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Gary83 · 02-26-2013, 12:12 PM

edit: Nevermind!

SuperMatt18 · 02-26-2013, 12:30 PM

No issues with him ducking under the hit. As long as the player doesn't go low to the knees then it shouldnt be an issue.

vektor · 02-26-2013, 12:35 PM

I for one wish the Oilers would be a lot better because it would force us to match them.When your closest rival excels it drives you to compete harder

Stay Golden · 02-26-2013, 01:29 PM

A good way for Pukov to break someone's face into the dasher with a stunt like that. What a knob.
He is a rookie if he still ducking hits 2 years from now the league knows what kind of character is.

stang · 02-26-2013, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FAN

I don't think Darryl was encouraging ducking when he was talking about the players needing to keep their head up. The problem is that it goes both ways. What if Sven went in for a hit and someone crosschecked him in the face giving him a concussion? Very dangerous.

I believe Darryl said get the stick up in his teeth. So you're right not ducking.

northcrunk · 02-26-2013, 03:13 PM

That is my biggest pet peave from when I played, either take the hit like a man or sidestep, dont turtle and take out knees. My remedy was to drop down and give them a sliding knee to the face or drop the gloves and start swinging.

TopChed · 02-26-2013, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by vektor

I for one wish the Oilers would be a lot better because it would force us to match them.When your closest rival excels it drives you to compete harder

I kinda doubt any Flames players care about how the Oilers do. I think it's more of a fan thing.

Zarley · 02-26-2013, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TopChed

I kinda doubt any Flames players care about how the Oilers do. I think it's more of a fan thing.

Nowadays I doubt they care, but back when the Battle of Alberta was good the Flames players had a personal hatred of the Oilers. I wish we could build that up again.

puckluck2 · 02-26-2013, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by fotze

If it was any other player than Carcillo, then it may be cheap. But eliminating the risk of damaging your quality of life by a type of player that will soon not exist in the game is something I would advise 9 times out of 10. He didn't duck out of the way dangerously, and there is a difference.

If Baertschi/Gaudreau is about to get run by some goon, I would advocate he does whatever he needs to to not get hurt. Not being able to leave the house for 4 years due to the light because you need to live up to some meathead hockey code, get your stick up.

I have to agree with this. What he did wasn't following the "norm", but Carcillo was trying to hurt him so hurt him back. The puck was already gone for quite some time anyways.

Carcillo is a AHL calibre plug trying to stay relevant.

Flame Of Liberty · 02-26-2013, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

What were you guys doing at 19...and a half? I'll bet it wasn't competing in a foreign country under high pressure against the best players in the world. Yak is a kid learning his craft. He'll make mistakes and will learn from them. He already has. I don't see why this is such a big deal.

dating supermodels and making over $100k a year of course

FlamesFan?101 · 02-26-2013, 04:51 PM

I would trade the world to get Yakupov.

Baertschi + 1st + 3rd, they'd probably want a lot more though, rightfully so

Erick Estrada · 02-26-2013, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by FlamesFan101

I would trade the world to get Yakupov.

Baertschi + 1st + 3rd, they'd probably want a lot more though, rightfully so

Are you an Oilers fan pretending to be a Flames fan?

Kiran403 · 02-26-2013, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by FAN

Yes he's suppose to absorb the hit or try to throw a hit himself. He had plenty of time to throw a hit back and try to bounce Carcillo off.

It's not cheap to avoid a hit. It's cheap to duck a hit.

The thing is you don't want to take hitting out of the game yet you want to ensure player safety. If ducking is allowed or a player is allowed to cross-check someone in the face in defense of being hit, then players will think twice before throwing a hard bodycheck. That's not what the NHL wants. That's not what I want.

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So instead of ducking, if he had just skated out of the way and Carcillo had gone full tilt into the boards, then that's ok? Isn't there still a risk of injury to Carcillo?

FlamesFan?101 · 02-26-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Are you an Oilers fan pretending to be a Flames fan?

Nope, I live in Edmonton, so I get to watch them lots. Nail Yakupov is a stud, he won't get to show it in Edmonton but if he went to a team that would actually give him ice time, everyone would recognize how talented he really is. Edmonton is ruining him by giving ice time to guys who are undeserving (Eberle).

dissentowner · 02-26-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by FlamesFan101

Nope, I live in Edmonton, so I get to watch them lots. Nail Yakupov is a stud, he won't get to show it in Edmonton but if he went to a team that would actually give him ice time, everyone would recognize how talented he really is. Edmonton is ruining him by giving ice time to guys who are undeserving (Eberle).

Lol, wut?

Azure · 02-26-2013, 05:37 PM

Eberle has been their best player.

Yakupov is a PP specialist. 5-5 he is useless.

moon · 02-26-2013, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Azure

Eberle has been their best player.

Yakupov is a PP specialist. 5-5 he is useless.

This year Eberle has not been their best player at all.

MoneyGuy · 02-26-2013, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by FlamesFan101

Nope, I live in Edmonton, so I get to watch them lots. Nail Yakupov is a stud, he won't get to show it in Edmonton but if he went to a team that would actually give him ice time, everyone would recognize how talented he really is. Edmonton is ruining him by giving ice time to guys who are undeserving (Eberle).

Eberle? LOL. I pretty much never say LOL, so when I do it is meaningful.

And these players are kids. Let them grow up and we'll see if they're useless.

MrMastodonFarm · 02-26-2013, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Eberle? LOL. I pretty much never say LOL, so when I do it is meaningful.

When you "laugh out loud" it's meaningful?

Locke · 02-27-2013, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by FlamesFan101

I would trade the world to get Yakupov.

Baertschi + 1st + 3rd, they'd probably want a lot more though, rightfully so

Step away from the cocaine....

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Originally Posted by Kiran403

So instead of ducking, if he had just skated out of the way and Carcillo had gone full tilt into the boards, then that's ok? Isn't there still a risk of injury to Carcillo?

Yes, because then Carcillo doesnt get his knees taken out from under him and go into the boards head first. If Yakupov just stepped aside then Carcillo is going into the boards with his body/shoulder and theres no real harm.

Avoiding a check is no big deal, but turtling like that is.