elvis15 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 NHL Player Safety @NHLPlayerSafety 2m2 minutes agoWinnipeg’s Dustin Byfuglien will not face supplemental discipline for his hit on Montreal’s Brendan Gallagher. http://ow.ly/2bw6zk I thought at first viewing he'd be due for something, expecially since he's apparently been warned three times already this season.While I understand what they're trying to explain, I don't agree that it's just bracing, and even less that hitting through the hands caused the spin and that it's consistent with a full body hit. He could be cutting up ice, but chooses to make significant contact without hitting legally squarely through the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fateless Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Looked pretty clean to me. Gallagher ran into Buff with his face, Buff didn't target the head but made incidental contact after the rest of his body did. Gallagher should be careful who he runs into in open ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigs Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 All this is is a case of tall guy hits short guy in my opinion. Buff doesn't take more than 3 strides and the follow through on the elbow is after Gallagher has already been hit, it was not the primary point of contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Looked like a chippy sequence of events. A penalty was good enough there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Wasn't the cleanest hit but I don't think the fact that Byfuglien takes shats as big as Gallagher made it look any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I guess when they spun the suspension wheel he landed on 0 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 All this is is a case of tall guy hits short guy in my opinion. Buff doesn't take more than 3 strides and the follow through on the elbow is after Gallagher has already been hit, it was not the primary point of contact.I don't think there's any element of charging or elbowing, but I do question that he hits squarely through the body or is just bracing. It's not so cut and dry that it's automatic, but Buff is treading on very thin ice with his history and warnings this season.I guess when they spun the suspension wheel he landed on 0 games More like they watched where Gallagher landed after he was spun by Buff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I think Buff is a dirty hockey player and a bit of a moron, just not in this specific case.I don't think Gallagher dived. I think its just a product of a huge guy hitting a small guy and the latter not having an opportunity to brace for the hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Good. That hit looked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 interference, nothing more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Phooey Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Glad that there is no more than a 2 minute interference call on the hit. Last time I checked, hockey was a contact sport and it's up to players to brace themselves for any possible contact...even someone as big and ugly as Buffalo.Gallagher's got the heart of a lion...good on him for taking the hit like a man and bouncing back up and trying to get at whoever he could for getting smoked. But Gallagher ought to know...a VW colliding with a semi...it's not going to end well for the VW bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Oh look, another example of the NHL using similar elements of hits to draw different conclusions. Must be Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 The problem is that Byfuglien is a linebacker compared to anyone in the NHL. When he can destroy guys like Bouwmeester with ease, guys like Gallagher have to be aware that when you run into him, you're on the losing side 8 days a week. Not only that, but in this case, a hit will look much worse than it was either intended or was, simply because Byfuglien is a giant compared to everyone else.While he has to be aware of his size when he throws his weight around (hence, not throwing dirty hits), other players have to shoulder the blame when running into Buff, if the hit is clean; because more often than not, the hit can end up looking dirty, simply due to the size (height and weight) difference.EDIT: Long story short, the league got it right. There shouldn't have been supplementary discipline on this hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 i dont care what anyone says, that hit was a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haikara Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Looks like the incident between Edler and Hertl, which I didn't think at the time warranted 3 games. However, Byfuglien has received several warnings already this season... another example of inconsistency from the DPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Looks like the incident between Edler and Hertl, which I didn't think at the time warranted 3 games. However, Byfuglien has received several warnings already this season... another example of inconsistency from the DPS.I'd lean to something on this play, but it's not really like the Edler hit at all. Buff plays the puck for one. Edler didn't and just went for the hit, so he had to hit squarely through the body. He didn't, so he got pinged. Buff played the puck and braced for contact while turning up ice. He knows he's going to hit Gallagher like that so I'd like to see him be more responsible in how he contacts Gallagher (but again I understand how him playing the puck first affects this scenario). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haikara Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I'd lean to something on this play, but it's not really like the Edler hit at all. Buff plays the puck for one. Edler didn't and just went for the hit, so he had to hit squarely through the body. He didn't, so he got pinged. Buff played the puck and braced for contact while turning up ice. He knows he's going to hit Gallagher like that so I'd like to see him be more responsible in how he contacts Gallagher (but again I understand how him playing the puck first affects this scenario).The argument for Edler is that he didn't reach for the puck like Byfuglien did, possibly to protect himself from a potential hit and be able to glide into the puck to either skate up ice or jam along the board. While Edler also tucks his elbow in, his arm doesn't fly up after the collision, and that to me signifies that he had intent to brace for impact, and not throw his arm into Hertl like Byfuglien did to Gallagher. In terms of reputation and history (the latter is considered in the ruling), I believe Edler had no suspensions or fines prior to the Hertl hit and typically avoids scrums - showing non-confrontational behaviour and unlikelihood of intent to injure (although he does occasionally throw big hits and has since been suspended for his hit on Staal). Byfuglien has had a suspension, multiple warnings in a handful of games this season, and is not afraid to mix it up after the whistle.Regardless of this hit, I'm perplexed as to how he got away with his hit earlier in the week (sorry for being off-topic). I just think he needs to be punished for his recklessness before he injures someone seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fateless Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Regardless of this hit, I'm perplexed as to how he got away with his hit earlier in the week (sorry for being off-topic). I don't really think that hit is suspendable. It was definitely a boarding penalty (which he was called for), but nothing more. While I acknowledge Pomme was in a vulnerable position, he shares some responsibility in the fact that he continued to try to play the puck and stay in the play while in a vulnerable position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Love Gallagher but great hockey hit. this is what we need in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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