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Victoro311
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: San Diego, CA
Joined: 06.17.2014

May 4 @ 4:22 PM ET
I thought Boyle's hit was completely clean. It looked shoulder to shoulder to me. Hickey looked like he was trying to draw a penalty and it backfired. Now Hickey's hit on Drouin earlier seemed suspension worthy to me, but everything I have read is putting the blame on Drouin for having his head down. To me that doesn't excuse the hit, but I clearly seem to be in the minority so I must be missing something.
- PensFan1103

The thing with the Hickey hit is they not only did Drouin have his head down, but he also skated into Hickey's check. By current league standards that hit was in no way suspendable. It wasn't that late and Drouin amplified the magnitude of the hit through his own actions. If the league wants to crack down on any and all head contact and anything that resembles interference then great, but that was a clean hit.
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

May 4 @ 4:28 PM ET
The thing with the Hickey hit is they not only did Drouin have his head down, but he also skated into Hickey's check. By current league standards that hit was in no way suspendable. It wasn't that late and Drouin amplified the magnitude of the hit through his own actions. If the league wants to crack down on any and all head contact and anything that resembles interference then great, but that was a clean hit.
- Victoro311

People saying Hags in for Christopher - can you confirm Vic/Guile-Guile/Vic...?
Guile
Joined: 03.04.2014

May 4 @ 4:39 PM ET
People saying Hags in for Christopher - can you confirm Vic/Guile-Guile/Vic...?
- 21peter



Hags and Kunitz swapping? Are you high, trolling, or bad at jokes?
PensFan1103
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Joined: 06.30.2010

May 4 @ 4:39 PM ET
The thing with the Hickey hit is they not only did Drouin have his head down, but he also skated into Hickey's check. By current league standards that hit was in no way suspendable. It wasn't that late and Drouin amplified the magnitude of the hit through his own actions. If the league wants to crack down on any and all head contact and anything that resembles interference then great, but that was a clean hit.
- Victoro311

When I watch it though, it seems like Hickey is fully expecting him to do exactly what he did. His hit looks like it would completely miss if Drouin doesn't cut back into him. That to me tells me he fully expected him to cut back into him and that he planned the hit accordingly. To me that is enough to say he was targeting the head. That said, I fully appreciate that the league can't make those assumptions and has to go based on what is seen and not try to gauge a players intent.

I don't really care either way, I was just more or less blown away that everyone seemed to be in total agreement right off the bat that it was a clean hit.
martox
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Stockholm - "Nights when we don't have our A-game, we better have our A-commitment & A-effort."
Joined: 09.25.2014

May 4 @ 4:43 PM ET
People saying Hags in for Christopher - can you confirm Vic/Guile-Guile/Vic...?
- 21peter

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21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

May 4 @ 4:43 PM ET
Hags and Kunitz swapping? Are you high, trolling, or bad at jokes?
- Guile

21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

May 4 @ 4:44 PM ET
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- martox

Guile
Joined: 03.04.2014

May 4 @ 4:46 PM ET
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- martox



Just another Ranger fan trolling... he must not play golf.
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

May 4 @ 4:49 PM ET
Just another Ranger fan trolling... he must not play golf.
- Guile

C'mon - I'm not just another...
You've been trolling our board last couple of months, so just chill
Guile
Joined: 03.04.2014

May 4 @ 4:50 PM ET
C'mon - I'm not just another...
You've been trolling our board last couple of months, so just chill

- 21peter



Its a shame the level of reading comprehension in New York is so low. I trolled after your two trash fans trolled our area first. Then all you guys have done is cried about how I trolled there since, no matter what is said.
Victoro311
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: San Diego, CA
Joined: 06.17.2014

May 4 @ 4:50 PM ET
Just another Ranger fan trolling... he must not play golf.
- Guile

Nah he's just one of those quirky Scandinavians like Martox.
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

May 4 @ 4:56 PM ET
Its a shame the level of reading comprehension in New York is so low. I trolled after your two trash fans trolled our area first. Then all you guys have done is cried about how I trolled there since, no matter what is said.
- Guile

No crying here little brother. As you know, our board has treated you nice...
9-2 pens
znagle58
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: OH
Joined: 05.02.2016

May 4 @ 4:56 PM ET
Its a shame the level of reading comprehension in New York is so low. I trolled after your two trash fans trolled our area first. Then all you guys have done is cried about how I trolled there since, no matter what is said.
- Guile


Those convos on double meat chipotle bowls though...
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

May 4 @ 4:59 PM ET
Nah he's just one of those quirky Scandinavians like Martox.
- Victoro311

Got it all wrong brother. Martox is a whiny swede. I'm a f'n warrior
Victoro311
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: San Diego, CA
Joined: 06.17.2014

May 4 @ 5:00 PM ET
Got it all wrong brother. Martox is a whiny swede. I'm a f'n warrior
- 21peter

Whatever, Viking.
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

May 4 @ 5:01 PM ET
Those convos on double meat chipotle bowls though...
- znagle58

that's rd's department
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

May 4 @ 5:10 PM ET
Whatever, Viking.
- Victoro311

Whatever. Caps or pens doesn't matter to me. The only real hate I've got is for the f'n flyers.
Love Hags. Never liked Ovi or Backstrom. Hate Kunitz though
Have a great game guys!
Emperor Filonius
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Drinking the tears of the defeated from Lord Stanley's chalice.
Joined: 01.18.2007

May 4 @ 5:29 PM ET
I want to talk more about headshots in general and the Letang hit specifically. I don't feel the topic has been covered well enough. Can we get back to that for a second?
meta_puck_luck
Location: The D
Joined: 03.05.2014

May 4 @ 5:33 PM ET
Whatever. Caps or pens doesn't matter to me. The only real hate I've got is for the f'n flyers.
Love Hags. Never liked Ovi or Backstrom. Hate Kunitz though
Have a great game guys!

- 21peter


Well, the Rangers had a homecoming in Harlem late last night,
And they got ass raped by a ghetto penguin with a 21 inch peter.
Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my suspension now.
Grinder47
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Somerset, PA
Joined: 10.20.2013

May 4 @ 5:36 PM ET
Somerset is much further from Pittsburgh than youd think. I remember getting on the turnpike several times thinking oh ill just get gas at Somerset and then driving on empty for 30 effing miles. It did have one of the better Starbucks on the turnpike though
- YuenglingJagr

When they redid that whole plaza and put that starbucks in I was in highschool and it was like the cool thing to do to drive out there and get starbucks. These girls would wake up an hr early to walk into school holding that starbucks cup. I'd honestly prefer sheetz coffee if I have to get some while I'm out, flavored and milky coffee makes me have to poop.
Grinder47
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Somerset, PA
Joined: 10.20.2013

May 4 @ 5:38 PM ET
I want to talk more about headshots in general and the Letang hit specifically. I don't feel the topic has been covered well enough. Can we get back to that for a second?
- Emperor Filonius

Go back to not calling them and tell players to hide their concussion symptoms and case closed.
Victoro311
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: San Diego, CA
Joined: 06.17.2014

May 4 @ 5:40 PM ET
When they redid that whole plaza and put that starbucks in I was in highschool and it was like the cool thing to do to drive out there and get starbucks. These girls would wake up an hr early to walk into school holding that starbucks cup. I'd honestly prefer sheetz coffee if I have to get some while I'm out, flavored and milky coffee makes me have to poop.
- Grinder47

All coffee makes me have to poop but sometimes I just need one. Not overpaying for Starbucks though. I'm taking the cheapest coffee available and I'm too lazy to deal with cream and sugar.
martox
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Stockholm - "Nights when we don't have our A-game, we better have our A-commitment & A-effort."
Joined: 09.25.2014

May 4 @ 5:41 PM ET
Nah he's just one of those quirky Scandinavians like Martox.
- Victoro311

I am not quirky :O
martox
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Stockholm - "Nights when we don't have our A-game, we better have our A-commitment & A-effort."
Joined: 09.25.2014

May 4 @ 5:42 PM ET
Got it all wrong brother. Martox is a whiny swede. I'm a f'n warrior
- 21peter

lol shut up you stupid norweigan why da hate towards swedes btw? I have meet ALOT of whiny swedes ye but I have also meet ALOT probably even more whiny norweigans though danes are even worse than both.
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

May 4 @ 5:45 PM ET
Well, the Rangers had a homecoming in Harlem late last night,
And they got ass raped by a ghetto penguin with a 21 inch peter.
Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my suspension now.

- meta_puck_luck

carry on kid
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