Watching a star player bleeding from his eyebrow and nose isn't fun, find a sneaky way to pinch and keep the puck in is a way better strategy than leveling a guy in an extremely vulnerable spot.
When I started watching hockey, those types of hits were praised, so I find them (a lot of) fun... For me it was always an extra dimension to the game that is slowly being removed from hockey. Battles like Regehr vs. Hemsky become more and more rare even though we are talking mostly about legal hits.
Also, its a contact sport, and those athletes are paid millions for a reason. I always used to think of it as hazard pay, dangerous jobs pay more after all.
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Initial point of contact and principal point of contact are not necessarily the same thing. This was a body-on-body check. Marleau's body took the brunt of the impact.
Just wanted to thank getback for the more in depth interpretation. For some reason though I think that most of the referees in the league would blow the whistle on that play; however, whether it would be the correct decision I can't be sure.
I don't think that would be a penalty even today. Completely clean. Not sure why AcGold doesn't think star players shouldn't bleed if they have their head down.
Can't blame a guy for being taller than the guy he's hitting. If they were the same height would've been all body.
I remember being at that game against San Jose... What a rush! One of the best games I've ever been too. I can't wait to get back to those days.
On a side note... I remember comparisons of Sieloff's ability to make big hits to that of Sarich. Here's hoping he can bring back that element to the flames for years to come.
In a playoff game now that could be 5 and a game the way things are called today with a possible suspension hearing after. It's a different game now and while that was acceptable then now it's considered a dangerous and predatory hit.
This was probably my favorite iteration of the Flames post-04. Everyone in the prime of their careers, kicking ass, taking names, playing freewheeling hockey under Mike Keenan. If only they were a little tighter defensively, they could've done some things.
This was also the year that Daryl Sutter brought in Anders FREAKING Eriksson instead of giving a 1-way contract to Mark Giordano, prompting our now-captain to spend a year in the KHL. I hate to play the "what if" game, but one wonders how much better the Flames would have been that season with Gio in the line-up in place of Eriksson. How many games were lost that year solely based on bad give-aways by Anders? At least enough to make up the four-point gap on the Wild, win the NW division, and thus get an easier first round opponent than the Sharks, right? And am I misremembering, or wasn't Eriksson also responsible for a costly giveaway that led to San Jose's game-winning goal in game 7 of that series?
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This was also the year that Daryl Sutter brought in Anders FREAKING Eriksson instead of giving a 1-way contract to Mark Giordano, prompting our now-captain to spend a year in the KHL. I hate to play the "what if" game, but one wonders how much better the Flames would have been that season with Gio in the line-up in place of Eriksson. How many games were lost that year solely based on bad give-aways by Anders? At least enough to make up the four-point gap on the Wild, win the NW division, and thus get an easier first round opponent than the Sharks, right? And am I misremembering, or wasn't Eriksson also responsible for a costly giveaway that led to San Jose's game-winning goal in game 7 of that series?
True, but obviously something good happened in that year away for Gio. Maybe he isnt the player is now if he didnt freeze his nuts off in Siberia for a year.
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I loved having Owen Nolan on the team.
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This was also the year that Daryl Sutter brought in Anders FREAKING Eriksson instead of giving a 1-way contract to Mark Giordano, prompting our now-captain to spend a year in the KHL. I hate to play the "what if" game, but one wonders how much better the Flames would have been that season with Gio in the line-up in place of Eriksson. How many games were lost that year solely based on bad give-aways by Anders? At least enough to make up the four-point gap on the Wild, win the NW division, and thus get an easier first round opponent than the Sharks, right? And am I misremembering, or wasn't Eriksson also responsible for a costly giveaway that led to San Jose's game-winning goal in game 7 of that series?
i'd say ten game for sure if the hit happened today.......also if you watch the tape slowly, you will note that a second hitter comes from the left at frame 229, devestates Marleau, and then exits at frame 236........
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I was there. One of the best games I've ever seen live.
I was there as well and echo the sentiment. I almost left when the Sharks jumped out to that early lead, but convinced myself that they still had a chance.
Glad I stayed. The place absolutely erupted when the hit happened.
This game features on the Flames top payoff games dvd set. You can tell why.
I believe that one featured in one of the Rock-em Sock-ems from back in the 90s. Truly a ridiculously hard hit. I recall Sarich one time saying he actually got the worst of it with an injury while the guy he obliterated was fine.
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Just want to point out that Marleau is a tough SOB. Taking a hit like that and not being out for the rest of the game -- let alone series -- is really impressive. This was Sarich in his prime and was a human wreacking ball in big games. Regehr was arguably more intimidating a hitter along the boards, but Sarich could make you pay all over the ice.
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Just want to point out that Marleau is a tough SOB. Taking a hit like that and not being out for the rest of the game -- let alone series -- is really impressive. This was Sarich in his prime and was a human wreacking ball in big games. Regehr was arguably more intimidating a hitter along the boards, but Sarich could make you pay all over the ice.
Good point. He took the hit, got up and got on with things.
A hit like that would put most of us in our graves.
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