Comments on: Blackhawks, Canucks react to Raffi Torres hit on Brent Seabrook

By: derpdederpdederp

derpdederpdederp — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:13:14 +0000

this year it has become a buzzword, you cant watch a hockey game without hearing about concussions. there have always been concussions in hockey, they are nothing new, but the amount of the attention theyre getting is.

you have a choice to play the puck or play the man, and torres chose to play the man. there is nothing wrong with that. the only problem was that the puck jumped over seabrooks stick and that resulted in the hit being interference. thats not torres’ fault though, had seabrook handled the puck it would have been a perfectly timed hit.

if you go into an area where you know your likely to get popped and you have your head turned you are open to a hit and are responsible for what happens. seabrook knows that, he took the hit without complaining on or off the ice. you can expect players to shy away from throwing hits just because the guy theyre lining up has chosen to turn his head or put his head down

By: derpdederpdederp

derpdederpdederp — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:07:20 +0000

it was only interference because the puck hopped over seabrooks stick. torres is trying to hit him as seabrook is about to touch the puck but unfortunately for him seabrook never got the puck and as a result the hit is interference. but it is by no means a dirty hit or a blind side cheap shot, good for the nhl for realizing that

By: UnderMyThumb

UnderMyThumb — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:49:09 +0000

It wasn’t a “good hit” because it was clearly interference. It cost the Canucks a power play goal. Both this hit and the Eberle hit were bad timing on Torres’ part. Had Seabrook touched the puck it would have been a great hockey hit. Should he have made a split second decision to hug the boards and play the puck versus deliver the hit? Easy to judge with a replay, not so easy when you’re a highly skilled athlete caught up in the moment of a physical game. Seabrook took it like a hockey player – kudos for taking the high road and not following your coach or captain’s lead.

By: raddave

raddave — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:09:16 +0000

Anyone that thinks “concussion” is only a buzzword, then that person has never suffered one. A player getting hit illegally is as responsible as the person doing the hitting? Seabrook had his head turned the opposite way of Torres because that was where the puck was coming from. The funny thing is, if Torres had just attempted to play the puck, no penalty would have been called. He CHOSE not to play the puck, but hit the player.

By: derpdederpdederp

derpdederpdederp — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:40:33 +0000

weve got to put responsibility for hits equally on the player getting hit and the one delivering it. seabrook had his head turned and was not paying attention to torres so he got popped. normally there would be no discussion about a good hard check in the playoffs, but unfortunately we live in an age of buzzwords like “concussions” and “rule 48″ where any time a player delivers a big hit we call for that player to be suspended. this is playoff hockey, time to let the guys play. hockey is a conatct sport and there is an inherent danger in any contact sport. there is no point suspending this guy in an effort to make the game “safer”, the only way to do that is to legislate hitting and fighting out of the game. i personally dont want to see that happen and hope most people share that view

By: Ryan Karhut

Ryan Karhut — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:04:15 +0000

Here’s the video of the hit.

CBC’s ‘The Head Hunter’ Starring Raffi Torres http://wp.me/p11EPk-wT