Tanner Jeannot hit Artem Zub heavily in the corner. Zub immediately headed to the bench looking not good. There was no call on the play. Should there have been? Have your say!
100% head contact first and does not make any effort to avoid it . DOPS are so whacked out this could go from a 3k fine to nothing to 10 games , we will see which DOPS shows up to review it!
It’s pretty clear that the head is the principal point of contact, it whips way back before Jeannot even makes contact with Zub’s core. Zub was really low, which clearly made it worse, but he was the entire time Jeannot was preparing to hit him. Onus is on the hitter to make a legal check here. Definitely a 2, maybe a 5; maaaaybe a fine. I don’t think there was any intent to injure here, but it’s still a reckless check to finish in this manner.
If Zub takes one more stride before touching the puck (instead of reaching for it) there would be no head contact, I feel Zub put himself in a bad spot.
NHL should ban all hits on players that no longer have the puck. Much like a QB that already released the pass. If your momentum carries you in you damn well don't finish the check.
Heard the jannot train coming lifted his head lost the puck stuck to his task and moved the puck just pure bad luck no suspension. Pretty poor defending all round no wonder it was 8-7
So much blame laid on Zub for putting himself in a vulnerable position. The rules clearly state the onus is on the person delivering the hit to lay a clean hit and avoid the head. There's no question that Zub's head was the primary point of contact.
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Shouldn’t be a suspension. 2 was quite low getting hammered by a much bigger player. Bad luck, no intent. IMHO
5 games
Zub put himself in that situation by reaching low, Jeannot glided all along and never lifted his arm
Zub has his head down and Jeannot does not hit with an upward motion towards the head. Head contact is unavoidable, no penalty and no suspension.
100% head contact first and does not make any effort to avoid it .
DOPS are so whacked out this could go from a 3k fine to nothing to 10 games , we will see which DOPS shows up to review it!
Jeannot just braced himself.. didn't explode out. Zub shouldn't have ducked down.
He jacked his jaw
It’s pretty clear that the head is the principal point of contact, it whips way back before Jeannot even makes contact with Zub’s core. Zub was really low, which clearly made it worse, but he was the entire time Jeannot was preparing to hit him. Onus is on the hitter to make a legal check here. Definitely a 2, maybe a 5; maaaaybe a fine. I don’t think there was any intent to injure here, but it’s still a reckless check to finish in this manner.
Looks VERY similar to the hit on Lindross, never was the same after. 🙁
At first I was saying it was a clean hit, but seeing it on here looks more like he was aiming for the head. He did seem to leap up on the hit.
Zub endangered himself clearly a dangerous play
If Zub takes one more stride before touching the puck (instead of reaching for it) there would be no head contact, I feel Zub put himself in a bad spot.
J did stand up higher
Gotta feel sorry for both players here. Requiring decisions to shy away from the hit with so little time is a very high bar for both.
NHL should ban all hits on players that no longer have the puck. Much like a QB that already released the pass. If your momentum carries you in you damn well don't finish the check.
Heard the jannot train coming lifted his head lost the puck stuck to his task and moved the puck just pure bad luck no suspension. Pretty poor defending all round no wonder it was 8-7
That had to be rimmed
Clean hit.
Nothing more to say. This is hockey
pee wee hockey says keep yer head UP kid………
So much blame laid on Zub for putting himself in a vulnerable position. The rules clearly state the onus is on the person delivering the hit to lay a clean hit and avoid the head. There's no question that Zub's head was the primary point of contact.
Great hit no intent on hurting him
Clean, hard but clean