Radko Gudas delivered a nice hit here on Derek Stepan, but did he follow through with his leg? Tough Call will be reviewing the incident. Have your say!
Dudes clearly trying to drive the butt end of the stick down into his body. Thats both clips of this idiot where the initial hit is fine, and then he clearly goes out of his way to try and injure the player.
This former hack referee agrees with @Will Holmes. Disclaimer, this is not going to get called (and wasn't) so this is all a utopian discussion.
This play could range from a rouging minor (excessive rough play after the hit, not counting any possible butt end), interference (continuing to impede the progress without the puck), all the way to the call I would have made: slew foot. Gudas drives his left leg into the back of Stepan's lower body, pulls back on his upper body and drives the defenseless Stepan into the ice. Dangerous play, pretty much text book slew foot.
I do t think it warrants suspension, however the drive into the ice I think is dangerous and could have caused injury. I would give a 2 min rough there.
I wouldn’t call a slewfoot as he leg didn’t sweep his, as he just drove him down.
Clean hit until he tries to drive the butt end of the stick into his chest. Not surprising, he's been giving cheap shots the entire playoffs because they've been letting him get away with it.
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this brainless baboon gets to charge around the ice playing outside of rules… "playoff hockey" is not really about the skilled players
Dudes clearly trying to drive the butt end of the stick down into his body. Thats both clips of this idiot where the initial hit is fine, and then he clearly goes out of his way to try and injure the player.
This former hack referee agrees with @Will Holmes. Disclaimer, this is not going to get called (and wasn't) so this is all a utopian discussion.
This play could range from a rouging minor (excessive rough play after the hit, not counting any possible butt end), interference (continuing to impede the progress without the puck), all the way to the call I would have made: slew foot. Gudas drives his left leg into the back of Stepan's lower body, pulls back on his upper body and drives the defenseless Stepan into the ice. Dangerous play, pretty much text book slew foot.
But yeah, Department of Sorta Player Safety.
Clean check
the checkitself is clean but what he does after is not
Clean check. Bennett aftershock.
I do t think it warrants suspension, however the drive into the ice I think is dangerous and could have caused injury. I would give a 2 min rough there.
I wouldn’t call a slewfoot as he leg didn’t sweep his, as he just drove him down.
Oh look, intent to injure…again lol
Not a Gudas fan.
Suspension 3 games he is crossing his line already
The hit was fine, the slewfoot and bodyslam was definitely not…
Yeah the hit is fine, it’s the body slam that should be reviewed. He has got away with way too much this Playoff.
Refs to stupid to see it,
Clean hit until he tries to drive the butt end of the stick into his chest. Not surprising, he's been giving cheap shots the entire playoffs because they've been letting him get away with it.
Bettman is wanting a Golden Knights/Panthers finale.
Refs are bad
like others have said initial hit clean but the follow up is dirty