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To be honest I think Chara knew where the padded bench area was and used it to his advantage, however he obviously didn't want it to end up this badly. As someone who has played hockey all my life I definitely am always aware of where this area is on the ice, it rarely comes into play but you can really fuck someone up if you get them with the right hit by it, as seen tonight.

Are you the fuck alright ?? I played hockey all my life . no way this is a cheapshot , he nudged the guy , hope he is ok , bad luck...Chara was looking the other way , he continued his check ...wow

Regardless of intent, which they can't prove anyway, he made a dangerous play that ended up in a serious injury that could've been a lot worse too. Chara has no priors in this department though so I can't see him getting any major suspension. He'll probably get 1 or 2 games for it, which imo is fair, and that'll be that.

The way the rink is constructed isn't Chara's problem

And L-O-L at the guy that "plays hockey" so he is an expert on this. Fag out more dude.

 

Originally Posted by MFT77

Just got home to respond.

But like i said before, most of you prob haven't played hockey before. But he clearly hit him 10 feet after he pushed the puck by him.

I will state again, i was cheap. I'll wait to see the reaction in the morning, but clearyly cheap.

Chara, big and physical, but i've seen him dish out some pretty cheap hits.

And to those say he was just finishing his check, it was clearly when Pacioretty didn't have the puck and it had left his stick much earlier.

The more you say you played hockey, the less I think you did. I played D for about 10 years all the way thru High School. One of the first things you learn when you get to the HS level as a defensemen is, either A) don't let the puck get behind you B) if the puck gets behind you, don't let your opponent get behind you and get the puck. YOU HAVE TO FINISH YOUR HIT. I don't know how to explain this to a Canadian cause you guys hate checking and don't learn til you are 18, but that's part of hockey. If you are engaging a player and he dumps the puck in, you are still allowed to finish your hit. happens every game many times. Your opponent doesn't have to have the puck on his stick blade for it to be a legal hit. There was nothing cheap about this and so far you are the only person that thinks there is, so maybe re-think your stance? Or just be the one guy out of 50 that doesn't get it and keep whining.

Yeah, this needs to be an argument divided by country lines. Obv makes sense.

He ran interference on pacioretty and it turned out way worse than he meant it to. 2 min penalty and well wishes to pacioretty. I mean it's not like chara had to even go far laterally to hit him, he just made contact a little late which is nothing more than interference. Lemieux bulldogging Drapers face into the stantion many moons ago was intent to injure. This was interference and irresponsibility.

But I'm sure the truth will only come out after everyone wears their countries flag print jumpsuits while jamming out to their national anthems.

^Could have been a house league team, since there's no body contact in house league.
But in competitive (the only league to play if you want to "make it"), they definitely have checking at an early age. Even 20 years ago.

Plus, the French are like the Pakis...they get mustaches when they're 10. lol

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Originally Posted by MilBestDrnkr

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^ cheapest of cheap shots

results.....


chara hit imo was not a cheap shot. finishing his check, and if he doesnt that forward is behind him with the puck and nobody in between him and the goalie

 

Originally Posted by whatsup

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=357203

bob mckenzie is a smart guy he generally knows what he is talking about

also to follow up on my earlier point, Mike Murphy is taking care of this case

Meh, I agree with some of what he said as far as the boards being configured differently, but I just don't see a suspension here. Especially after Matt Cooke wasnt suspended for a blatant elbow to the back of Savards head. I just don't see anything worth a suspension here.

Go figure this happened on the 7 year anniversary of infamous cheapshots, the Todd Bertuzzi back of the head suckerpunch. I would have had more respect for Bert, had he taken his glove off before punching Moore in the back of the head.

"severe concussion and a fractured vertebrae"

Ouch.

 

Originally Posted by The Worm

The more you say you played hockey, the less I think you did. I played D for about 10 years all the way thru High School. One of the first things you learn when you get to the HS level as a defensemen is, either A) don't let the puck get behind you B) if the puck gets behind you, don't let your opponent get behind you and get the puck. YOU HAVE TO FINISH YOUR HIT. I don't know how to explain this to a Canadian cause you guys hate checking and don't learn til you are 18, but that's part of hockey. If you are engaging a player and he dumps the puck in, you are still allowed to finish your hit. happens every game many times. Your opponent doesn't have to have the puck on his stick blade for it to be a legal hit. There was nothing cheap about this and so far you are the only person that thinks there is, so maybe re-think your stance? Or just be the one guy out of 50 that doesn't get it and keep whining.

If he was "just finishing his hit" why did he get a 5 min interference penalty?? This whole post seems like what he did is "allowed" and standard. He got penalized. Therefore it is NOT allowed. makes sense?
Check out where the puck is when he gets rubbed out.
Was it intentional, who knows, Chara knows he's a big boy and once he gets a hold of you, you dont have much control of where he'll be tossin' ya.
Also, it can be looked into more as Chara was looking to get back at Pax which I dont think has been mentioned in this thread as of yet.
And pls lets end this dumb talk about "i've played hockey all my life"/this is a US vs Canada thing. Just LOL @ whoever mentioned this wouldnt be an issue if it was vs an american team rather than les habitants. pretty sure most of canada hates that team more than several american teams :) lol

 

Originally Posted by moobs96

If he was "just finishing his hit" why did he get a 5 min interference penalty?? This whole post seems like what he did is "allowed" and standard. He got penalized. Therefore it is NOT allowed. makes sense?
Check out where the puck is when he gets rubbed out.
Was it intentional, who knows, Chara knows he's a big boy and once he gets a hold of you, you dont have much control of where he'll be tossin' ya.
Also, it can be looked into more as Chara was looking to get back at Pax which I dont think has been mentioned in this thread as of yet.
And pls lets end this dumb talk about "i've played hockey all my life"/this is a US vs Canada thing. Just LOL @ whoever mentioned this wouldnt be an issue if it was vs an american team rather than les habitants. pretty sure most of canada hates that team more than several american teams :) lol

Why did Matt Cooke "not" get a penalty for elbowing Savard in the back of the head last season, knocking him unconscious? Isn't that a penalty?