It’s nuts to think that a hit to a guy playing the puck is somehow worse because it’s near the end of the game, than a drive by shoulder to the head of a guy not involved in the play, unsuspecting, because … there was 10 ####ing minutes left (?!)
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That's a charging call in any other rink in the league. He came in at a steady speed all the way from the middle of the zone. Was it perfectly square in the numbers? No, but it was still from behind against a guy with his back turned (not someone who just turned their back) and who was completely unaware the hit was coming.
Ruzicka's body position did not change at all from the start of the hit (the hit started from the middle of the zone) to the completion of the hit against the boards.
An absolute joke.
Speaking of absolute jokes...
Why did you have to get me angry again at this?
That's just mean...
That's a charging call in any other rink in the league. He came in at a steady speed all the way from the middle of the zone. Was it perfectly square in the numbers? No, but it was still from behind against a guy with his back turned (not someone who just turned their back) and who was completely unaware the hit was coming.
Ruzicka's body position did not change at all from the start of the hit (the hit started from the middle of the zone) to the completion of the hit against the boards.
An absolute joke.
Speaking of absolute jokes...
I was at that game and even the Oilers fans couldn't believe it didn't count.