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Pacioretty didn't exactly have a choice with a 6'9" guy riding him into it now did he?
If the speed of the game is that slow, why didn't Pacioretty see the support beam and adjust his path?
Pacioretty didn't exactly have a choice with a 6'9" guy riding him into it now did he?
Because he was chasing the puck, was ready to blow by Chara
That's 2 minutes for interference.
At the referee's discretion, this can be a major, or even a game misconduct. I'm only disputing a multi-game suspension here.
I have played hockey, but it's hardly the point. The point is I can see Chara in that video looking up and seeing where he's going. Parcioretty is looking at the puck.Well I often get this in the basketball thread... so it's my turn now.
Have you ever played hockey? It has become second nature for a player to finish his check. And while Chara might've known he was in a somewhat dangerous area, you'd really have to have a ton of things fall in place to purposely do that.
You can't premeditate something like that from the angle Chara had on the hit. Yeah, it was a late hit, but it probably wouldn't have been called at all had it been against a pane of glass.
Chara's mind is in at most two places. Here is Parcioretty against the boards that I'm going to hit, and there is the puck.
Chara is still absolutely responsible for the hit, but it was hardly intentional in an manner.
Absolutely it's interference, but upon finishing checks it's hardly ever even called. Chara's responsible for the interference, and thus responsible for what happened to Parcioretty.
But I highly doubt he had any idea that he was going to nearly kill him.
I have played hockey, but it's hardly the point. The point is I can see Chara in that video looking up and seeing where he's going. Parcioretty is looking at the puck.
I didn't say he premeditated it, as in he knew ten seconds before. I'm saying he saw the pole and didn't pull up. Didn't even have a second thought. Hit him right into it and kept on going. Didn't bat an eye. Didn't care.
He knew exactly what he hit him into.
No, I think he was going to check him, saw the support beam, and didn't care. It's not like he set out saying, "I'm going to check him into a support beam," but it didn't deter him in the least.
Yes. That's what I saw after a number of viewings of that video.In other words, Chara purposely hit him with the knowledge that he might strike the support beam.
I think he saw it way more than .5 seconds before he hit the pole, and that's my entire point.
And it's the point of the conversation in the other thread because you said you don't even pay attention to that part of the game.
Well, in my first hockey game, I got to see a fight, a terrible call by the ref that ended up costing the Wolves the game, overtime, and a shoot-out that went into sudden death. It was a fine time. Hockey definitely is even more awesome in person. Especially towards the end of the game.
The problem is not any kind of bias on Colin Campbell's part.Colin Campbell is very unbiased, and at the very most biased against Campbell.
I'm probably not the only one that thinks that the design itself in that area is screwed up.
They should look into some super flexiglass, or perhaps a flat 45 degree board.
I'm probably not the only one that thinks that the design itself in that area is screwed up.
They should look into some super flexiglass, or perhaps a flat 45 degree board.
It's not the only arena that has this area, by the way. I noticed that St.Louis has it, too, the other night when I watched the game.
Don't all/most rinks have that design? It's where Pierre McGuire sits.
Don't all/most rinks have that design? It's where Pierre McGuire sits.
All they have to do is smooth out the corner and have the board angle into the bench. Really shouldn't be that hard to modify.
It's not the only arena that has this area, by the way. I noticed that St.Louis has it, too, the other night when I watched the game.
I heard McGuire mention that some arenas have that area, but with no glass and thus no need for the poles.