There’s the right way to hit, and the wrong way. The debate continues, but Pittsburgh Penguins blue liner Matt Niskanen delivered a textbook open-ice body check to Florida Panthers 19-year-old rookie Jonathan Huberdeau.
Cutting into the Penguins zone, Huberdeau was stood up just inside the blue line by Niskanen.
Niskanen also scored the winning goal in a 3-1 victory over the Panthers Friday.
The debate about what constitutes a clean hit or one worthy of a suspension has picked up in recent days, particularly after Colorado Avalanche forward Mark Olver did not have a disciplinary hearing with the NHL following a hard hit to St. Louis Blues rookie Vladimir Tarasenko.
Blues coach Ken Hitchcock has spoken out about the hit on Tarasenko, calling it “a blow to the head.”
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- eigglesnosuperbowls - Feb 22, 2013 at 11:05 PM
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It was so clean it hat no affect !
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- hockinj25 - Feb 22, 2013 at 11:10 PM
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Except knocking him down and making him lose the puck.
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- eigglesnosuperbowls - Feb 22, 2013 at 11:13 PM
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Did it result in a goal ?
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- tsi431 - Feb 23, 2013 at 8:08 AM
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Did it result in a goal?
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Didn’t you see the video? Pens guy knocked him on his butt, and he lost the puck. Pens guy saved a goal.
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- ironman721 - Feb 23, 2013 at 8:58 AM
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- eigglesnosuperbowls - Feb 22, 2013 at 11:11 PM
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It was like a sweet spot it did not hurt the hitter of the hittee !
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- Stiller43 - Feb 22, 2013 at 11:28 PM
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Did it result in a loss at home to the panthers? Oh, no…guess that just happened to philly
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- eigglesnosuperbowls - Feb 23, 2013 at 6:42 AM
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Did the Penguins lose to the underdog Philadelphia Flyers the night before and the Pens were sitting home waiting for the Panthers not coming off a six game road trip,,,,, there mister results !
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- tsi431 - Feb 23, 2013 at 8:09 AM
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Was that a run on sentence?
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- hockeywithdrawal - Feb 23, 2013 at 9:15 AM
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This article wasn’t about the Flyers, I don’t think…they were 3-3 on that road trip weren’t they? Nothing I’d think you’d want to bring up…even if that road trip was better than the rest of the season for them.
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- hockeywithdrawal - Feb 23, 2013 at 9:16 AM
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It’s cool to see a legal, open-ice hit get recognition instead of dirty hits and suspensions…it’s actually been rare to see this year.
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- eigglesnosuperbowls - Feb 23, 2013 at 10:14 AM
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shut up yeah-hole
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- handsofsweed - Feb 23, 2013 at 1:04 PM
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Ok, mushmouth.
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- wranglerick - Feb 23, 2013 at 3:44 PM
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Too bad hip checks are a thing of the past
