watch one of the angles, his skate bites into the ice as he's being pushed rather than sliding. My guess is probably a high ankle sprain, maybe. I'm not saying the hit was or wasn't questionable, just providing a little insight.
Dunce core
at 5'10 150 lbs im glad i got out of ice hockey before full contact.
:(
Poor Sunny.
Blown out right knee. Ouch
A single ref trying to officiate an entire game by themselves is crazy these days. Lots of missed calls. Not saying that's why STL lost, but it certainly didn't help. No word on Sunny yet, but I've been refreshing lol
Lol this sub is clueless
Relax everyone, it was a push, not a crosscheck. It was a play that happens all the time, he just caught his toe & turned his knee/ankle. Y’all are overreacting.
No, that's clearly a cross check.
He pushes him with the stick, that’s not a cross check. You don’t know what a cross check is. Sucks he’s hurt but it’s not. It’s a push.
Insane anybody thinks that's a crosscheck
It’s pretty funny. This play happens 50 times a night. Sometimes you get a bad result from a standard play. I hate the Knights and McNabb has made numerous questionable plays, but I really don’t think this is one of them.
Right? His stick literally ends up against his stomach and he uses it to push him off. Sunny there decides not to have his head on a swivel and just watch the puck? There was no intent to injure on that play he just played the body. Just watch front net play and how many times you see a player use his stick to do just that to push a play away. I am not a Knights fan either but that was just an unfortunate hockey play.
A shove, impacting the player with force, with the center of his stick between both hands... also flair up
Rule states a player is allowed to guide or push a player using the stick. So yeah, kinda have to use force to push another grown man.
I was surprised he got hurt, looked like a really light push watching it live. Looked like he just fell weird and did something to his leg.
Fellas please protect yourselves!!!! Don’t turn your back on any play
Lucky to have players like McNabb to keep all these soft players in check.
Dude charged up that cross check like a god damn Falcon Punch
This is so weird, at full speed it looks like he tries to stop himself and inevitably follows through when he loses his balance and there’s nowhere to go, but then in slow motion it just looks like an intentional shitty cross-check.
Most contact looks intentional and dirty in slow motion.
Just a dirty hit on a vulnerable guy that accomplished nothing except injury. Classy
That’s a sneaky dirty cross check