Preseason: Habs @ Leafs - Sept. 25th, 7:30pm - TSN4, TSN 1050

[herman]

Aaltonen?s case for making the team is continuing to build.

 

[herman]

Matthews again with the dangles and the hand eye finish.

Martin was on with Nylander crashing the net on that play.

https://twitter.com/jeffveillette/status/912463922573213696
www.twitter.com/jeffveillette/status/912463922573213696

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Beautiful defence there by Alzner.

 

[disco]

Matthews: Full Tilt Activated

 

[bustaheims]

I feel pretty confident in saying the Habs won't be winning many games without Price in net, or when Price allows more than 1 goal.

 

[herman]

Nylander with a pretty solid Hyman impression sans hitting.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

So why isn't high-skating a penalty? I get it doesn't happen often, but it's probably the most dangerous action in the game.

 

[herman]

So why isn't high-skating a penalty? I get it doesn't happen often, but it's probably the most dangerous action in the game.

Yeah Ros?n was pretty close to dying there. I think the chin strap actually took the hit and prevented heavy damage.

 

[herman]

Babcock trolling the fans by playing Martin with Matthews and Nylander. Play totally died on his stick.

 

[herman]

Lol. Matthews with an uncontested wrister to beat Montoya.

Beautiful defence there by Weber.

Fun view.

https://twitter.com/nhlblinn/status/912462286782115840
www.twitter.com/nhlblinn/status/912462286782115840

 

[bustaheims]

So why isn't high-skating a penalty? I get it doesn't happen often, but it's probably the most dangerous action in the game.

I imagine mostly because it's almost entirely accidental.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

So why isn't high-skating a penalty? I get it doesn't happen often, but it's probably the most dangerous action in the game.

I imagine mostly because it's almost entirely accidental.

So are virtually all high sticking calls. Accidental/careless.

 

[herman]

Lol. Matthews streaking in on a three on two with Hyman and Nylander deliberately fires the pass through Hyman to get to Willy.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Who know if the Leafs would have picked him (although with the Hunter connection he definitely would have been on their radar), but Mete getting picked 1 spot before the Leafs picked Keaton Middleton is going to bug me for a long time it seems. I would have probably even picked him with our 3rd round pick instead of J.D. Greenway.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Anybody who fights somebody with a visor on is an idiot.

 

[herman]

11 on 11 violence hugging

 

[Kin]

So why isn't high-skating a penalty? I get it doesn't happen often, but it's probably the most dangerous action in the game.

I've often thought that it's probably for the same reason that high sticking isn't called if it's accidental on a follow through.

 

[bustaheims]

So are virtually all high sticking calls. Accidental/careless.

Maybe, but the majority of high sticks are at least the result of intentional actions gone wrong. High skates are mostly the result of a player falling because of the actions of another player.

 

[disco]

How do you matchup against the Leafs this year? I mean, after Matthews' line you've got Marner's line. After Mitch you've got Kadri/Marleau/Komarov. It's a nightmare

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Maybe, but the majority of high sticks are at least the result of intentional actions gone wrong. High skates are mostly the result of a player falling because of the actions of another player.

But if a player falls and high sticks a guy, it's still a penalty because he has to be in control of his stick in the air. Didn't Belak get suspended like 8 games because something like that exactly happened?