Patrik Laine will likely miss a good chunk of time after going knee on knee with Cedric Pare. I don’t think Pare did anything overly malicious. It’s just a trip that with a horrible result.
Hockey is a fast paced game played at high speeds. Things like this do happen, and it doesn’t look intentional to me. If anything, Laine didn’t cut with the deke.
He shifted his body to stop the puck carrier. Anyone staying it is intentional should try shifting your body with out moving your legs and knees. All the woke idiot who never played competitive hockey should sit down in their couches and just watch. Save the uneducated comments.
Can you find and comment on the sequence where Conor Timmins tries to hit Lane Hudson? Similar play, but without injury. (Same game, there was 2:19 left in the 2nd)
Dude got beat, planted his foot(as is his right, it's his ice) and tries for the hit. Laine skating like the splits is just a bad meeting of those 2 things. No intent. He literally has no reason to even. Habs fans are genuinely delirious about this. I hope Laine recovers quick
Not intentional and definitively unlucky, but in the context of the game, it was obvious the Leafs were playing the barely legal physical game, which is fine and normal even if a bit much for a preseason game. Coach's message? Idk.
It looks to me like Paré wanted to hit no matter what and the only way he could make up for having zero speed was to shift his body weight to the forward leg into an incoming player, which is dangerous not matter how you cut it. He could have just as well destroyed his knee there.
Laine's awkward "A" framed skating style definitively makes this an instant injury, so he is responsible for trying to cut in-between. He saw the highlight in his mind and ironically, he got clip'd hard.
That being said, Paré is the reason why this hit happened, either because he wanted to impress with his physical game or the game was just too fast for him and he wanted to stop him there so he does not get embarrassed, after all, it was his shot at making the big show.
Either way, Paré just proved that he was quite literally, out of his league.
As clean kneeing as it can be. And cause Pare in reality can't be suspended it was probably intention to hurt Laine. Makes wonder what's the point to play pre-season games where ahl players take out nhl stars without consequences.
Super bad take. He leaves his leg out there and puts all his weight into it, he knew he was getting beat and it should be known to not put weight onto that leg so as not to injure. Let your other player try and make the play.
Pare 100% knew that his knee was going to take Laine out and moved into that contact. It's a dirty play and if you played the game at a decent level you should know this.
People want Pare to just stand still and wavie Laine by. Of course he is going to lean towards Laine. Laine could of shifted his weight to the right leg to avoid the injury. Instead Laine keeps a wide A stance while trying to pass through the 2 leaf players
Pare pushes his left knee into Laine right knee. Any fool can see it by just watching the replay. You can sugarcoat it any way you want this was intentional.
Great review. Seems like most people who want to jump right out and claim deliberate knee on knee (or more so Pare got what he deserved from Xhejac). Same exact thing with the Larkin incident on the guy who also didn't really seem to go out of his way to knee Raymond. Here is a deliberate knee on knee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZpOs8SlN9I Notice who is doing it.. The boogyman. All the idiots keep saying 'do a knee on knee and get what you deserve', or 'should have seen it coming' in defense of these outrageous responses. Generally when players do something this nasty and deliberate of a move, they do know something or someone might come for them. That's why generally only the scariest and nastiest players would do it to deter any average player from responding.
Garbage he pushed down with the stick as well. He got caught it happens to dmen all the time. It's the kind of crap skill that makes you an ahl…oh yeah right
Very unfortunate, but it doesn't even warrant a tripping call in my view, as Laine's leg ran into Pare's stationary leg (which was already out in a wide stance), which the refs got right in not calling.
Laine literally just skated right at Paré for no reason. What's Paré supposed to do? The puck carrier is literally coming right at him, he's not moving out of the way
Skating up the middle with your head down is so dumb. That's basic stuff you learn in pee wee. Todays player just expect not to be touched because everything is a penalty nowadays. Hockey has become so unskilled and boring.
Absolutely stupid to dissect this in slow motion. this is just an inevitable consequence of playing a contact sport at incredibly high speeds. Same with the Perry hit on Tavares. it is what it is. it will continue to happen as long as hockey is a contact sport.
Ironic of Montreal fans to be adamant that Perry's knee was accidental on Tavares' head years back, absolutely certain that there was no way it could ever be intentional, but will immediately call this the dirtiest knee on knee hit they've ever seen when it doesn't even qualify as one.
Then to justify Bertuzzi style punching with the gloves on by Xhekaj? I don't what they're so worried about. Not like Laine was going to pull you out of the league's basement anyway. 😂
Laine should of probably dump the puck and protected himself. Pare was immobile and used his legs to make himself wide. You are suppose to use your stick and upper body to play the puck and player. Rookie mistake that cost a team… Laine was playing hockey, Pare was not.
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Unfortunate. Laine was also trying to squeeze between two players so I’m not sure why both knees skates were so wide anyway.
I am sure the fanbase would feel the same if it were a Matthews or McDavid getting the knee
That's a clear knee, even if he had no intention to hurt him. Same goes with high sticking.
Skated 30 feet with his head down into 2 defenders.
Montreal stop whining 😢
Absolute horrible take. He clearly transfered and lead with his knee.
Hockey is a fast paced game played at high speeds. Things like this do happen, and it doesn’t look intentional to me. If anything, Laine didn’t cut with the deke.
He shifted his body to stop the puck carrier. Anyone staying it is intentional should try shifting your body with out moving your legs and knees. All the woke idiot who never played competitive hockey should sit down in their couches and just watch. Save the uneducated comments.
Hockey is a game of 'whatever'.
It may not be as bad as it looked, lets give it a few days before we start predicting Patrick's future. Hockey players are very tough.
The fact that he was trying to GRAB Laine with his arms but had his knee extended tell me all about your hockey IQ.
Came skating in with his legs wide open. He can only blame himself.
For someone who cries constantly about "violence" in the game, this is a shocking but expected take.
Can you find and comment on the sequence where Conor Timmins tries to hit Lane Hudson? Similar play, but without injury. (Same game, there was 2:19 left in the 2nd)
25 yo, never played in NHL . Standing at blue line, caught flat-footed. So stick his knee out …
Pare shoved his leg out it's pretty clear. And should have been gone.
Dude got beat, planted his foot(as is his right, it's his ice) and tries for the hit. Laine skating like the splits is just a bad meeting of those 2 things. No intent. He literally has no reason to even. Habs fans are genuinely delirious about this. I hope Laine recovers quick
Not intentional and definitively unlucky, but in the context of the game, it was obvious the Leafs were playing the barely legal physical game, which is fine and normal even if a bit much for a preseason game. Coach's message? Idk.
It looks to me like Paré wanted to hit no matter what and the only way he could make up for having zero speed was to shift his body weight to the forward leg into an incoming player, which is dangerous not matter how you cut it. He could have just as well destroyed his knee there.
Laine's awkward "A" framed skating style definitively makes this an instant injury, so he is responsible for trying to cut in-between. He saw the highlight in his mind and ironically, he got clip'd hard.
That being said, Paré is the reason why this hit happened, either because he wanted to impress with his physical game or the game was just too fast for him and he wanted to stop him there so he does not get embarrassed, after all, it was his shot at making the big show.
Either way, Paré just proved that he was quite literally, out of his league.
100% knee.. Pare is on his toes when the contact comes. Making his leg more angled. I hope habs injure Tavases out for the rest of the season..
As clean kneeing as it can be. And cause Pare in reality can't be suspended it was probably intention to hurt Laine. Makes wonder what's the point to play pre-season games where ahl players take out nhl stars without consequences.
Pare is a coward for not standing in and facing the music the Referees completely failed in this game
Super bad take. He leaves his leg out there and puts all his weight into it, he knew he was getting beat and it should be known to not put weight onto that leg so as not to injure. Let your other player try and make the play.
No tuff call here. Dirty Play
Pare 100% knew that his knee was going to take Laine out and moved into that contact. It's a dirty play and if you played the game at a decent level you should know this.
People want Pare to just stand still and wavie Laine by. Of course he is going to lean towards Laine. Laine could of shifted his weight to the right leg to avoid the injury. Instead Laine keeps a wide A stance while trying to pass through the 2 leaf players
Pare pushes his left knee into Laine right knee. Any fool can see it by just watching the replay. You can sugarcoat it any way you want this was intentional.
Great review. Seems like most people who want to jump right out and claim deliberate knee on knee (or more so Pare got what he deserved from Xhejac). Same exact thing with the Larkin incident on the guy who also didn't really seem to go out of his way to knee Raymond.
Here is a deliberate knee on knee:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZpOs8SlN9I
Notice who is doing it.. The boogyman. All the idiots keep saying 'do a knee on knee and get what you deserve', or 'should have seen it coming' in defense of these outrageous responses. Generally when players do something this nasty and deliberate of a move, they do know something or someone might come for them. That's why generally only the scariest and nastiest players would do it to deter any average player from responding.
Then Xhekaj did his best bertuzzi impression.
Garbage he pushed down with the stick as well. He got caught it happens to dmen all the time. It's the kind of crap skill that makes you an ahl…oh yeah right
Is it a dirty play, he is not moving he just cannot stop the player with his knees
Very unfortunate, but it doesn't even warrant a tripping call in my view, as Laine's leg ran into Pare's stationary leg (which was already out in a wide stance), which the refs got right in not calling.
Laine literally just skated right at Paré for no reason. What's Paré supposed to do? The puck carrier is literally coming right at him, he's not moving out of the way
Honestly, if anything it was just a good play by Paré that ended poorly
Skating up the middle with your head down is so dumb. That's basic stuff you learn in pee wee. Todays player just expect not to be touched because everything is a penalty nowadays. Hockey has become so unskilled and boring.
Absolutely stupid to dissect this in slow motion. this is just an inevitable consequence of playing a contact sport at incredibly high speeds. Same with the Perry hit on Tavares. it is what it is. it will continue to happen as long as hockey is a contact sport.
Why do we have 2 referees if they're just gonna stare at the fuckin floor
That's a blatant match penalty
If your knee sticks out, but your hips and shoulder don't move, it's pretty obviously a penalty.
Id rather have an injured liane then a healthy baby mitch marner. Just sayin.
NHL becoming unwatchable with these dirty plays getting nothing. Pare got beat and tried to recover by sticking his knee into Laine.
Ironic of Montreal fans to be adamant that Perry's knee was accidental on Tavares' head years back, absolutely certain that there was no way it could ever be intentional, but will immediately call this the dirtiest knee on knee hit they've ever seen when it doesn't even qualify as one.
Then to justify Bertuzzi style punching with the gloves on by Xhekaj? I don't what they're so worried about. Not like Laine was going to pull you out of the league's basement anyway. 😂
Mandatory viewing for all Habs fans.
Laine should of probably dump the puck and protected himself. Pare was immobile and used his legs to make himself wide. You are suppose to use your stick and upper body to play the puck and player. Rookie mistake that cost a team… Laine was playing hockey, Pare was not.
It's dumb hockey by both players.