Torres Hit On Seabrook

[cog]

It looked like Seabrook intentionally didn't look at Torres coming at him,maybe thinking Raffi wouldn't follow through.I would say no suspension is justified.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeZDE9H3_vU

[natenator]

from a rule perspective I don't think a suspension was warranted. That said, the ONLY way to crack down on this is to start suspending people who show intent to injure which this absolutely was. Torres saw his mark, saw he didn't have the puck, saw he wasn't looking at him with his head up and still destroyed him. He could have taken him out of the play without trying to take him out of the game.

I'm all for violence in sport and hard hitting but there's no need to rock a player who isn't even prepared to ready himself. Hard hitting should be encouraged, hitting to inure shouldn't be.

[ProteinJunkie]

Well put and completely agree.

There was no suspension as quote “The NHL's Hockey Operations department said that the rule did not violate Rule 48, which provides an interpretation that the area behind the net is designated as a "hitting area" un-quote.

In as much as Torres is responsible for his position on the ice, so is Seabrook. The game is so fast, players are accountable for what they do or else get benched…it’s tough.

[cog]

I used to carry my stick kinda high at times...

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Surprised he got up that fast. Added the vid to the first post.

[natenator]

He's out tonight

[cog]

An upper body injury.

[Talo]

Surprised he got up that fast. Added the vid to the first post.

I bet if he stayed down Raffi would have been gone and for a long time too as this was his first game back from 4 off.