Ryan Reaves Destroys Tom Wilson not once, not twice, but three times! Wilson DTD

[bluck]

Ryan Reaves on hit against Tom Wilson: “He was just looking at his pass and ran into a lion in the jungle” #VegasBorn

[LiquidX]

couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Reaves is probably the most popular guy in the league right now.

[thymebalm]

❤️❤️❤️

[bax]

Pretty blatant interference on the second hit.

No reason to celebrate a guy banging his head off the ice, I don't care who it is.

[Split98]

Man, could our team ever play big with Reaves

You don't want to see anyone hurt, but he's made it very clear that he is going to do the same to anyone on your roster - proudly.

[Knut]

Reaves has sent a message to Wilson that the league won’t put up with his ####.

Second hit was a tad dirty, but perhaps Wilson should have his strap on his helmet done up tighter. It popped off without direct contact.

[btimbit]

Hit was shoulder to shoulder and maybe it's just me but it looked like Wilson was lining up Reaves just as much as Reaves lined up Wilson

[Magnum PEI]

Seemed clean to me, but I have no idea anymore. Wilson needs to tighten his chinstrap though.

[Mass_nerder]

Originally Posted by btimbit

Hit was shoulder to shoulder and maybe it's just me but it looked like Wilson was lining up Reaves just as much as Reaves lined up Wilson

Lining up Reaves while looking in the complete opposite direction? That's a bit of a stretch.
It's an interference penalty. Definitely shoulder to shoulder though.
Wilson is a dirtbag, but you don't like to see a guy drop like that no matter who it is.

[DJones]

I think that was dirtier than the last two hits Wilson got in trouble for

[Winsor_Pilates]

The first hit is awesome!

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by Magnum PEI

Seemed clean to me, but I have no idea anymore. Wilson needs to tighten his chinstrap though.

This is very true. Helmet should stay on. A finger width clearance on the strap won’t choke you.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by Mass_nerder

Lining up Reaves while looking in the complete opposite direction? That's a bit of a stretch.
It's an interference penalty. Definitely shoulder to shoulder though.
Wilson is a dirtbag, but you don't like to see a guy drop like that no matter who it is.

I disagree. I'm still pissed about the time he jumped Bouma from behind.

[FlamesAddiction]

The hit that injured Wilson was definitely interference, but oh well. Live by the word, die by the sword.

[Five-hole]

Interference, but no contact to the head.

Hard to feel sorry for Tom Wilson.

[N-E-B]

Ryan Reaves is a bigger clown than Tom Wilson. This is nothing to celebrate.

[evman150]

Precisely zero sympathy for the biggest dirtbag in the NHL.

I'm sure more than a few NHL players are indulging in a bit of schadenfreude right now.

[bennett518]

celebrating anyone getting knocked out cold is bush league to me. Wilson will be out for a while. And do not, any of you, tell me you would not want Wilson on the Flames. That interference hit will not get any more discipline, but it was calculated and dirty (esp. if you watched the whole game. It is clear Reaves was on this mission going in.)

[FlatLandFlamesFan]

Maybe he shouldn't watch his pass up the ice and keep his head up !
..be aware of who is on the ice


blah blah


, couldn't have happened to a more fitting player

[GGG]

Clearly a late hit and interference. From a technical standpoint a good hit. Shoulder to shoulder.

From a safety standpoint the league needs to do a better job to ensure helmets don’t come off. While the hit here was illegal the cause of the injury was a failure in safety equipment.