Watch as the New York Islanders get an assist from the Situation Room in Toronto, as Hudson Fasching’s go-ahead goal against the Buffalo Sabres is called good after being called a kick on the ice.
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22 Comments
The isles can barely beat the Sabres even when the league gives them a free goal. Pathetic.
It was a distinct 'kneeing' motion. No kick here!
Sabres fan here. By no means did the Sabres deserve to win this game. Overall we were outplayed and our defense in particular was not good. As others have pointed out, our defense should have never allowed Fasching to be in that spot in front of the net undefended to begin with. However, this was an annoying call and the announcers were even more annoying. Idk how they could say “it’s not a kicking motion” when it’s clearly a FREAKING KICKING motion! My understanding is that the League has recently changed the rules regarding pucks kicked in off the leg and that’s why this gaol was overturned. It’s just very frustrating, Buffalo seems to always get the short end of the stick! And no we are not over Brett Hull’s illegal goal 1999. I will go to my grave with hatred in my heart for the people responsible for that call on June 19th, 1999! We are not over the illegal forward football pass from that winter either!
I wont hold a grudge this time because again, we deserved to loose so congratulations to the Islanders even though Buffalo always gets screwed on the big calls at the critical points in the season!
…that is absolutely a kick…
Sabres fan at best this was a 50/50 Call. the call on the ice no goal. He did move his knee but I don't know about distinct motion. Bad break but i don't think it was a blown call. Just 50/50 it is what it is.
My problem is them OVERTURNING it. If it was a goal on the ice and it stood then I wouldn’t really have a problem.. but it’s the fact that it was no goal and somehow they saw that this CLEARLY wasn’t a kick that baffles me. Whatever the call on the ice was should’ve been the call no matter if they called it a goal or not. It’s not clear enough to say it was or wasn’t a kicking motion so you should go with the call on the ice.
Cry snowflakes
This rule will get a look at in the offseason. The rule is that a kick only counts for foot or skate.
Looked like a kick. Not enough to overturn to my eyes.
For all of you who dont care to read or understand the rule… in simple terms this is a good goal because it hit off his shin and not his skate/foot. The only way it can be called a distinct kicking motion is if it goes off the foot or skates. if it hits anywhere else even if they are "kicking" it is still a good goal.
This should clearly not be a goal. The distinct kicking motion standard should not be applied as the puck did not go in of the skate. It is clearly an intentional redirection, which is not a legal goal (it's of course legal to redirect it with the skate, but this was not done with the skate).
Nice soccer goal
Shame
Par for the Sabres. If they were Boston, Toronto, the Rangers, etc. that’s no goal.
Missing Tuch, Samuelsson, Stillman hurt more than that goal, but I’m not surprised a questionable call went against them, either. Teams that haven’t been successful in more than a decade DON’T get calls going their way too often.
And stop hitting the posts 15 times a game, and start clearing the crease; that jammed-in goal that started from BEHIND THE NET, was irritating as hell to watch.
No goal !
BS !
Lots of bad calls , non calls in sports since legal sports betting , hmm
islanders are terrible
Goal. Watch in real time if you need, he jolted his whole body at the puck to get a deflection. He didn’t extend his knee to kick at the puck, to kick u need to extend your leg and push the puck. He took a forward step and kept his leg in the same position, keeping the knee bent. It’s a deflection, goal.
In the spirit of the rule, he directed the puck in. You'd hate to see a call like that decide a playoff series.
that's stupid rule always will go 50 -50….but Iam ok with this call
Sticking your leg out to touch an object is a kick, if the goalie saved that would they give him a shot on goal? No they would not. Bad call