“Cross-checking is the action of using the shaft of the stick between the two hands to forcefully check an opponent with no portion of the stick on the ice.”
“A check from behind is a check delivered on a player who is not aware of the impending hit, therefore unable to protect or defend himself, and contact is made on the back part of the body.”
by Bos4271
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Somehow….this is Matt Rempe’s fault
Hahaha Boston how does it feel you do the shit all the time hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣
Welcome to playoff hockey
He was holding the Leafs players stick so hard. It was clear too, so might be one the refs let slide for that reason
Does he go into the boards like that if he doesn’t have a hand behind his back holding the stick? I don’t think it was particularly aggressive contact. Seems like a normal board engagement if he has his hands available. Not trying to be biased.
This non-call isn’t the reason why the Bruins lost.
If a team can’t roll with some non-calls in the playoffs, even egregious ones like this, they really don’t deserve to be there. This isn’t a slight against the Bruins, it’s a message to fans who whine about this shit as if it’s the reason why a team only got 1 shot on net in the first period.
Dude needs to learn to let go of a stick. As they should’ve already called the penalty on him. Sorry Boston fan boys. Nice try editing out the whole play though.
Boston tears taste just as good as sea salt
Biz is correct on this, the guy was too busy trying to hold a stick to brace his own face.
Now if yer gonna call all the penaltys….
May as well toss the entire Boston team in there. Like seriously…..
They pull more sketchy shit than any team. And the one time a leaf does it to Boston. The entire community is up in arms.
What we really need for officiating is accountability and consistency. But since the refs are untouchable and unaccountable. This type of stuff happens all too often
It was his fault for holding the stick
I love how you convienently left off the portion of the clip where you can clearly see BOS holding the Leafs player stick the whole time
If you don’t hold the guys stick, you can avoid the lip-stand! Great no call!
Now do diving
Holmberg did the right thing he realized if he stops up and pulls his stick the Boston player decides to fall it’s called a penalty a hook or a trip, so it’s best to just go into the play and deliver the hit if it’s called it’s called if it’s not called then the Boston player decided poorly.
I don’t think this warrants a penalty honestly due to the stick holding.
Yeah try to cut it so it doesn’t show the stick hold. Nice try buddy. Cry more
Haha that was awesome face planted him. Too bad it wasn’t Marchand.
If you don’t let go of the stick, you can’t brace your fall.
How can you brace your fall, if you don’t let go of the stick?
Don’t hold the stick, and you’ll be able to brace yourself against the wall. This was a good non call.
Just gonna ignore the gorilla grip he had on Holmberg’s stick huh?
How many times are you guys going to post this? The majority of hockey fans are not siding with you. At best you get offsetting penalties. But you didn’t. Move on
sooo… how the turntables…
This is why I don’t take a majority of suspensions seriously in the reg season, by the rules in playoffs you’d have to suspend almost every player for what they do on the ice but it’s not even a penalty,in the regular season it’s a suspension and talking point for a week lol.
I forgot who it was but a dude got head shotted by a reverse check last night and was clearly concussed but I guess brain injury is ok in the playoffs? That just shows they’re catering in the reg season and really don’t care about head hits
Well don’t hold the stick and you’d be able to brace the for the fall.
What’s the penalty for suplexing the leagues best goal scorer?
Good fuck boston!
the guy wouldn’t have went face first into the fucking boards if he wasn’t holding on to the dudes stick
You are supposed to protect yourself. Biz was right about him worrying about his stick.
A missed call in the playoffs? Never!
This NEVER HAPPENS if the Bruin is not holding the stick.
Watch carefully at the sequence where you can actually see what happens.
Bruins grabs stick. Leaf tries to get stuck back. Bruin doesn’t let go. Leaf forcefully tries to get stuck. Bruin doesn’t let go.
Bruin ends up getting pushed for his own illegal action. Due to the sequence of events brought on by HIMSELF, he was unable to defend himself leading to what you see in this cherry picked replay that does not show the reverse angle of him causing the problem himself.
It’s a good no call.
Now do holding the stick
now do what a holding the opposing players stick is penalty. oh you cut that part out, did ya?
Call it even for the McAvoy body slam on Matthews behind the net in game 4 as part of that sequence that led to a Boston goal… Also may have knocked Matthews out of the series.. Replays look like it might have tweaked his knee on that play
What’s also funny is a much more egregious hit which was McAvoy on Kampf where he drove Kampf into the boards face first wasn’t called either on a borderline interference. The bad calls go both ways, and you conveniently left out the part where Marchand was holding onto a leafs players stick.
The correct term here is “ragdoll,” and that happens when you’re too busy holding your opponent’s stick.
pro tip. you can use your hands to brace yourself from eating the boards if you dont hold onto the other players stick.
Both players should’ve received penalties on that play.
Boarding for toronto
Holding stick for boston
You could show a hundred clips a day from October to June with the same caption. You do not want to watch a game where everything is called to the letter of the law.
So who do we root for when we can’t stand either team?
OP where is your post about the missed McAvoy call on Matthews, with a definition of holding?
Or your post of Marchand flopping all around the ice all series with a definition of Embellishment?
Crazy when Boston fans cry about missed calls with their past
Imagine being a Bruins fan and [crying](https://tenor.com/bcLNa.gif) about the refs
[Didn’t give away enough signed sticks last summer? ](https://i.imgur.com/8VcptJt.jpeg)
[rats always end up choking ](https://tenor.com/lW64pJoWtde.gif)
Should have been a holding Penalty on Boston. Show the correct shot. Guy didn’t have a hand to brace himself cause he was holding Holmbergs stick for 3 seconds
Buddy who got boarded was holding the Leaf player’s stick behind his back… which is also a clear penalty.
Ref just said”fuck it…play on.”
Great non-call.
Cry more
Maybe if he had unhooked his left arm from holding the stick and put it in front of his body to protect himself that hit might might not have been so painful.
Wow this is clipped really tightly I wonder if there’s anything going on that may provide additional context…
Switch the teams and imagine how many Bruins fans rushing to call it a ‘strong hockey play’ or some bullshit.
Regardless of what my opinion is, it’s just nice to see Bruins fans complain about referees for once