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Hasek absolutely could see Gaborik had his head down. But you're not supposed to have your head down. Nowadays this would likely be seen as a hit to the head an
by disgrunt 6y ago
Hasek absolutely could see Gaborik had his head down. But you're not supposed to have your head down. Nowadays this would likely be seen as a hit to the head and possibly suspension worthy.
- tolbish 6y agoHow was Hasek supposed to know Gaborik would not look up? This was not a blind-side hit.
- disgrunt 6y agoHow was Scott Stevens supposed to know Eric Lindros wouldn't look up? Pretty much the same answer. The rules were different back then, but today if you're about to hit someone with their head down you're expected to let up. Since Lindros' career was derailed by hits with his head down, players are now taught not to skate through traffic with your head down.
- tolbish 6y agoThe scenarios are not the same for several reasons, the two most important being (1) Stevens performed a hit to the head, and (2) he did it to a defenseless player (Lindros was defenseless because he was cutting between defenders, not because he wasn't looking where he was going).