Wow, just saw the replay now, that was crazy.
Don't feel it was intentional and simply wrong place at the wrong time, but still needs to be addressed.
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With 16 seconds to play in the second period, Chara crushed Pacioretty into the glass partition between the two benches. Pacioretty lay motionless on the ice for several minutes, and was take off by stretcher. Chara was thrown out of the game and will likely have a meeting with the NHL over the hit. The Gazette's Dave Stubbs reported via Twiiter during the third period that Pacioretty was conscious, and all limbs moving. He was sent to hospital for observation
Wow, just saw the replay now, that was crazy.
Don't feel it was intentional and simply wrong place at the wrong time, but still needs to be addressed.
Cmon Ev, I know you like to get a rise out of Habs fans but that was a dirty hit. If you watch it again, you can see that he is intentionally waiting to push him into the divider. I'm not saying Chara's a dirty player but this is a dirty, retribution hit and should be punished.
The more attention it gets, the worse the suspension will be. Sucks for Chara, he did it in Montreal, the spotlight will never fade.
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Here's hoping max is alright...and chara gets mobbed on the way to the bus by 50 angry habs fans.
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I don't buy for one second that Chara didn't know exactly where he was on the ice/boards. The guy has played hockey for a living for years and has played in that rink 6-8 times a year for the last 10 years.
Not saying that this was absolutely intentional or anything but don't be so bloody naive, it was a very negligent play at the very least.
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You're telling me this guy cant lose his mind once in a while. He was looking for the right place to get him back. We all know how pissed Chara was after this OT goal some people don't forget and make it a point to repay it...
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Oh hey don't get me wrong I completely agree that players should be held responsible. I'm just trying to put things into perspective because a lot of the posts in this thread have been issued with hot heads.
When you're pissed you do a lot of stupid things. I don't think anyone in this thread could honestly say that they've never done something absolutely stupid in a moment of anger that they didn't regret almost immediately thereafter. Hell I know I've done it a $h1tload of times. The difference is this is on a national stage at breakneck speed where injuries (and serious ones) are a lot more prevalent. And while I know a lot of people are saying that you gotta have more respect for the game and stuff like that, people have to also take into account that this game is what these players do EVERY DAY. Just like the rest of us, they are prone to committing everyday mistakes.
All I'm saying is its easy to get carried away with assigning blame when something this bad happens. Of course Chara should be held responsible, but he shouldn't be crucified for something that we're all capable of doing at some point in our lives.
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Good point by a guy from RDS, Chara made an illegal move (interference) and it went wrong. He's thereby 100% responsible and he needs to be punished even if it's not intentional!
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Watching L'Antichambre on RDS, out of the 4-man panel only one says he thinks it was intentional.
I tend to agree. The result is absolutely awful, but it's hard to believe Chara realized what he was doing. You'd have to be some sick mother to do something like this on purpose.