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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
He did not lay up on the hit. Sure, he didn't 'accelerate into it', because he was already moving at plenty of speed. The check lifted him a foot off the ice, FFS - that is not what laying up on it means.
1) player was in a vulnerable position
2) hit him in the back, straight into the boards
3) got his arm/elbow up, making the primary point of contact high
4) put Heiskanen's face into the glass
This hit could serve as the training video on what constitutes hitting from behind when a player is in a vulnerable position.
"lacks some critical thinking"... LOL, okay
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So you agree he didn’t accelerate into the hit but somehow that isn’t “laying up”? That makes no sense. By not accelerating he did not hit Heiskanen with the full force he could have. That is the definition of laying up on a hit.
1) He wasn’t in a vulnerable position at all, he was pinned up against the boards. If he was 2-3 feet away from the boards at the time of contact then yes it would be a vulnerable position. This isnt it homie.
2) Hits in the back like this (minus the elbow) happen every game, this is nothing new and typically a play that doesn’t get suspended.
3) I still agree with you about the elbow, so I’m not sure what your point is or who you are talking to. I agree with you and somehow you struggle to understand that lol.
4) I’ll have to check the rule book for a face into glass penalty, is it a minor or double minor? Haven’t seen that one called before. This point lacks critical thinking too.