He's a good player. I bet if you put him in a Flames jersey he would be blocking shots and scoring 3rd period goals. However, he's a Canuck. He must be cheap and dirty and whiny and never win a cup.
I think the first one was less purposeful and more instinctual. Which is pretty bad.. The second one was definitely intentional as you could see his left skate way extended when he stopped.
Do the Canucks just go out and look for dirty players? It's really weird I can't bring myself to like anyone in that organization. Not since Naslund.
You guys realize that neither of those is a slew foot... right?
Watch the DOPS video again... Tripping someone with your foot is not what a slew foot is. A slew foot involves upper body contact while sweeping the leg out from behind.
Some non-slew foot trips are dangerous, but usually because of proximity to the boards (taking someone's feet out during an icing race before hybrid icing being the classic example).
You guys realize that neither of those is a slew foot... right?
Watch the DOPS video again... Tripping someone with your foot is not what a slew foot is. A slew foot involves upper body contact while sweeping the leg out from behind.
The play in front of the Flames' net is a trip but not a slew foot (although, it's exactly the same as what John Garrett calls a slew foot in the first example on the player safety video -- kicks the player's feet out from behind, but no real upper body contact).
The one in front of the Canucks' net definitely includes pushing Byron back with his arms while tripping him with his foot.
The only thing that keeps them from being suspendable is that they weren't done close to boards and the Flames player was stationary prior to the trip, so the danger of injury is lower.
Both should have been penalties though. Blatant trips.
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You guys realize that neither of those is a slew foot... right?
Watch the DOPS video again... Tripping someone with your foot is not what a slew foot is. A slew foot involves upper body contact while sweeping the leg out from behind.
Some non-slew foot trips are dangerous, but usually because of proximity to the boards (taking someone's feet out during an icing race before hybrid icing being the classic example).
Call it whatever you want, doesn't change the fact that what he's doing in those clips is dirty, pathetic and despicable.
Both should have been penalties though. Blatant trips.
Oh for sure. I'm just talking terminology here. Bothers me that everyone seems to think "tripping with skate = slew foot".
I can see where you're coming from on the second one since he does sort of pitchfork Byron but it doesn't really have that leg-sweep motion. Borderline there.
Bo Horvat: IT'S DA SLEWFOOT!
