Brennan Othmann put this hit on Parker Wotherspoon. There was no call. Wotherspoon fought Othmann immediately and picked up an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty as well as a fighting major.
I’ll be reviewing the Othmann hit. Was it clean? Have your say!
@New York Rangers
5 Comments
Puck was way gone
Marchand said the quiet part out loud during last years playoffs … everyone is out there looking to put the hurt on you. Stop admiring your pass and protect yourself at ALL times especially in the few seconds following a play on the puck. He's quite literally looking backwards the whole time. If Wotherspoon had any situational awareness on that play he would have been ready for contact as soon as he touched the puck. Othman was looking for contact the whole way and really just coasted into Wotherspoon and it looks like direct shoulder to shoulder. It didn't even seem THAT late to me … looks like maybe 1.5 seconds ticked down? The clock was at 7:24 when he released the puck and 7:23 when contact was made. At most this is a very weak / marginal interference call and only if the league is trying to set some sort of precedent for the season.
Late hit
Clean
It was a clean hit just late. Minor rough