2 minutes for kneeing seems like not enough. Kneeing is such a dangerous play I feel like most, if not all, kneeing penalties should be major penalties. 5 and a game would be my call.
The angle at 0:22 Nozek doesn't seem to stick out a knee at all, just tries to make contact, and unfortunately does so without his upper body. Balcers trying to dance around him is where he catches his knee. Two is fine for the way it looked full speed, but wanting that to be more than a two-minute penalty I think is a little silly. It is a tripping penalty.
Look like he slew foots him from the front lol His leading leg is way out at a 25 degree angle from the center of him and the other leg is trying to support his balance
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2 minutes for kneeing seems like not enough. Kneeing is such a dangerous play I feel like most, if not all, kneeing penalties should be major penalties. 5 and a game would be my call.
The angle at 0:22 Nozek doesn't seem to stick out a knee at all, just tries to make contact, and unfortunately does so without his upper body. Balcers trying to dance around him is where he catches his knee. Two is fine for the way it looked full speed, but wanting that to be more than a two-minute penalty I think is a little silly. It is a tripping penalty.
Look like he slew foots him from the front lol
His leading leg is way out at a 25 degree angle from the center of him and the other leg is trying to support his balance