Mathew Barzal Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I've been thinking about the game for the last little while and something I can't seem to wrap my head around is the acceptance for that spear Burrows pulled after Reilly's CLEAN hit on Hansen. Is that the kind of actions we should be condoning and supporting from a role model for a lot of our younger players? I understand that the game had a LOT of bite and emotions were high. But this wasn't a heat of the moment spear, it was pre-meditated. Something he went out of his way to do. I can respect Hansen for jumping Kadri. I can respect Miller for jumping Martin. Those two players were out of line. Reilly simply made a big hit, the most that should of come out of that was fight. A spear to the gut is pathetic IMO and is part of the identity we've spent the last five years trying to shed. I don't even think Dorsett is capable of stooping that low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TU90 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Was the hit not super late accordingly to NHL rules? Haven't looked at it again but remember thinking it was dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyoNami Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 The spear is not justified, maybe if he fought him that'd be better, but the Reilly hit was definitely late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Burrows is a disgrace and i want him off our club..... I don't like guys that don't respect the code. Burrows has no class. I would rather have Pedan on the 4th than Burrows.... Bring on the minuses. I could care less. So sick of Burrows giving our club a reputation as cheap. Burrows needs to stop the biting, inappropriate trash talk , spearing crap. Go Old School if you want to sort guys out.... Really hockey fans want tough hockey players not cheap hockey players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, TU90 said: Was the hit not super late accordingly to NHL rules? Haven't looked at it again but remember thinking it was dirty. What are the rules? It looked to be about 1-2 seconds after the puck left Hansen. This is all I could find... Possession of the Puck: The last player to touch the puck, other than the goalkeeper, shall be considered the player in possession. The player deemed in possession of the puck may be checked legally, provided the check is rendered immediately following his loss of possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Reilly's hit was a blindside, late and unnecessary hit considering that the Leafs were up 5-2, like Cherry said. Hansen never even touched the puck with his stick, he deflected the pass from Stecher off his skate to Daniel barely having it for a fraction of a second. Burrows should be fined for the spear but Reilly should not of made that hit. Would of been content with just a fight or a late hit on Reilly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 7 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Reilly's hit was a blindside, late and unnecessary considering that the Leafs were up 5-2, like Cherry said. Hansen never even touched the puck with his stick, he deflected the pass from Stecher off his skate to Daniel barely having it for a fraction of a second. Burrows should be fined for the spear but Reilly should not of made that hit. Would of been content with just a fight or a late hit on Reilly. Agreed. I don't like to see the spear, to me that is cowards pay back. I would prefer to see a payback hit, even late hit or fight..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 reilly's hit was blindside, and as junkyard dog quoted cherry, there was no need for that. if you really wanted to hurt the canucks, just run up the score, like whatever but when you give a late hit in a pretty lopsided game, you're asking for trouble. as for the spear, he did a great job at not taking a penalty for that, so i'll give him that xD if the leafs want to take liberties in a lopsided game, against a team that's lost 7 straight, tempers will boil over. i have no problem with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 um seems to me burrows truly was off balance and falling hard to see how he intended to spear his left leg bounces up a bit before his "fall" i doubt he could have planned all that looks like a legit slip to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Just now, coastal.view said: um seems to me burrows truly was off balance and falling hard to see how he intended to spear his left leg bounces up a bit before his "fall" i doubt he could have planned all that looks like a legit slip to me burrows is a very crafty dude, if you remember his earlier years :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Twilight Sparkle said: burrows is a very crafty dude, if you remember his earlier years :3 Heh if you want payback no need for the spear. Just confront , drop the gloves and go from their. There is a right way to take care of business. Burrows is seen around the league as being cheap. Burrows simply needs to follow the code and take care of business the right way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Twilight Sparkle said: burrows is a very crafty dude, if you remember his earlier years :3 i agree with you but look at his left leg just before he "slips" it bounces a bit and indicates a bit of loss of control and he'd have to time it so that the slip positions him in exactly the spot he ends up in to do the spear i'm skeptical of that too many variables in play to allow that in my view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 minute ago, kingofsurrey said: Heh if you want payback no need for the spear. Just confront , drop the gloves and go from their. There is a right way to take care of business. Burrows is seen around the league as being cheap. Burrows simply needs to follow the code and take care of business the right way... they already fought, and it was a cute little wrestling match. you have to understand that burrows is a natural pest but i've never really seen that he's this huge POS around the league. sure, he did this thing in the finals, but who cares. he'll get under guys' skin and get some cheap shots in, but who in hockey doesn't. i get that you don't like the guy, but to call him classless and a disgrace isn't being objective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFBR392 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 It wasn't acceptable, but I get why he did it.. Kadri was already gone and he wanted to inflict something on someone... team mentality.. shot for shot... blahblahblah... It was pretty harmless, and I think it's being blown out of proportion, but it was still dirty. He'll probably get a game for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Lmao gthoutta here, people are so soft. Our team gets shat on and Burrows gives a little love tap and that's what you're concerned about? ...here, lemme ask you this: was the Kadri hit on Dank acceptable? How about Rielly hitting Hansen before leading up to that? What about Martin hitting Gaunce from behind at the beginning of the game? And thoughts on Martin dropping the gloves and targeting our weakest player who turns out is a rookie in just his 4th NHL game? Let me answer that for you: no. And those were all above and beyond what Burrows did so in comparison, yes what Burrows did *IN RETALITATION* is acceptable. Cmon grow a you know what. This is hockey, not soccer. We were the victims, not the other way around so stop trying to make it like we were the aggressors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshinefe Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 It was late and in a hockey game the Leafs were handily winning. I have no problem with it. I'm not sure why a minor penalty warrants its own thread, this stuff happens all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Burrows just being Burrows. Always has been and always will be a POS. It's hilarious how he acts tough with a young non fighter and still doesn't manage to get a single punch in and gets thrown down. Can't wait till he's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshinefe Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 minute ago, RRypien37 said: Burrows just being Burrows. Always has been and always will be a POS. It's hilarious how he acts tough with a young non fighter and still doesn't manage to get a single punch in and gets thrown down. Can't wait till he's gone. Please, tell us how you really feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neversummer Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 It'll get looked at by DPS. Things went sideways ... that's when sh*t like this happens. Who's going to the UFC fight night/game when the Leafs are in town on Dec 3rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Was it acceptable hell no! It was a cheep shot no doubt. I sure was happy to see Riley crumpled over in pain though after the late hit on Hansen and what had just happened to Daniel. Burr should be fined or given a game for it. I say it was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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