[OOT] March 16 with seven games.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

Well, the rule is pretty simply phrased around a violent collision with the boards. Nothing about ‘a couple of feet’.

But the basic reasoning is to avoid the situation when there is a hit that sends someone into the boards in a way that they can’t brace themselves in any way and there is a violent impact with the boards that they can’t control or manage and puts them at risk

That’s exactly what I saw

And about not being Tanev’s responsibility, you are absolutely pretty much a zillion percent wrong. Maybe you have snoozed through the past decade or so, but there has been a lot of talk around the hitter recognizing when another player is vulnerable. A lot of the time it has to do with head shots, but it is the exact same thing. If a guy is vulnerable, and you fail to recognize it or just don’t let up, you may have a penalty coming

If you think Tanev decided to hit a guy 15 feet away and was incapable of making a last minute decision to pull up, that’s wrong too.

Sometimes people make bad decisions and then as a result #### happens. And they get a penalty

It all makes perfect sense. And even if you don’t like it, the ref called it. It’s boarding

We disagree. That's cool.

You being snarky about it, that isn't.

Not sure why so many people have to post like this

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

No way is it Tanev's responsibility to assess that Tinordi was on his back foot.

And boarding is when you're a couple feet from the boards. That was open ice - the assessment and pursuit from Tanev was happening more like 15 feet from the boards.

Sometimes #### happens.

I'm no physicist, but it doesn't look like Tinordi gets much of his weight on the ice before hitting the boards, so that's a pretty brutal G-force stop.

I certainly wouldn't call it open-ice when Tanev is travelling completely E-W and initiates contact 8-10 feet from the boards, and it looks like they separate around 4-5 feet from them. Textbook boarding..., but only 2 min. penalty IMO

[Hockey-and_stuff]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

I'm no physicist, but it doesn't look like Tinordi gets much of his weight on the ice before hitting the boards, so that's a pretty brutal G-force stop.



I certainly wouldn't call it open-ice when Tanev is travelling completely E-W and initiates contact 8-10 feet from the boards, and it looks like they separate around 4-5 feet from them. Textbook boarding..., but only 2 min. penalty IMO

I saw a wide angle shot of this hit, and I'd lean more towards a charging call than boarding, as Tanev takes 5-6 good hard strides before hitting Tinordi. I still feel it's 2 minutes max.

[CroFlames]

It amazes me how I can see this as an absolutely clean open-ice hit, yet others see it as a clear cut penalty.