[OOT] November 16 with a dozen games!

[Saqe]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Evan Bouchard suspended 10 games for sucking.

That would help the Oilers so no thanks

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

I think he should get nothing. I have watched it multiple times and the principle point of contact is the shoulder but Nurse has his head down and the force of the hit causes Reaves shoulder to ride up and catch the head. I don't see an intentional head hunting hit here, just a really hard body check that ended up with contact to the head because Nurse has his head down.

I didn't see any attempt to just go shoulder to shoulder, or shoulder to chest. He wanted to hit him high, and he did. I love big clean hits, but that was not one.

He got 5 games which is better than nothing, but seeing players KO'd on the ice after their brain rattles around inside their skulls should not be a thing in 2024. I don't care if a player grazes another players shoulder in the process, it's not a clean hit. Reaves wanted to hit him high, he did. Mission accomplished, I guess. The NHL still isn't taking head shots seriously at all.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

I didn't see any attempt to just go shoulder to shoulder, or shoulder to chest. He wanted to hit him high, and he did. I love big clean hits, but that was not one.

He got 5 games which is better than nothing, but seeing players KO'd on the ice after their brain rattles around inside their skulls should not be a thing in 2024. I don't care if a player grazes another players shoulder in the process, it's not a clean hit. Reaves wanted to hit him high, he did. Mission accomplished, I guess. The NHL still isn't taking head shots seriously at all.

I completely agree, but players have to look out for themselves as well.

Its like...when you get on an airplane and they teach you how seatbelts work. Nurse needs that lecture about helmets. They only really work if they're secure, otherwise they're just tasteless hats.

[activeStick]

Yup, that's a head shot and there's really no way to argue against that. But again, never skate with your head down and especially when you're coming out from behind the net. I imagine Nurse does that quite a bit because he's almost always significantly bigger and heavier than the forechecking player, so he's never been too concerned. In this case, the incoming player is slightly shorter but heavier.

[Tsawwassen]

Post game links
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/scores/2024-11-16
https://www.espn.com/nhl/scoreboard/_/date/20241116
https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/scores?date=2024-11-16
https://fieldlevelmedia.com/news/nhl...n-with-ot-win/