2013 NHL Playoff Thread: BITCH WE MIGHT BE

**Sepukku** · 2013-05-20 20:27

weighing in late but the neil-orpik hit was disrespectul/reckless but not against any rules:

Principle point of contact: head - No
Charging - No, feet on ground, didn't take a bunch of strides into him
Elbowing - No
Boarding - No, Orpik didn't shove him from behind in the numebrs

Neil was going into the boards either way and Orpik shoved him far enough way from the boards Neil hit the ice before the wall. Had Neil been 18-24 inches out and his face hit the wall before his stomach hit the ice boarding would have a stronger case, but Neil was so far out he went full prone along the ice before sliding in.

Rough yes, reckless yes, illegal no. But thats Orpik, think its been established hes going to go hard at all times and you better not put yourself in a bad spot versus him cause he will paste you (and suprisingly almost always legally - except for Eric Cole a half decade ago - considering how many highlight reel hits he has)

Truth be told, I found it ironic. Chris Neil doesn't deserve to play in the Stanley Cup playoffs cause he can't skate at the level almost every other NHL player is required to skate at. Now he won't be playing in the Stanley Cup playoffs cause he can't skate like an NHL player.

**bluefan** · 2013-05-20 20:40

I don't think anyone said it was an illegal hit.

Just reckless and stupid. Thanks for reiterating though.

**isladar** · 2013-05-20 20:40

why is this the worst day what the hell

**isladar** · 2013-05-20 20:42

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

**isladar** · 2013-05-20 20:43

YEAH FUCK YOU WE'RE THE BAD GUYS NOW

**Jamison** · 2013-05-20 20:44

Holy hell. At work, just got a stream going.. and that? Damn!

**isladar** · 2013-05-20 20:45

OH SHAWWWWWWWW

**Wulfgang** · 2013-05-20 20:46

Dammit thought that was tie game

**isladar** · 2013-05-20 20:46

MOMENTUM SHIFT LOLOLOL

**Wulfgang** · 2013-05-20 20:46

Oh that is a terrible call

**Judai** · 2013-05-20 20:46

Originally Posted by Sepukku

Truth be told, I found it ironic. Matt Cooke doesn't deserve to play in the Stanley Cup playoffs cause he can't skate at the level almost every other NHL player is required to skate at. But he's on my team so I defend the piece of shit that he is as much as I can.

ftfy

btw Neil is 10x the hockey player Matt Cooke is.

**isladar** · 2013-05-20 20:48

Originally Posted by Wulfgang

Oh that is a terrible call

yeah wasn't particularly impressed with that, even with the super-sensitive 2013 interference rules

**Ishido** · 2013-05-20 20:49

Wasn't a great call but he put himself in a bad position by staying inside the crease. Wings got lucky with that one.

**Ishido** · 2013-05-20 20:51

Dat fucking syuk

**Ishido** · 2013-05-20 20:52

That's fucking identical to the one he had on Hiller in the first series.

**isladar** · 2013-05-20 20:52

Originally Posted by Ishido

Dat fucking syuk

Goddamn

**Thoronas** · 2013-05-20 20:52

Dats goal

**Ishido** · 2013-05-20 20:55

Tackle Abdelkader lol

**Selamis** · 2013-05-20 20:56

I knew this shit was gonna happen. My greatest fear realized.

**Ishido** · 2013-05-20 20:56

That's a REALLY aggressive forecheck on the PK by the Hawks

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