Jean-Gabriel Pageau has effectively ended Teuvo Teräväinen’s playoff by breaking his hand with this slash. It goes to show how damaging and forceful a slash can be even without much backswing. Using force to determine penalty isn’t a good enough measurement. Location needs to be a larger factor.
@Carolina Hurricanes
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Two handed for two minutes.
Right on all counts
this reinforces what happened between Mayfield and Martinook … everybody is so hung up on Martinook needing to control his stick, but Mayfield reached out and popped Martinook on the hand. I'm fine with the idea that Martinook needs to be in control of his stick and it should have been called, but the slash on Martinook (by Mayfield) also needs to be called if we're really going to do this hindsight thing looking at missed calls.
I agree. It's obviously a slash, but it's just a 2 minute penalty. No idea how they miss it. Anyone calling for more is crazy
Agree. The fact that these slashes are allowed to continue, injuring players, but the NHL doesn't even call them penalties is absurd. There is NO legit reason for a slash. You can debate charging/interference/hooks/trips/holds all day long. But there is NO reason to slash. Even slashing the stick is a penalty. For a reason.
Adam Graves slashed and broke Mario Lemieux’s left hand in 2013..
Graves was suspended four playoff games for the incident, which was more than the New York Rangers anticipated and less than the Pittsburgh Penguins desired. Brian O'Neill, NHL executive vice president, actually said the play wasn’t an intent to injure infraction, but was simply “reckless.”
Routing slash😮
Great video, thank you very much. I have been so mad for 24 hours and couldn't find the footage — and you showed very clearly that this wasn't an intention psychopath chop. Thank you.
I guess because the Canes were already on the PP they didn't need to call it? *I don't know*.
Two hand slash! Still have no idea how this was not called!
3-5 games. Damage done.
Not a routine slash. Had both hands right up at the top of his stick for extra pop. Got him full on the wrist. Knew what he was doing.
Absolutely correct. Slash made contact with hands so it must be called. I would’ve called a 2 minute minor
Should be suspended the rest of the playoffs