Bob Probert didn't play in the 70's? He did it a few times, this one is from 86.


- LeftCoaster

Hawk fans also forget to mention Eager scratching Bieksa face all up with his long "girl" fingernails while Burrows was pulling hair. Well, they don't forget, they chose to ignore it to further their agenda.

This pissing contest you two teams are having is quite entertaining!

Proceed..........

Ian Esplen: The National Headshot League
The National Headshot League
- IanEsplen

Man people who think JJ's a homer has never met the likes of you. How's that 5-0 score coming along?

If you, the blogger hasn't seen the initial play to see that the brunt of the Sedin hit was to the head first, well, its your credibility not mine.

So really the Keith hit was inexcusable, but if you want repeat offenders who don't get the message to get more severely punished, you can't have it both ways. Two games is fair.

And I don't think there's any self-respecting player out there who doesn't believe in street justice from time to time.

And yeah, you'll never find hair pullers, groin-kneers criers, or sisters on the Hawks. Just guys that bring it.

or an elbow to the head works too

I would love to see Keith and Daniel square off at center ice next game... and see who turtles first.

no sure Vancouver fan would want the same!
- wolverine19

I'd like to see any Hawk square up last night. But we saw who turtled first.

So what you're really saying is that Steckel targeted Crosby? I've learned to read between the lines when you sneaky penguin bastages post.
- WayneZ

I'm just a firm believer that Headshots should be out of the game all together. Should Steckel have been pentalized for the hit on crosby, probably. Was he targeting Crosby, i don't think so. Head shots should be like high sticking calls. Whether you mean to or not, it's still a penalty.

or an elbow to the head works too

I would love to see Keith and Daniel square off at center ice next game... and see who turtles first.

no sure Vancouver fan would want the same!
- wolverine19

That would be even money. Just a bunch of head locks and fish-hooks. Like a cat fight.

The 70's was outlaw hockey. Guys had crazy hair and no helmets and hair pulling was the norm.

The "Burrows is a hair puller" fall back position is only mentioned by half-wits who need to link their self-esteem to the percieved higher moral standards of their favourite hockey team
- K-Bomb

Probert was a scumbag to? So is Burrows.

someone post a damn video of the 2 hits
you cry about the hits in your blog but you don't post the video

Ron Duguay disagrees.
- LamontSanford

That says everything right there.

We just want consistency, not homerism.

We just want consistency, not homerism.
- Quetzalcoatl

You should try Activia then.

I'd like to see any Hawk square up last night. But we saw who turtled first.
- K-Bomb

Yeah... come to think of it... Daniel did look like a turtle laying on the ice after the hit from Keith. good point

The one on the right isn't terrible. Then again ... I'm not a millionaire athlete.
- Double_A

Haha, yeah with Kane's bankroll you'de think he'd be rolling out of the bar with at least some 7's or 8's.

Its a shame that I can do better than Kane, and I don't even have a Limo, or a 5M annual paycheck.

You should try Activia then.
- WayneZ

Activa just gives me the sh1ts, much like what this blog was full of.

I'm just a firm believer that Headshots should be out of the game all together. Should Steckel have been pentalized for the hit on crosby, probably. Was he targeting Crosby, i don't think so. Head shots should be like high sticking calls. Whether you mean to or not, it's still a penalty.
- cap1681

I'm just a firm believer that Headshots should be out of the game all together. Should Steckel have been pentalized for the hit on crosby, probably. Was he targeting Crosby, i don't think so. Head shots should be like high sticking calls. Whether you mean to or not, it's still a penalty.
- cap1681

Well said.

- blacksheep1

He should have been pentalized for that. It should be the same for everyone, Superstar or 4th liner.

Keith is getting a phone hearing. Can't be more then 5 games. I bet he gets a slap on the wrist.

Haha, yeah with Kane's bankroll you'de think he'd be rolling out of the bar with at least some 7's or 8's.

Its a shame that I can do better than Kane, and I don't even have a Limo, or a 5M annual paycheck.
- moondawg

Hey big boy.. are you really that hot... would love to meet you one day...raaarrrrrr!

Elbows, headshots, trolling, reffing, suspensions, diving, rioting, biting, hair pulling, turtleing aside, I hope Daniel is OK and not on the IR to start the playoffs .

That would be a huge hit to the roster.

Henrik Said this today:

“He’s obviously going in there to try and hurt a guy, injure him.

“I understand it’s playoff [style] hockey and everybody wants to get their hits in—you’re hitting hard to leave an impression—but to me that hit is a blatant hit to the head on a guy who doesn’t have the puck yet.”

Oh wait sorry my mistake, that was Duncan Keith after Torres hit Seabrook last year.

Hypocrite.

Okay, gents, the thread has been mostly cleaned up and lots of bans handed out. Please refrain from name calling, posting pictures of scantly clad women for no reason or otherwise insutling the blogger. Trolling and posting smack talk just to inflame a pissing match can also get you banned. Play nice, kids.

While Daniel did hit Keith earlier in the game, that was a hockey hit. Keith had the puck and Sedin finished his check. While there was some minor contact with Keith's head (Shoulder to head), the chest was the principal point of contact. This was a text book hockey check. This check was how you are taught to do it as a kid and is how you finish a check. Sedin did not leave his feet. Sedin did not target the head. Sedin led with his shoulder and did not raise his elbow. You take that hit out of the game and you will be taking hitting out of the game (which might be for the best, given no one knows how to hit or get hit anymore). There was nothing wrong with the hit and Keith needs to be in anger management if he can't take that hit without losing his cool.

Sedin, while he didn't leave his feet, clearly lunges upward in a deliberate attempt to hit Keith high. The initial point of contact was not the head, but the principle (main) point of contact most definitely was. When you come in at head level (Keith didn't lower his head into Sedin's shoulder) it's hard to argue that he didn't "target" the head. Not a good hockey play. Not a textbook hit. Not just finishing a check.

Now, that said Keith's response was BS too. If I'm Shanny I give Keith 2-3 and a big (really big) fine, and I give sedin either 1 game or a modest fine.

sorry I thought everyone had seen the hit




link to tsn who break it down and show both hits

http://watch.tsn.ca/featured/clip642604#clip642604

Sedin, while he didn't leave his feet, clearly lunges upward in a deliberate attempt to hit Keith high. The initial point of contact was not the head, but the principle (main) point of contact most definitely was. When you come in at head level (Keith didn't lower his head into Sedin's shoulder) it's hard to argue that he didn't "target" the head. Not a good hockey play. Not a textbook hit. Not just finishing a check.

Now, that said Keith's response was BS too. If I'm Shanny I give Keith 2-3 and a big (really big) fine, and I give sedin either 1 game or a modest fine.
- Ogilthorpe2

I guess we'll see by the end of the day who is going to get a hearing or not.