Nucks Misconduct: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook
New Blog: Along The Olentangy for Ohio State Fans!

Rutherford's anger understandable, because he's seen Canes KO'd so often

But that is really about it. The hit by Doug Weight on Brandon Sutter was a beauty, and hopefully Sutter has learned a valuable lesson from it. He's got to keep his head up.
"I've had four players - Erik Cole, Trevor Letowski, Matt Cullen and now Brandon Sutter - get badly injured on hits to the head and only one of the guys who hit them was suspended. So don't tell me the league is concerned about hits to the head because it's not."
I don't mind hits to the head in this fashion. I think Don Cherry has always said the right thing, and that is that the hard plastic shoulder gear needs to go.
Anyways, for your viewing pleasure, here are the video clips of each of the aforementioned hits. I assume the one suspension Rutherford was referring to was Orpik's boarding of Cole? Well that's a different scenario as you'll see below.
Enough to make Canes fans cringe...

Weight hits Sutter



Colby Armstrong smokes Trevor Letowski



Colton Orr decks Matt Cullen



Brooks Orpik boards Eric Cole
(nasty stuff by Orpik. At the same time I hate it when the player turns at the last second as well and goes face first into the boards.)




T Tags:

0 recs  |  Comment 2 comments |

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

IMO, these are 4 very different situations and shouldn't all be lumped together under one banner. The Weight and Orr hits were both cases of a forward failing to protect himself while concentrating only on the puck. I think the Weight hit was clean, and Orr's was definitely a cheapshot even if Cullen should have known better. The Armstrong hit was well after the pass and clearly a cheapshot. Orpik should've pulled up but it was a classic case of having to make a split-second decision whether to hit a guy who's in motion toward the boards.

So IMO, you've got two cheapshots, a solid hit and a questionable decision. I can understand the frustration -- we Bruins fans basically lost a season when Bergeron got hit from behind -- but players simply have to protect themselves at the NHL level. You don't skate around with your head down, especially not when you're going parallel to the blueline or perpendicular to the boards.

by Tom on Oct 27, 2008 8:35 AM PDT reply actions  

"You don't skate around with your head down, especially not when you're going parallel to the blueline or perpendicular to the boards."

Exactly. Cullen was going through the "trolley tracks" with his head down then BOOOM! That hit was questionable? I liked it. You don't like it because his arms were up?

by Sean Zandberg on Oct 27, 2008 12:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Welcome to the Nucks Misconduct community! We scour the web to promptly bring you all of the Vancouver Canucks news when it happens in brutally honest and highly-opinionated fashion.
Start posting about the Canucks »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

Connect_with_facebook

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Trevorlinden_small
Beantown lawyered them Toronto folk right and good!

Recent FanPosts

Seanprofile2_small
Sedins To Make Appearance At NHL 11 Launch in Burnaby
Small
Cup run a cakewalk or are Canucks creampuffs?
Canucks_alt_small
5 Reasons Why The GZ Expat Loves the Canucks
Vancouver_millionaires_small
Raffi Torres: Worth it?
Canucks_alt_small
Moving Sucks...except
Gabe_and_stanley_small
Third Line Forwards?
Jp_small
Luongo Writes Foreword For James Duthie Book
Jp_small
Canucks At 40 Book Available Early
Small
5 Reasons Why I Love the Canucks

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

Follow The Misconduct

Facebook-128x128_medium
Twitter-128x128_medium

SBNation.com Recent Stories

National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman answers questions during a pre-game media availability before the Pittsburgh Penguins season opener against the New York Rangers in a NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) +25 updates

Ultimatum? NHL Reportedly Threatens To Toss Out Kovalchuk, Luongo Deals Without NHLPA Concessions

CHICAGO - APRIL 07: Antti Niemi #31 of the Chicago Blackhawks takes a break during a game against the St. Louis Blues at the United Center on April 7, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blackhawks defeated the Blues 6-5. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) +3 updates

Antti Niemi Reportedly Signs One-Year, $2 Million Deal With Sharks

Photo +3 updates

SB Nation's Mock NHL Expansion Draft: Introducing Our Two New General Managers

More from SBNation.com >


Bartenders

Jasonmask_small Yankee Canuck

Seanprofile2_small Sean Zandberg

Pub Regulars

Bcmf_small WAACH 'Cast

Vancouver046cropped_small missy

Flyers_canucks_historical_small Smoboy41

6_058_small nucksandpucks