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Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
It gets so complicated though. The obvious ones stand out, but here would be my argument for this hit:
- Trouba starts the play flat footed on the point, Dal Colle is quick.
- Trouba saw an opportunity to keep the puck in on a bobbled pass, so he takes a hard stride in and sets his body
- any reasonable person would expect a professional athlete to look up, Trouba commits to the play immediately. Once committed he has a split second to realize Dal Colle is day dreaming.
- Then what? Pull up and allow a 2 on 1? “Poke check him”? (fixation on the puck is another way you never make the NHL as a defenseman). Quick toe drag on a poke check and he’s gone.
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Totally agree.
I'm not sure on how to solve for this type of incident, as I don't know that there's much Trouba could have done. I don't see him taking multiple steps, i don't see him leaving his feet, I don't see him targeting the head.
With the speed of play, I'm not sure what he could have done to avoid what happened.
But there's a different in recognizing those challenges and saying "I like big hits" as a previous poster did.
If big hits remain, it should be because they were unavoidable, not because it is perceived to add to the game. Even if one likes the physicality of big hits, we have to start recognizing that it is more important that the sport evolve to mitigate the long-term tragedies.