Slew Footing is the act of a player or goalkeeper using his leg or foot to knock or kick an opponent’s feet from under him or pushes an opponent’s upper body backward with an arm or elbow, and at the same time with a forward motion of his leg, knocks or kicks the opponent’s feet from under him, causing him to fall violently to the ice.
Not even close to a penalty. Just a hit that both players lost their balance on causing one to be injured. The fact that they reviewed it and called anything other than a 2 min, which would have been the minimum even if they agreed there shouldn’t have been a penalty, is beyond me. Bad on the refs for calling a penalty based on injury more than on the actions
I’m a Calgary fan. Tough call to make but a right call was made. Not a boarding, not a hit from behind. Slewfoot call was 100% in play, toke his feet out and made him fall straight to his head. Tough call as an official to make. Wasn’t intentional at all but the right call was made. Freak hockey play, just two players playing hard to the whistle.
It was a slew-foot, don't know if it was intentional. Amazing he got a penalty though considering Brad Marchand did a more obvious one against Timothy Liljegren and knocked him put for 2 months with a knee injury and got zero discipline.
I agree it’s not a slew foot but sometimes these calls are about game management. When they see a player on the ice looking dead like that, they’re often trying to just keep things from getting out of hand.
Kronwall would get a game for clean hits all the time solely based off the fact that he knocked someone out cold and the refs knew that the teammates of the victim would be looking for blood whether the play was dirty or not.
They are both going in for the hit there's no penalty. It's just bad luck. No slew foot or trip he's getting hit while delivering a hit he's going to loose balance. Nothing there but a accident.
I'm sorry the guy got hurt, but that is not a slew foot. How does the league review that and still call it a slew foot? I understand maybe trying to protect Tomasino from any kind of possible retaliation, but anyone with an ounce of hockey knowledge knows that is not a slew foot. I just do not understand how a player like Tomasino, who has no history of being a dirty player, now has something like a major for slew footing on his record… Who is making these decisions in Toronto?
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This was a slewfoot but not when Patrik Laine got slewfooted on purpose? This was clearly not on purpose but good that this got reviewed
The Official NHL Rule Text (Rule 52)
Slew Footing is the act of a player or goalkeeper using his leg or foot to knock or kick an opponent’s feet from under him or pushes an opponent’s upper body backward with an arm or elbow, and at the same time with a forward motion of his leg, knocks or kicks the opponent’s feet from under him, causing him to fall violently to the ice.
Yet another terrible call on a physical play. Match penalty my a*s. And follows that horrid boarding major in the Leafs/Ducks game. No Hitting League
А слуффунен это типа подсечка или что ???!
Not even close to a penalty. Just a hit that both players lost their balance on causing one to be injured. The fact that they reviewed it and called anything other than a 2 min, which would have been the minimum even if they agreed there shouldn’t have been a penalty, is beyond me. Bad on the refs for calling a penalty based on injury more than on the actions
I’m a Calgary fan.
Tough call to make but a right call was made. Not a boarding, not a hit from behind. Slewfoot call was 100% in play, toke his feet out and made him fall straight to his head. Tough call as an official to make. Wasn’t intentional at all but the right call was made.
Freak hockey play, just two players playing hard to the whistle.
It was a slew-foot, don't know if it was intentional. Amazing he got a penalty though considering Brad Marchand did a more obvious one against Timothy Liljegren and knocked him put for 2 months with a knee injury and got zero discipline.
You don't like to see that. Hope he's okay.
That was not a slew foot! It was a clean hit! He didn’t sweep his leg under him! Glad he’s ok though!
I agree it’s not a slew foot but sometimes these calls are about game management. When they see a player on the ice looking dead like that, they’re often trying to just keep things from getting out of hand.
Kronwall would get a game for clean hits all the time solely based off the fact that he knocked someone out cold and the refs knew that the teammates of the victim would be looking for blood whether the play was dirty or not.
I was cheering for the preds by the way.
If you can't or don't see the slewfoot, then you don't know what a slewfoot is. Read Rule 52.1
Learn how to take a hit bud. You can tell this gen was never taught how to check.
These refs are a joke Marchand slewfoot on the leaf player was even worse they make up things as they go
How the fuck is this a match penalty but Brad Marchand on liljegren wasn't even a minor ? Dude was out for weeks.
Nhl is so inconsistent
I don't see a slew foot anywhere. Completely unintentional. Just good to see Gilbert up and moving, not on the stretcher.
Bull shit call
They are both going in for the hit there's no penalty. It's just bad luck. No slew foot or trip he's getting hit while delivering a hit he's going to loose balance. Nothing there but a accident.
how did tomasino even hit him like bro's the knockoff or victor arvidsson and marty st louis
That was only a penalty because the player got injured.
There wasn't any "slewfooting" or anything illegal on the play.
Calling that a slew-foot is a massive stretch.
I hope Gilbert is okay but this was a clear case of penalizing the result, not the play.
Well looking forward to that rematch
The Calgary player braced for the contact, and at the same jumped in the air a little bit
this awkward hit gets a match penalty but marchy is a gd captain
No way is that a slewfoot. Purely reacting to an injury on the play.
Please if that's a slew foot Marchand should have a good 4 more suspensions than he does….( i know this guy wasn't suspended)
Wasn’t 100% intentional but tomasino certainly could’ve avoided the hit all together and just steal the puck
Definitely not a slew foot, but probably for the best to get him out of the game for the threat of retaliation.
I'm sorry the guy got hurt, but that is not a slew foot. How does the league review that and still call it a slew foot? I understand maybe trying to protect Tomasino from any kind of possible retaliation, but anyone with an ounce of hockey knowledge knows that is not a slew foot. I just do not understand how a player like Tomasino, who has no history of being a dirty player, now has something like a major for slew footing on his record… Who is making these decisions in Toronto?
Sucked for Gilbert but that’s not a slewfoot. His foot never touched the other player and it was a shit happens hit. Should have been called off