SabreFan1 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I know this isn't a Sabres board, but I'm having a tough time figuring this one out and I need some neutral eyeballs to look at it. Any opinions on the intended principle point of contact with this hit from Bartkowski on Gionta? I'm leading toward an intended head shot that managed to hit the top of the shoulder at the same time as the head, but I'm also prejudiced in favour of the Sabres since they're my hometown team. *Also, Foligno hurt his hand during the ensuing fight. It was bad luck x2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdatb Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Gionta is kinda a small dude. Maybe a game or two would have been fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Gionta is kinda a small dude. Maybe a game or two would have been fine. That's what I lean towards. The refs called it a head shot and ejected Bartkowski, but the league said Gionta put himself in a precarious position by going for the puck. It was a weak explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 That's what I lean towards. The refs called it a head shot and ejected Bartkowski, but the league said Gionta put himself in a precarious position by going for the puck. It was a weak explanation. "Put himself in a weak position." Such BS. Gionta's like 5'9" or whatever doesn't headshots should be fair game on smaller players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 In my humble opinion I thought Bartkowski chicken winged and clipped him with an elbow on the follow through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I don't quite think a Canucks forum is a very unbiased place to be judging a Bruins player! :D With that said, like everyone else so far, I think 1-3 games would have been adequate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I think to really punish players they should have to be traded to Edmonton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshiyoshi Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I think to really punish players they should have to be traded to Edmonton. lol but yeah that didnt look like a clean hit to me, im definitely not an expert on it though (are there experts or do they just roll dice to make decisions?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Cheap shot for sure. Bartkowski should be fully aware on Gionta's height, and should position his hit so that it's not dangerous. IMO the right call would be 5+ games. That's the only way to get these types of hits out of the NHL. But this is a Bruin after all, so no surprises here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 It's a poor angle to view it from. It may have been shoulder to shoulder and then the head. Gionta's short and Barkowski's 6 ft 1. That being said, you'd think Bartkowski would have bent down a little more to avoid the head and, if you pause in the right spot, Gionta's head is hit eventually. It just looks like the shoulder was hit first. I'm going to say it's a hit to the head, but a different angled shot could say something entirely different in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I think to really punish players they should have to be traded to Edmonton. You do realize if that happened we'd be playing against a divisional rival of players who make hits to the head right? We'd have players injured each time we played Edmonton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Honestly, with Gionta standing up just before the hit I think it's fine. Bartkowski lines up to hit through the body and even when Gionta straightens he still ends up hitting the shoulder. The head is also contacted, but that appears to be incidental to me since he keeps his elbow in until after contact is made and he does have that shoulder contact rather than hitting across the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 In my humble opinion I thought Bartkowski chicken winged and clipped him with an elbow on the follow through. My thoughts too. Whenever I see the elbow go up, you know that a player is going for a high hit. No other reason for such a big guy not to keep his elbows tucked while hitting someone so much smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thema Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 So you're looking for "neutral eyeballs" on CDC with regard to a hit delivered by a Boston Bruin? Hahahahahahahahahaha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 So you're looking for "neutral eyeballs" on CDC with regard to a hit delivered by a Boston Bruin? Hahahahahahahahahaha... Actually, people have been very insightful and reasonable. I don't like the Bruins or the Leafs, but I can make a subjective call if asked and I've seriously disliked the Bruins since 1980, others have even longer than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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