ECQF: Toronto Maple Leafs [ATL2] vs Tampa Bay Lightning [ATL3] - Leafs Win 4-2

[calgarygeologist]

That play definitely deserves the 5 minute boarding penalty.

Edit: and it is taken off the board. Poor reffing there. This game is going to get out of hand now. I expect a lot of goonery for the next 15 minutes.

[Mr.Coffee]

That hit on Point was brutal

[JohnnyB]

Not sure about that boarding call. I didn't think that was a dirty hit.

[ResAlien]

I’m no hockey scientist but Reilly hit him from the side and the shoulder, isn’t that a case of Point losing the strength battle and the injury is unfortunate? Or is it because they came together far from the boards?

Ah there we go, no penalty

[chummer]

Ooof Point's done

[Winsor_Pilates]

Wtf; I don't understand that sequence

[Scroopy Noopers]

Unfortunate result, but not a penalty.

[JohnnyB]

They got that right in the end.

[ResAlien]

If anything toronto should get a PP for Kucherov flying in like an angry sibling

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

If anything toronto should get a PP for Kucherov flying in like an angry sibling

Off setting minors for Matthews fighting like Semin.

[Saqe]

If Tampa loses Point they have no chance.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

I’m no hockey scientist but Reilly hit him from the side and the shoulder, isn’t that a case of Point losing the strength battle and the injury is unfortunate? Or is it because they came together far from the boards?

Ah there we go, no penalty

At the very least it looks like it should be an interference penalty to me.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

That's not a penalty. A strength battle where Point is just the smaller player.

I figure that Stamkos will get an extra penalty for roughing by punching Mathews repeatedly in the head.

[Mr.Coffee]

No penalty lol

[JohnnyB]

Pretty awful powerplay.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

I’m no hockey scientist but Reilly hit him from the side and the shoulder, isn’t that a case of Point losing the strength battle and the injury is unfortunate? Or is it because they came together far from the boards?

Ah there we go, no penalty

Isn't that what a boarding penalty is?
I don't really care who wins this, but honestly thought that's a clear penalty

[Mr.Coffee]

It’s 1,000% a boarding penalty.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

Isn't that what a boarding penalty is?
I don't really care who wins this, but honestly thought that's a clear penalty

No, not distance from the boards. It must have been at some point because that’s the most popular assumption of what the rule is.

It’s probably the most grey rule in the book:

Rule 41
Boarding – A boarding penalty shall be imposed on any player who checks or pushes a defenseless opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to hit or impact the boards violently or dangerously. The severity of the penalty, based upon the impact with the boards, shall be at the discretion of the Referee.

There is an enormous amount of judgment involved in the application of this rule by the Referees. The onus is on the player applying the check to ensure his opponent is not in a defenseless position and if so, he must avoid or minimize contact. However, in determining whether such contact could have been avoided, the circumstances of the check, including whether the opponent put himself in a vulnerable position immediately prior to or simultaneously with the check or whether the check was unavoidable can be considered. This balance must be considered by the Referees when applying this rule.

Any unnecessary contact with a player playing the puck on an obvious “icing” or “off-side” play which results in that player hitting or impacting the boards is “boarding” and must be penalized as such. In other instances where there is no contact with the boards, it should be treated as “charging.”

[JohnnyB]

I don't think it was a case of hitting a defenseless player at all. They were in a battle, shoulder-to-shoulder.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Game tied!