Comments for December 23, 2011 at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 10 out of 10 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4227-december-23-2011#comment-18549 There WAS a really dirty play involving Kesler and I'm not sure why noone is talking about it... His intentional knee on knee was much dirtier than the Kronwall hit. Kesler's was 6 or so inches from being the same one that sent Booth to the IR for 4 weeks.. Instead people are talking about the Kronwall hit that was perfect except he mistimed leaving his feet about a tenth of a second too soon. Btw this is as a Kesler and Canucks fan. - Austin Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:37:12 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4227-december-23-2011#comment-18547 For some late night fantasy hockey reading material: http://thehockeywriters.com/ten-fantasy-thoughts-fostering-his-trade-niskanens-presence-and-more/ - littleranger Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:09:35 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4227-december-23-2011#comment-18546 great to see some rangers coverage. NY wins without Staal, and is now winning without Sauer who is a core player for them. Girardi is an MVP candidate and Gaborik has 20 goals. If the line chemistry plays out I think NY can not only win the division but go deep into the playoffs, then again I wear blueshirt tinted glasses - paul Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:23:00 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4227-december-23-2011#comment-18545 I'm not sure what video you watched to say Kronwall didn't launch himself into Kesler. I know a lot of times players involuntarily leave their feet after the hit because of their momentum, but it's pretty obvious to me Kronwall is off his feet before the hit and clearly still moving upwards when he connects. It seems like every time someone gets "Kronwalled" you watch the video and see Kronwall's feet a foot off the ice. He's a bad hitter and I hope at some point he gets the book thrown at him for these pretty blatant charging penalties, but at the very least he does hit people from the front which is more than can be said for a lot of other players. - Seth Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:41:55 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4227-december-23-2011#comment-18544 Sorry guys, it was a clean hit. He didn't launch himself at all at Kesler. Sure he exploded into the hit like all good hitters do, but that is part of the game and part of making great clean hits. No head shot, no knee, no blind side, not from behind = clean hit. The league can't start implementing rules saying that you can't hit guys too hard or you will get suspended. Let's remember that this is hockey, and hockey is a physical violent game. Also, notice how Kesler picks his spots. He knew Kronwall wouldn't fight, he wouldn't challenge a legit fighter. - JMan12 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:50:50 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4227-december-23-2011#comment-18543 Just wondering if there is much info out there on Jeff Skinner (Car). Finding it difficult to get a good read on the situation. But I guess that is the NHL these days. Some concussions out for a couple of days others over a year. - Nathan Fleming Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:21:21 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4227-december-23-2011#comment-18541 I absolutely agree with ElTIGREblanc. Total reckless hit with the intent to injure. I don't understand why no penalty? all the talk about preventing concussions is obviously fluff and BS if you are going to get serious about stopping concussions you need to take these reckless hits out. We all like to see good hard hits but when the guy launches himself off his skates like that its wrong. I know Kesler is not the most liked player but he is right, if you are going to hit to injure you better be willing to drop the gloves. And I do think Kesler deserved a penalty on the Zetterberg leg on leg. The short handed goal as a result was sweet, and I think if Edler doesn't score there the game would have gotten out of control. I hope those two teams meet in the playoffs. wow. - mick Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:23:59 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4227-december-23-2011#comment-18540 ...his hit on Kesler was reckless. He left his feet and had his back turned. How can he see where he's hitting with his back turned? That means its a blind runaway freight train that is clearly intent to goon it up. An appropriate bodycheck is should separate the opponent from the puck, so you can go skate with it afterwards. There was 0 intent to play the puck nor even a peek to see if Kesler's head was in a vulnerable position. If you're interested in avoiding concussions from reckless hitting, Kronwall's hit should be illegal. - elTIGREblanc Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:28:24 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4227-december-23-2011#comment-18538 I don't know much about Weiss's injury. Upper body for now. Does this put Shawn Matthias on the top line with Versteeg and Flash? This could work well. I think they'll rise to occasion rather than see the scoring dry up. - shaun b Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:12:07 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4227-december-23-2011#comment-18537 Anyone see Weiss get hurt last night? I heard he went down and see he only played 3 minutes last night. Wondering how bad it was... - Miqualle Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:48:55 +0100