Re: Sergachev Stretchered Off in First Game Back

Originally Posted by
PenguinHunter
So where is the line between standing your ground when someone is coming to hit you and leaning into the hit a bit??
Because if you ask me that opens up a whole different level of uncertainty.
Different players hit at different intensity levels.
So how is the player that is getting hit to know exactly how much he can lean into a hit? Brace himself for a hit?
Would you agree it is foolish to not brace yourself for a hit?
So if I brace myself for a hit and the other player falls down - are you making the argument that is interference as well??
How is a player supposed to know how intense the incoming hit is going to be?
Because the intensity of the incoming hit determines how much he should or should not brace/prepare for the hit.
If that was Deslauriers coming in for that hit on Laf, the reverse hit probably wouldn't have made any difference at all.
And Laf might have still ended up plastered into the boards.
So if at most he can brace himself and not lean into a hit - doesn't that increase the chance of him getting ploughed into the boards.
So for you to argue its not a valid argument is short-sighted in my opinion.
I would agree, except he launched into him....that was not bracing. That was making first contact to a player that didn't have, nor was he playing, the puck. Laf initiated contact. That's where I see it as interference. I mean I'd do the same thing honestly, but there should be a penalty based on the rules of interference.
10 team H2H !Y League (4 keepers - at least 1 must be a D-man OR Goalie)
Start - 2C, 2L, 2R, 1U, 3D, 2G, 6Bench, 2IR, 2IR+ (Daily) (5 moves per week)
Skaters - G, A, +/-, PPP, PIM, HITS, BS, GWG, SOG
Goalies - Wins, Saves, S%, GAA (Min. 4 starts)
Championships 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019*, 2023
C-McDavid, Crosby, Suzuki
L-B.Tkachuk(C/L), Stutzle(C/L), Keller(L/R)
R-Thompson(C/R), Wilson, Rust
D-Dahlin, Josi, Sergachev, Theodore
G-Andersen, Kuemper, Gustavsson, Daccord
1-Spot for streaming
IR-