to be fair avs needed this kind of spark they were sleeping last week or so lol

Avs were winning... and he goes and does that... idiot.

But they ended up getting a shorty. Devils just can't have the lead ever can they

He probably saw what Marchand did to Liljegren and said why not?

Kadri is suspended for 10 games.

First overall pick awarded to the Chicago Blackhawks

I think they just had to forfeit Tkachuk to the team who would have picked 6th after this one

@@nicolasdaoust28 Nah to the Oilers, they need it more.

They don't call anything consistently

I think if there was no video review it's likely it would've been a double major, but on review you see Hughes turn away just before the hit is thrown. If they had the same positioning of when the hit is thrown for the entire sequence, then he gets tossed for the boarding.

This. Most people think boarding only involves the hit, but in reality it depends on the force of impact to the boards.

The dipshit turned his back when he realized contact was going to happen. Poor rookie.😢

@@mason.11 it shouldnt because thats subjective

​​@@Spetsnaztyyou might have a point there about force being subjective, but this is still just a completely unacceptable hit. Does it not remind you of what happened to Makar literally last week? If you hit a player before they reach the boards at high speed, they don't have an opportunity to slow down and reduce their momentum. At the same time it increases the chances that their neck, limbs and back get caught in awkward positions and injured. This has no place in the game. You can make big hits against the boards when players can brace but not while they're already flying at the boards with no way to stop themselves.

6 game suspension should be MANDATORY.... Unless they wanna cry about 6.... Then it's 8.... I'm 52 a former player & someone living with MS, & Dementia already confirmed PCS, CTE, & Pink Brain Syndrome (Only diagnosed VIA postmortem dissection of The Brain) with concussions as the cause. This HAS TO STOP!!! My Brain has already been donated to Eric Lindros Legacy Foundation. In Eric & Derrick Boogaard names.

it wasn't boarding, it's shades of 2010+ where the players are turning their back to the play and drawing calls

@@timchumichuck306 Can't run into a dude who doesn't have possession of the puck for 3 seconds.

@@timchumichuck306Colton saw Hughes numbers the whole time. Hughes never turned and never had the puck

@@timchumichuck306 you are braindead AF if you dont think thats boarding LOL

@@timchumichuck306You could not be more wrong, Hughes does not make any sudden moves prior to the hit. Colton saw his numbers and decided to barrel him into the boards face-first.

Its like hughes is OBLIVIOUS like what are you doing brace for impact?? You're a 100% right

they didn't get anything right on this play.

I see maybe an interference penalty as he didn't have possession of the puck but otherwise it looked fairly clean. Oh wait, I forgot that this is the pussy NHL, not the real man's NHL.

I think the board looks worse than it is. How is Colton supposed to give up on the play because Hughes goes reaching for the puck? Personal opinion is that Hughes put himself in a vulnerable position and Colton repositioned as well as he could to make sure he wasn't hitting the numbers without giving up on the play.

@@chanses7576 I agree somewhat which is why I think the 2 minutes is appropriate. Colton didn't need to put such force into Hughes at that distance. The cross check to the face is completely unjustified.

@@timchumichuck306 Good analysis. Must have used up all your computing power to process that one.

Exactly. Why is Hughes not expecting the shoulder hit from Colton? 99 out of 100 times a player in Hughes' position should be expecting contact there. I know Hughes doesn't touch the puck, but the puck is within reach of both players. Colton simply does what most players would do in that situation and Hughes is inexplicably unprepared for it.

It's the foot that changes it for me

Came back to this clip after Luke got absolutely smoked tonight on a very similar play. The kid just does not seem to understand that he needs to protect himself in these moments, and the NHL is doing him, all the players, and all the fans a huge disservice by attempting to police "dangerous contact" like this out of the game. Truly sad for those of us who actually enjoy the sport of hockey, to see it cannibalized by a bunch of suits trying to fundamentally change it into something it isn't, so they can sell it to a different crowd of ppl who do not care about it at all.

@@xRawPower agreed, well said.

Was thinking the same. It's like walking in front of a speeding car in a crosswalk. Sure, it's the driver's fault, but you're still the one paying the price.

there is nothing Hughes could've done there. He went to the puck as he should. The issue is Colton hit him in the numbers, early, and far from the wall. Hughes isn't prepared for the impact of the early hit, so he was compeltely defenseless. It's a dangeroud and reckless hit that deserved more than a $5k fine

@@peterazarian5001 you just reiterated my point... “Hughes isn’t prepared for the early hit”. I agree it’s dirty but my point is that a lot of these young guys don’t recognize when something dirty is coming. You can either slow up, make contact earlier and ride into the boards with Colton, or bail spin when you see him commit to the dirty hit. The last thing you do is coast in with straight legs like it’s a summer skate scrimmage.

This hot def sparked the avalanche and woke them up. They were actually skating well in the second and third. it felt like a playoff game.

@@willster7851 I told my buddy after the first that they were going to get reamed in the locker room and come back skating and playing like an NHL team. He started laughing and said I think they got reamed. It was a good game after that.

They’re all running away from a place they’re so loud and proud of. Ain’t no green pastures here! 🤦‍♂️

Avs weren't down, they were up 2 to 1 when this happened

Yup exactly. Think back against Seattle in the playoffs too when eberle hot cogliano head first into the boards anD cogs left w a neck injury. No call in that one either.

​@@willster7851and that was garbage. Officiating in the NHL has been awful for a while. No consistency. I also think the injury angle is a bad way for the league to look at things. Not getting a serious injury could be because of a matter of centimeters. The hit, if it's illegal, should be dealt with the same whether the player breaks their neck or doesn't miss a shift.

The last second "turn" literally has no impact. It happened less than 0.5 sec before the hits. Wouldn't have changed the outcome if he didn't

He saw hughes number and still went for a big hit. What do you think is going to happen. Penalty 100% of the time.

Yeah but Hughes is one of the leagues golden boys, he gets special treatment

Makar lost an edge before Okposo even touched him and the touching part is debatable because you really can't tell from the replays.

Are you saying Makar isn't one of the league's golden boys?@@kevinrasmussen1319

I could be wrong but I think it would be washed out if they scored before the first 2 mins. For the 5 min penalty they could score as many as they want within the 5 mins and it won’t be washed out

it stays so basically 7 min major, but the last 2 min of the penalty are normal

@@yakimeshi2268 ref called it minor boarding call so technically 2 different penalties, was a 5 for the cross check on meier

When a major and a minor are assessed to the same player at the same stoppage, and they are the only penalties assessed at that stoppage, the major is always served first.

@@BigC144 yea ik but i was saying it was basiclly a 7 min major even tho it’s not technically

It feels weird victim blaming but for reals WTF was Hughes doing there? He didn't deserve that dirtiness but, like, he barely even checks if someone is close and doesn't really play the puck?

Protect yourself? The guy hit his legs first, it's just dangerous and away from the puck.

@@SuperHeadwound Hughes is clueless. If he's not going for the puck, what is he doing exactly?

@@jangles7906 He was going for the puck before he got hit. Didn't you watch the clip?

cope

And Jack Edwards would have said Timo Meier should have received a penalty for embellishment.

Actually Marchand has a long string of suspensions.

​@@johnbrowne2170refs don't suspend players

@@poopmcgee2410 REFEREE REPORTS ARE ROUTINELY USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PLAYER SAFETY BEFORE SUSPENSIONS ARE HANDED DOWN.

Hughes forgot he wasn't playing in a no-check league for a second there.

The one where Makar's left skate lost an edge before Okposo even touched him, if he did touch him.

Lol

Fuck yes. Think of what would’ve happened to him with McKay and Peluso on the ice

miller hit him back instantly is probly the difference

He didnt board

With Bettman, it all depends on who you are.

Mcdavid punched him while holding his stick. He didn't crosscheck his head. I'm not an oilers fan

They aren't from what I've seen. You have to call that boarding even if it was a shoulder hit. Then the cross check was just plain stupid. Pretty bad sequence for Colton that could have cost his team the game. If the Devils had any defense at all they could have won. Gave up like 10 odd man rushes. You can't cut Colorado's forwards loose like that 10 times and expect to win anything.

As much as I agree with you, they've officiated that out of today's game

Nah. Hughes was daydreaming there. If he protected himself like 99% of players would have, that hit would have been nothing. The cross check was uncalled for though.

Hughes is an idiot! Just asking for the boarding call by positioning himself like that. Could have ended his own career! But Colton’s crosscheck was just reckless. I know he was anticipating the obligatory teammate retaliation, but you don’t crosscheck a guy to the face.

Nah they got the penalty. If you don't get one, you self police

I agree, because these dumb people are at least a fan of Gary Bettman. And that’s why the enforcers are no longer fighting with each other in defense of superstars who are constantly hurt

@pagejames8754 agreed, but what Meier would have been injured? RC has to be ready to answer the bell when it dings, or learn another way....

Meier is completely fine. Dude didn't even get cut lmao

It was a clean hit and wouldn't have been called five years ago.

@@franklee6301 Definitely was not a clean hit. Pretty clear boarding penalty, especially by the way the rule is written, but also how it's been called since a lot longer than 5 years ago. And they're hopefully going to crack down on plays like this at some point. Similar thing happened to Makar a few games ago, and I thought that was super dangerous too. Guys are moving too fast nowadays for plays like this to be ok. Tie him up and ride him into the boards, sure, but don't hit a guy at high speed in a race like that.

Cross checking someone in the face is defending yourself😂

$5,000 only

The hit wasn’t intent to injure, the cross check on the other hand was absolutely stupid and a game misconduct

Which is a perfectly fine and normal way of defending that situation, but not like this.

Yes you do.

@@mattg3135 You don't deserve to be an Avalanche fan

@@alexandermurphy6384 Please, tell me more about what I deserve based on a single internet comment. I think you need to probably touch grass and not take things so seriously.

@mattg3135 I wasn't taking things seriously, I actually laughed when you commented, I'm just messing with you friend

Looks like you take things too seriously bro @@mattg3135

yea.. you need to put down the pipe

@@yerb. Explain where it was dirty shoulder to shoulder skates never left the ice this is hockey not chess ya the dude when into the boards weirs lost a edge turned last second but doesn't change it was a clean hit

@@remington8917 that was a boarding through and through.. but you do you bud

Wish they had a Cam Janssen

I loved that guy@@freshstart349

Didn't Meier try to stick up for Hughes? Isn't that why he got a stick to the face? Can't exactly blame him for not going any further.

Maybe. If they had a guy like Geertsen they would have protection.But they let him go. Some people will say he can’t skate a regular shift. Back years ago you had 16 skaters and 2 goalies. Just knowing a guy like this was watching other teams would not intimidate

How did he turn his back when colton was already behind him? He saw his numbers and still gave a big hit. What do you expect is going to happen.

Hughes knows exactly where Colton is and yet he turns away from him, dangerously toward the boards, instead of bracing for the obvious impending shoulder check. @@g00se88

Yeah, except you're not a coach in any league that matters so...

@@jangles7906Good one, dude!

@@joshuaneal7552 Ha. Good sport!

@@jangles7906 I'm honestly unsure whether you know I was being sarcastic.

​@@joshuaneal7552 Sounded more like hurt tbh

Everyones scared of them

@@g00se88 shouldn't be. Losing Graves and Severson to accommodate Meier killed the defense. It will take a couple of years for Hughes and Nemec to be effective in those minutes.

@@jayjopam8505 i agree on graves but severson? He’s been benched on columbus and was average at best with the devils. He wanted 6 mil and no way where the devils giving him that. The whole team is lacking defensively because they all think about scoring which leads to too many odd man rushes

@@g00se88 he had to walk at $6 mil, but I suspect he would have stayed for less (as much of the core has) ... And you are right, as a top D guy, he is out of his depth, but he murdered as a third pairing guy. Last year's top 6 was really the secret sauce in my opinion. They all played to their Identity and fit together perfectly like puzzle pieces. In the short term, I also believe losing Nico is way more difficult to overcome than many believe... He sets the D mindset. Hughes gets the highlights, but Nico is really the key to winning imo

@@jayjopam8505 it hurts having your captain gone who’s a selke finalist. Not only does he win important faceoffs but plays defensively spectacularly. He’s bergeron but younger and still learning more

Except the hit wasn't supposed to come at that point since he hadn't touched the puck. That's why its a penalty

@@spearson103 Strange take, you must not watch much hockey.

@@halfcabmelancholwhat??? 😂😂 either u dont know shit abt hockey or you have some crazy weird obsess with Colton lmao

What do you want hughes to do in a situation like that. Not face the puck?

He didn't turn his back. He was skating towards the puck. He should have turned into the opposing player on a reverse hit to protect himself. He didn't get hit in the center of his numbers. The left of his back did so it was a board, just not a major penalty. Every once in a while the officials get it right.