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Originally Posted by landshark
Can someone tell me how the Torres hit is different than the Stewart/Landeskog hit from January?
Both are hard hits where the vicitm's shoulder is the initial point of contact, but the hitter's shoulder slides off and rams into the victim's head.
NO ONE called for a suspension of Stewart. Even Landeskog, after initially crying foul, a few days later said that upon further review, he put himself into a vulnerable position and vowed to keep his head up in the future...
When it comes to hits like these, I admit that I can't see clearly though my homer eyes.
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Well first of all, he hits him straight on, not a glancing blow where you drive by and take out just the player's head. He hits the chest first and follows up. Landeskog didn't really do anything wrong there, just wasn't paying attention for a split second and got clocked. My guess is he was trying to defuse the situation more than anything else.
That being said, Stuart does sort of leap up and leave his feet on the follow through. I know that's part of the motion, but it does seem like he tries to "pop" him when he was vulnerable. I just wish these guys would try and skate
through the player rather than try and pop them up in the air. It would make for far less injuries on hits.