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by shafnutz05 on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:00 pm
Nystrom made zero attempt to even pretend to try and play the puck.
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by Orlando Penguin on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:00 pm
I might be in the minority but I'm not so sure that hit was intentional at all. Letang got stuck making a low move and it was a wrong place, wrong time kind of thing. (ducking)
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by relantel on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:00 pm
Who held who there? Sure looked like the Star was holding Malkin around the waist.
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by NashvilleCat on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:00 pm
Geezer wrote:Roughing call?
Random penalty Twirl-O-Scope generated call.
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by shafnutz05 on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:00 pm
Orlando Penguin wrote:I might be in the minority but I'm not so sure that hit was intentional at all. Letang got stuck making a low move and it was a wrong place, wrong time kind of thing. (ducking)
Unfortunately, I agree
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by jimreb on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:01 pm
Letang is the guy we can not afford to lose.....Team has no transition game without him...Pens went 10-11 without Letang...I thought he was hit more in the shoulder than the head.
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by Froggy on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:01 pm
iWonTheCup87 wrote:Froggy wrote:shouldnt be a penalty. letang put himself in that position
i hope thats sarcasm
not at all. it was a head on hit, so the new rules don't apply. letang dipped his head going into the play. there is no way for the dallas player to make a safe hit on the play, and since it's head on, he is not responsible for the safety of the puck carrier
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by MRandall25 on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:01 pm
Gaucho wrote:iWonTheCup87 wrote:Froggy wrote:shouldnt be a penalty. letang put himself in that position
i hope thats sarcasm
it's the truth
By the same token, Nystrom shouldn't have his elbows out like that. Letang's head didn't drastically change before the hit.
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by relantel on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:01 pm
shafnutz05 wrote:Orlando Penguin wrote:I might be in the minority but I'm not so sure that hit was intentional at all. Letang got stuck making a low move and it was a wrong place, wrong time kind of thing. (ducking)
Unfortunately, I agree
Intentional in the result, no. Intentional in that Nystrom didn't even try and play the puck, yes.
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by mariojr on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:01 pm
That looks like a season-ending injury, especially since he already had a concussion. If so, that pretty much ends our chances at a cup run. Even if Crosby comes back, it's tough without a scoring D-man. Already that power play looked messed up without Letang.
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by DropEmJayBird on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:01 pm
A few years ago I would have said Letang can't put himself in that position.... however the rule has been set, the Matt Cooke rule, you can't do that anymore. If the Penguins have to play by that rule and have their players change the way they play, then the rest of the league should too.
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by Gaucho on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:01 pm
He'll be back and he'll be ok.
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by NashvilleCat on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:01 pm
Orlando Penguin wrote:I might be in the minority but I'm not so sure that hit was intentional at all. Letang got stuck making a low move and it was a wrong place, wrong time kind of thing. (ducking)
He didn't play the puck and watch his elbow move to catch Letang there. He might get some time off or a fine there.
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by DelPen on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:01 pm
I guess if Letang wasn't boarded right before the elbow he wouldn't be reaching to get back the play.
Refs sucks.
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by MRandall25 on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:02 pm
Froggy wrote:iWonTheCup87 wrote:Froggy wrote:shouldnt be a penalty. letang put himself in that position
i hope thats sarcasm
not at all. it was a head on hit, so the new rules don't apply. letang dipped his head going into the play. there is no way for the dallas player to make a safe hit on the play, and since it's head on, he is not responsible for the safety of the puck carrier
Nystrom could've kept his elbows down.
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by Avyran on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:02 pm
shafnutz05 wrote:Orlando Penguin wrote:I might be in the minority but I'm not so sure that hit was intentional at all. Letang got stuck making a low move and it was a wrong place, wrong time kind of thing. (ducking)
Unfortunately, I agree
The only reason I disagree is that I think Nystrom seemed to hit upward. That's my own subjective thought though... definitely think Letang made himself vulnerable.
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by Froggy on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:02 pm
DropEmJayBird wrote:A few years ago I would have said Letang can't put himself in that position.... however the rule has been set, the Matt Cooke rule, you can't do that anymore. If the Penguins have to play by that rule and have their players change the way they play, then the rest of the league should too.
that rule doesn't apply when you are facing the man. letang wasn't hit from behind, so toss that out the window
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by Waffles on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:02 pm
They look totally asleep. 100%.
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by penny lane on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:03 pm
DropEmJayBird wrote:A few years ago I would have said Letang can't put himself in that position.... however the rule has been set, the Matt Cooke rule, you can't do that anymore. If the Penguins have to play by that rule and have their players change the way they play, then the rest of the league should too.
exactly~ cooke on the blue jacket
It is utter bull crap!
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by flame on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:03 pm
chill out about calling this a season ending injury we dont even know if he even has a concussion yet
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by shafnutz05 on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:03 pm
Letang put himself in a bad spot, and Nystrom made no effort to make a clean hit. Both were partially at fault there IMO
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by sharpshootr55 on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:03 pm
Regardless as to whether Letang was too low at the time, Nystrom made no attempt to play the puck and there was a head shot because of it.
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by Froggy on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:03 pm
since when is trying to play the puck a prerequisite for checking someone?
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by DMcGrew on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:03 pm
Te good thing that I saw is that it didn't appear to be a direct hit to the head.. more like a glancing blow. Maybe just got his nose clipped?
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by MRandall25 on Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:04 pm
Froggy wrote:DropEmJayBird wrote:A few years ago I would have said Letang can't put himself in that position.... however the rule has been set, the Matt Cooke rule, you can't do that anymore. If the Penguins have to play by that rule and have their players change the way they play, then the rest of the league should too.
that rule doesn't apply when you are facing the man. letang wasn't hit from behind, so toss that out the window
Marc Savard was technically facing Cooke
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