Take a look at this hit:
Legal hit, lofty hit. Unfortunately Kyle Okposo left the game on a stretcher and has been diagnosed with a concussion.
This is hockey, these hits happen. Don't try to slow it down and look to see if Dion left his feet (probably, but after contact) or led with his elbow (Okposo was stumbling downwards). Its a hockey hit. Is it kind of stupid that this happens in preseason? Yea, but Dion had an awful year last year and probably needs a confidence booster. So I guess the preseason big hit is kind of the equivalent of taking the fat chick home from the bar the week before a big wedding weekend. You don't want to do it, but in you need to in order get ready for the real deal.
Hopefully Kyle will be AOK, and that will be that. If the NHL got serious about "headshots" then this might be a different post, but its not. Lets get ready for the real season to start!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Everybody just relax!
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Great logical post. On hits like these, there is always a fine line between leaving the feet early and leaving the feet due to momentum through the check. You never really want to see a guy get knocked out (well, Mr. W does), and it is especially tough when you shared a burger with him.
Nice Sabres post. I think we will be battling the Isle for last place in the East. Artem may not have been able to get into Soho or whatever other bar you tried to hit up on Chippewa but at least he didn't put up a fight with the cabbies. (I would say that Peters is resident Heavyweight with the extended Cobra Kai stance employed in his fights)
ramblings. . . .
I love the guys who stands up with the arem raised at the very end of the video. That guy is living.
My only disagreement with your post guys is that Okposo got puched from behind before the hit. He had no chance to even try to prepare for it or avoid it.
A guy hit him from behind that threw him off....zero reason for Phaneuf to freight him like this pre-season....don't give me he has to get ready for the season...that mofo is always ready to kill people
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