King Heffy Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) Wonder what the DOPS will give him for this one as a repeat offender. No excuse for that, incredibly dangerous hit from an absolutely gutless player. Should be at least 5 games for this. Edited November 28, 2021 by King Heffy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Calgary has a lot of big guys. Problem is they’re big dumb guys. Lucic and Zadorov with big dumb plays tonight. Its one thing if they were the Bruins and were allowed to get away with murder. The Flames are gonna get into trouble in the playoffs with those guys, wait and see. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post *Buzzsaw* Posted November 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2021 Yes, was a cheap shot by Lucic... funny how Juice didn't seem to blame him though. Talking about how he would jump up so he didn't get the elbow in the head... and never turn away when the steamroller was coming. Not sure the Flames are going to have trouble in the playoffs. Typical of Sutter teams is they are very disciplined in the post season. Anyone notice what Juice said as well about the Flames D. He said it was typical of a Sutter team to have two big guys in the 3rd D pairing and he said he was putting his stamp on the team. You gotta believe that Sutter told Treliving he wanted some size... and that is why we see Zadorov and Gudbranson back there. Not surprisingly enough, those two guys are playing extremely well under Sutter's structure... they are always in position, they take the body, clear the boards and net front... up and down, in position, rarely taking risks. The other thing I notice is that Sutter realizes while he can make some tweaks in the surrounding players, the core of the team can't be changed... and he has adapted his coaching style to fit the fact his key forwards are generally a small size.... but highly mobile and excellent passers. Sutters previous teams were known for having heavy physical forwards... and he coached those teams to take advantage of their size and playing a heavy cycle game. But now he has the Flames forwards playing a style which complements their talents... free wheeling, fast skating, lots of interchangeability, lots of scoring off the rush. Like Cooper down in Tampa, he knows you don't need big forwards to win... if your forwards have strong offensive skills and you coach them to play a fast fluid game. But both coaches know you need big D back there. Calgary's quick playoff exits in previous years was due to their small D getting run out of the rink. Good coaches adapt their style to the players they have. In my opinion that is the biggest reason why Travis Green has not succeeded with the Canuck forward group. He has forced them into playing a game which does not complement their skills. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 14 minutes ago, *Buzzsaw* said: Yes, was a cheap shot by Lucic... funny how Juice didn't seem to blame him though. Talking about how he would jump up so he didn't get the elbow in the head... and never turn away when the steamroller was coming. Not sure the Flames are going to have trouble in the playoffs. Typical of Sutter teams is they are very disciplined in the post season. Anyone notice what Juice said as well about the Flames D. He said it was typical of a Sutter team to have two big guys in the 3rd D pairing and he said he was putting his stamp on the team. You gotta believe that Sutter told Treliving he wanted some size... and that is why we see Zadorov and Gudbranson back there. Not surprisingly enough, those two guys are playing extremely well under Sutter's structure... they are always in position, they take the body, clear the boards and net front... up and down, in position, rarely taking risks. The other thing I notice is that Sutter realizes while he can make some tweaks in the surrounding players, the core of the team can't be changed... and he has adapted his coaching style to fit the fact his key forwards are generally a small size.... but highly mobile and excellent passers. Sutters previous teams were known for having heavy physical forwards... and he coached those teams to take advantage of their size and playing a heavy cycle game. But now he has the Flames forwards playing a style which complements their talents... free wheeling, fast skating, lots of interchangeability, lots of scoring off the rush. Like Cooper down in Tampa, he knows you don't need big forwards to win... if your forwards have strong offensive skills and you coach them to play a fast fluid game. But both coaches know you need big D back there. Calgary's quick playoff exits in previous years was due to their small D getting run out of the rink. Good coaches adapt their style to the players they have. In my opinion that is the biggest reason why Travis Green has not succeeded with the Canuck forward group. He has forced them into playing a game which does not complement their skills. Sutter knows how to deploy those big guys. Gudbranson doesn't look as bad as he was in previous years. He knows size matters in the playoffs. Whistles are put away, we all know this. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 What a dumb play by Lucic, literally ramming a guy's head into the top of the boards while the guy's facing away from you. Too bad the League can't force guys into retirement, because in the real world something like that would be assault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drive-By Body Pierce Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 That's the exact same dump and smash strategy that I use in NHL 22! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Stanley should have challenged him to a fight. I'm surprised he didn't. All he did was hug him... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 I wish one of our guys would hit someone like that. Idc, if it was dirty or not. It would at least bring some f’n emotion to our group. But I guess, our fans are okay with soft, lifeless hockey. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Am.Ironman Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, *Buzzsaw* said: Yes, was a cheap shot by Lucic... funny how Juice didn't seem to blame him though. Talking about how he would jump up so he didn't get the elbow in the head... and never turn away when the steamroller was coming. Not sure the Flames are going to have trouble in the playoffs. Typical of Sutter teams is they are very disciplined in the post season. Anyone notice what Juice said as well about the Flames D. He said it was typical of a Sutter team to have two big guys in the 3rd D pairing and he said he was putting his stamp on the team. You gotta believe that Sutter told Treliving he wanted some size... and that is why we see Zadorov and Gudbranson back there. Not surprisingly enough, those two guys are playing extremely well under Sutter's structure... they are always in position, they take the body, clear the boards and net front... up and down, in position, rarely taking risks. The other thing I notice is that Sutter realizes while he can make some tweaks in the surrounding players, the core of the team can't be changed... and he has adapted his coaching style to fit the fact his key forwards are generally a small size.... but highly mobile and excellent passers. Sutters previous teams were known for having heavy physical forwards... and he coached those teams to take advantage of their size and playing a heavy cycle game. But now he has the Flames forwards playing a style which complements their talents... free wheeling, fast skating, lots of interchangeability, lots of scoring off the rush. Like Cooper down in Tampa, he knows you don't need big forwards to win... if your forwards have strong offensive skills and you coach them to play a fast fluid game. But both coaches know you need big D back there. Calgary's quick playoff exits in previous years was due to their small D getting run out of the rink. Good coaches adapt their style to the players they have. In my opinion that is the biggest reason why Travis Green has not succeeded with the Canuck forward group. He has forced them into playing a game which does not complement their skills. We also don't have enough 'heaviness' on D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) I don’t even think it was that dirty, to be honest, nor it was a cheapshot. A cheapshot is when a guy didn’t see it coming, and DeMelo glanced at Lucic before he reached the boards. He needed to protect himself there, especially when a 230+ pound guy is coming towards you. It was a big hit with a bad outcome. Edited November 28, 2021 by shiznak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 2 jets there and Lucic skates away from it like nuthin. He nearly murders their team mate. What's happened to your team Maurice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Despicable hit by a despicable player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 DeMelo is lucky he does not have Lucic's nose? He wouldn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, shiznak said: I wish one of our guys would hit someone like that. Idc, if it was dirty or not. It would at least bring some f’n emotion to our group. But I guess, our fans are okay with soft, lifeless hockey. You can play physical hockey without drilling someone in the numbers into the boards. Lucic is an absolute disgrace to the sport precisely because he keeps pulling garbage like this., 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 27 minutes ago, King Heffy said: You can play physical hockey without drilling someone in the numbers into the boards. Lucic is an absolute disgrace to the sport precisely because he keeps pulling garbage like this., DeMelo kind of turtled and put his body in a bad position for a hit. What is he expecting? Lucic to not hit him? Like I said, DeMelo saw Lucic coming before he reached the boards. He needed to protect himself and brace for a hit (which he didn’t), because 10 out of 10 times, a guy is going to hit you there. I think this board hatred towards Lucic is clouding people’s mind. Was it a dangerous hit? Yeah, but DeMelo could have avoided it easily. The fact that none of his teammates stood up for him, kind of makes you think. Yeah bro, that was kind of your fault there. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, shiznak said: DeMelo kind of turtled and put his body in a bad position for a hit. What is he expecting? Lucic to not hit him? Like I said, DeMelo saw Lucic coming before he reached the boards. He needed to protect himself and brace for a hit (which he didn’t), because 10 out of 10 times, a guy is going to hit you there. I think this board hatred towards Lucic is clouding people’s mind. Was it a dangerous hit? Yeah, but DeMelo could have avoided it easily. The fact that none of his teammates stood up for him, kind of makes you think. Yeah bro, that was kind of your fault there. Listen it’s obvious that you are a fan but that was dirty if he wanted to he could’ve avoided that hit plain and simple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, CanuckleHorse said: Listen it’s obvious that you are a fan but that was dirty if he wanted to he could’ve avoided that hit plain and simple! It was dirty because DeMelo made it out to be dirty. If DeMelo braced for the hit, it would have been fine. If you think otherwise, then you’re either a casual fan or you have a blind hatred towards Lucic because of 2011. Even Bieksa said he didn’t blame Lucic, because DeMelo turned his back and didn’t brace for the hit. Edited November 28, 2021 by shiznak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, shiznak said: It was dirty because DeMelo made it out to be dirty. If DeMelo braced for the hit, it would have been fine. If you think otherwise, then you’re either a casual fan or you have a blind hatred towards Lucic because of 2011. Even Bieksa said he didn’t blame Lucic, because DeMelo turned his back and didn’t brace for the hit. It’s Bieksa he played the game fairly let’s say rough I wouldn’t expect to many hits are dirty in his view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 5 hours ago, hammertime said: 2 jets there and Lucic skates away from it like nuthin. He nearly murders their team mate. What's happened to your team Maurice? Nobody wants to fight Lucic. That's why I was begging for Loui to waive his NTC so we could get Lucic here. All this complaining from fans, but there's 22 people out there that don't have an issue with Lucic and it's his other 22 teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 2 hours ago, CanuckleHorse said: Listen it’s obvious that you are a fan but that was dirty if he wanted to he could’ve avoided that hit plain and simple! Lucic could've made it a softer hit, for sure. But you're going into the corner and the d-man is blocking you, so are you not allowed to make a hit? Are you supposed to avoid physical contact? Serious question, not trying to be a smartass here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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