Sam Bennett ran over Jaccob Slavin at the side of the net. Slavin left the game with an injury. Bennett was not assessed a penalty. Clean or dirty? Have your say!
by rules clean. However Bennet is dirty and intended to injure. More and more of these hits and dirty play happen in this nhl. Bring back enforcers for the protection of the players.
I remember hockey in simpler times when a hit like that inspired a serious shit-kicking. Bennett's just a simple-minded ape but why hasn't someone kicked his ass?
Bennett's a rat, pure & simple, but that appears to be a 'clean' hit. Slavin had the puck & the primary point of contact looked to be Slavin's chest, so technically a legal hit.
I don’t see how you can say it’s anything but a textbook hockey check. The puck is there, it’s not late whatsoever and he didn’t leave his feet. Listen injuries happen on clean plays sometimes it’s unfortunate but the health of the player doesn’t determine if it’s an offense or not. 🤷♂️
Left shoulder to the head and left elbow action. Evidently that's not a penalty. Bennet is a cup overflowing with human goodness. The refs are always right.
Bennett is a dirty player. It's one thing to go on with a good body check. It's entirely another to go in with the intention of causing injury. His body language and follow through says it all.
It was a 'clean hit to the head' – that's why Slavin went woozy. You can see Bennett rise up to deliver the hit, his shoulder contacts Slavin's jaw area. But there was no elbow, and Bennett didn't take strides (i.e. charge) beforehand. I don't blame the refs for not calling a hit to the head because it looked clean all the way. Only in slo mo & replay can you see what happened. Unlike the WWF incident with Knies …everyone saw that except the ref who was standing right there…
You can the boy out of Junior 'b', but you can't take junior 'b' out of the boy. Couldn't stand Bennett when he was in Calgary, don't mind him or Chuk now. Kind of rooting for Florida just because of Bob.
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It looked like a clean check to me. I’ll be curious to hear your thoughts!
This is a tough call. I see some head to head contact but the principle point looks to be through the body. Minor for boarding?
The puck was there at the time of the hit, nothing looks like a penalty.
by rules clean. However Bennet is dirty and intended to injure. More and more of these hits and dirty play happen in this nhl. Bring back enforcers for the protection of the players.
It's definitly clean but fucking hell that's tough to watch… absolutely huge hit
Not late, Slavin had the puck, and didn't appear to jump into it. I think it's a clean call.
I remember hockey in simpler times when a hit like that inspired a serious shit-kicking. Bennett's just a simple-minded ape but why hasn't someone kicked his ass?
Bennett's a rat, pure & simple, but that appears to be a 'clean' hit. Slavin had the puck & the primary point of contact looked to be Slavin's chest, so technically a legal hit.
Clean hit from a generally dirty guy. No call.
And yet people insist there isn’t hitting in the NHL anymore.
Definitely a clean hit, have seen Panthers fans complain about charging for less though so it's definitely not getting a pass.
That hit killed 99.9% of germs
I don’t see how you can say it’s anything but a textbook hockey check. The puck is there, it’s not late whatsoever and he didn’t leave his feet. Listen injuries happen on clean plays sometimes it’s unfortunate but the health of the player doesn’t determine if it’s an offense or not. 🤷♂️
Left shoulder to the head and left elbow action. Evidently that's not a penalty. Bennet is a cup overflowing with human goodness. The refs are always right.
Clean hit
The hit is delivered with an upward motion and there is head contact.
Clean as a whistle. Good old time hockey hit.
Nothing tough about it – the hit is as clean as a whistle.
ez clean hit, that was amazing
If that isn't roughing I don't know what is! 🤦♂️
At this point you can do a Sam Bennett playoff tough call highlight reel
When you get the chance to level one of the opponents best players you take it. It’s part of the game. Clean ,legal hit. Boohoo to all you canes fans.
That would’ve been a penalty in football with the head to head contact.
If the one on Knies wasn't a suspension this one DEFINITELY isn't.
Would be fine.. if not for head to head contact.
Clean hit all day
How many more player need to get hurt, before they suspend him!
Bennett is a dirty player. It's one thing to go on with a good body check. It's entirely another to go in with the intention of causing injury. His body language and follow through says it all.
It was a 'clean hit to the head' – that's why Slavin went woozy. You can see Bennett rise up to deliver the hit, his shoulder contacts Slavin's jaw area. But there was no elbow, and Bennett didn't take strides (i.e. charge) beforehand. I don't blame the refs for not calling a hit to the head because it looked clean all the way. Only in slo mo & replay can you see what happened. Unlike the WWF incident with Knies …everyone saw that except the ref who was standing right there…
It’s hard for me to believe the intention was anything other than injury. This kind of hit should result in multi-game suspension.
Clean but unacessary! When you hit to kill or injured players, it’s not sport anymore!
You can the boy out of Junior 'b', but you can't take junior 'b' out of the boy. Couldn't stand Bennett when he was in Calgary, don't mind him or Chuk now. Kind of rooting for Florida just because of Bob.
Holy shit. Don Cherry just creamed his shorts, textbook hit.