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Recently, there has been a lot of controversy in NHL Hockey regarding hitting. More specifically hits from behind. We dive into this problem more & why it's becoming more & more prominent this season.
Links:
Justin Bourne's Article on the generational gap in hitting - www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/the-nhl-is-caught-betâŚ
Mark Spector's Article on hitting from behind with Mathias Ekholm - www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/why-checking-from-behind-debaâŚ
John Tortorella on the current state of hitting in the NHL - www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyâŚ
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Grew up as a defensemen and now when I watch the NHL I'm always shocked how they swipe at the puck when they just need to lay the body out
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I grew up as a goalie in the 90s and millennium. Even we were taught how to body check and take hits against the boards just for the safety aspect.
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This is why I have such a tremendous respect for Crosby, Datsyuk etc. they were trailblazers in the crossover from physicality to skills, and they did it all in the face of ruthless defence that would blow them up every now and then
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I think there is another answer to your question. I'd say that if the NHL wants to go this way with no dangerous hits and no head hits, they can make sure it's done correctly, they just need the Refs and DPS to be consistent when it comes to the penalties for doing these things. That includes embellishment penalties btw.
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One of the best nhl hit avoiders is Panarin. If you just watch his game he knows when to take chances and always evades/prepares for hits before they come. He is like 175 lbs and does it effortlessly as a 32 year old. You were right, the older generation knows what they are doing when it comes to hitting.
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I grew up in the 90's and 2000's when Scott Stevens, Chris Pronger and Adam Foote were laying people out almost every game... Scott Stevens especially embodies this period in my mind because not only did he hit you like a brick wall, his teams also won Cups. My favorite player back then was Pavel Bure and I can only dream of how much a player with his skillset would've dominated in today's game where it's more about finesse and hitting has largely gone missing from the game.
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Grew up playing in Torontoâs GTHL, was a defence man and lived for the âart of hittingâ. I am the same age group as Marner, we had hitting in our age group since we were 8.
Obviously, with hitting since we were young made us very good at that aspect of the sport. I remember playing stacked American travel tournament teams that were more skilled than us, but didnt have hitting in their leagues and we would literally bulldozer them.
With that being said, I had many teammates who ended up suffering from several concussions. Some of which were told by doctors they canât play hockey anymore. Most of those concussions came from hits from behind when they werenât expecting it. Despite being well trained to receive a hit, it just takes getting caught off guard once during a dangerous play to suffer a serious injury. Similarly, despite playing a physical game all my life, and honestly trying to be clean, I also managed to mistakenly receive a few suspension for hitting from behind.
Anyways the point I am making is that I had many talented friends who had to hang up the skates from competitive hockey early due to concussions. I know it is part of the sport, but itâs probably not worth kids getting brain injuries during critical years of their development⌠especially considering most wonât be able to make a living by playing hockey.
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Literally had a drill called the gauntlet... line players up 5 feet apart or so 2 feet from the boards, and you have to make it from one end to the other, and you get hit by every single player. Learned fast. How we played was clean hits, finishing every check. It was quite funny how scared the other teams would become to touch the puck let alone anything else. I'd love to see an nhl team play like that and see if it is as effective as it was for us.
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Another contributing factor is the NHL generally selects for players who grow early and generally big. As such through minor hockey their size lets them get away with never learning how to not get hit or take the hit in such away the contacts force is lessened. Every player that grew up somewhat undersized understands where and how not to get rocked.
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I played hockey in finland until i was 16 and i was playing one league below SM-liiga. Let's say the game was pretty rough in division 1 hockey. My father was our coach and i was playing defense. Every time i would take a big hit unprepared he pointed out to me that it's my own fault if i get injured in a situation like that. As a defensemen you need to be ready at all times to get run over by the opposing team. It's difficult to watch defensemen these days reach for the puck first and not be ready for impacts near the end boards. The same thing is happening in the Finnish liiga aswell.
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The Crosby clip is wild compared to the newer clips. Just elite skill and awareness along the boards to stay out of harms way while still maintaining possession.
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That mackinnon goal where he avoided hitting the goalies mask with his stick while at full speed was unbelievable 1:43
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The largest contributing factor, in my opinion, is teams focusing more on offensive defensemen, essentially a fourth forward, than on a physical defenseman who's just solid on defense. That's part of why Vegas won the Cup last year. They could put six defensemen on the ice who were large, played a physical style, and were solid in their own end. They, also, had a lot of big physical forwards who caused problems around the net, in the offensive zone.
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Youâve gotta be the best weekly summary/ current ongoings in the league channel rn. These past few weeks Iâve been watching all these hits all get different calls on all different severityâs and Iâve been bs the whole time que this video coming up and putting everything I feel into a much better worded nice to watch video. Keep it up
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Just finding this channel. Great work man. Keep it up!
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The way players are going into the boards with their back turned is wild to me. I was taught never to do that and for some reason the best players are doing it. They are putting themselves into a dangerous position.
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There's a real problem with everybody expecting to not ever be hit, clean or dirty, hits should always be expected. Most importantly though, guys have to stop freezing behind the goal line to make a play after the puck goes in. If the flow of play goes behind the net it's your job to follow through behind the net, and not just suddenly stop while somebody is flying in behind you.
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Played in southern Ontario through the 2000s and yes I notice this. They just don't know how to be careful in the high risk areas, they enter with no fear of receiving a dangerous hit. Great vid
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The thing is, players have decided to turn away at the last moment. It's very hard to near impossible to stop your momentum once you are half a second away from contact. This, turn around method has been going around for a while and it's dangerous.
I never understood the idea of, better put by back to a guy that is approaching me when originally he was aiming for my shoulder.
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@SpenyGreenwoodie
4 months ago
That Datsyuk dodge making the 2 players collide just encapsulates him as the genius he was
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