NHL, Big Hits, Ryan Smyth, Jack Johnson
The NFL Has Nothing On The NHL: Ryan Smyth Nearly Killed By Jack Johnson
3/2/08 in NHL | 100%InjuryRate | 1283 respect
I know I joke every so often about how few people watch hockey, but I never joke about the toughness of the players in the sport, ever.
These guys are tough as nails and play an 80+ game season that if you converted it to NFL games would have to be something like a 30 game season. It's ridiculous.
And sometimes, stuff like this happens. This was an absolutely brutal hit that Jack Johnson put on Ryan Smyth, who looked like he got hit by a bus. Smyth lay motionless for several minutes and was strapped into a stretcher before being taken off the ice. Luckily, the Avalanche reported that Smyth was conscious and walking, but was sent to a hospital for further examination.
The kicker: No penalty on Johnson.
3/4/08 | kteacher | 31575 respect
What am I suppose to get from this? I am a Kings fan and I am quite aware of their record. I am also aware of them possibly getting the number one pick (Stamkos) which will go quite nicely with the young core they have that many teams envy. Do I hate losing? YES, but I will take it, if it means I get to look forward to many years of playoff hockey.
How will your team do if they miss out on the playoffs? They will not be picking in the first round of a very deep draft because they gave up a first for an "old" Foote.
3/4/08 | kteacher | 31575 respect
3/4/08 | kteacher | 31575 respect
Hey! Maybe you should be blaming the Pepsi Center for not padding the partition the way other arenas do.
By the way "Queens",----------like I haven't heard that before!
3/4/08 |
Boski93
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375 respect
Hockey players are the toughest without a doubt. Rock Tocchet scored a goal for pittsburgh playing with a broken jaw. Some other guy once scored with a Fn broken leg!!! Think "baseball" players... compare. contrast.
Curse you double post!
3/4/08 |
Boski93
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375 respect
Hockey players are the toughest without a doubt. Rock Tocchet scored a goal for pittsburgh playing with a broken jaw. Some other guy once scored with a Fn broken leg!!! Think "baseball" players... compare. contrast.
Side note, Tocchet also hit everything on his teaser card that night.
3/4/08 | kral-matej
Hockey players are the toughest without a doubt. Rock Tocchet scored a goal for pittsburgh playing with a broken jaw. Some other guy once scored with a Fn broken leg!!! Think "baseball" players... compare. contrast.
3/3/08 | kteacher | 31575 respect
Actually, I would kind of like him to play a little more angry.
3/3/08 |
Boski93
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375 respect
Jack Johnson, is an angry young man, thank god he plays for the Kings. I don't think he was trying to Claude Lemiuex him.
3/3/08 | tommybalish
this is the same jack johnson who played for michigan, "go blue" however he is known as one of the dirtest players to ever play college hockey. This kid hads parents writting to the ncaa that they didn't want there kids playing with him. Did the hit deserve a pentlty no, however was it intentional you bet your season tickets it was.
3/3/08 | tommybalish
this is the same jack johnson who played for michigan, "go blue" however he is known as one of the dirtest players to ever play college hockey. This kid had parents writting to the ncaa that they didn't want there kids playing with him. Did the hit deserve a pentlty no because the leauge rules are flowed however was it intentional you bet your season tickets it was.
3/2/08 | kteacher | 31575 respect
I watched the game, and both players were riding the boards. How can you say that he was lining up the hit for Smyth to get knocked out by the partition, lose his helmet, and go unconscious for a couple of seconds? How you forget that Lappy made the same kind of hit on Frolov (clean hit) earlier in the game. Was Lappy intentionally hitting Frolov into the partition? I don't think so.
3/2/08 | MrNFL | 175 respect
They have a small amount I think, but not enough to really matter.
3/2/08 |
kantwistaye
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3954 respect
I take it that this isn't the same Jack Johnson that sings.
3/2/08 | MrNFL | 175 respect
Like the guy on the video said, they really should have some padding at the ends of the glass like that.
3/2/08 | kteacher | 31575 respect
No penalty was warranted. It was a clean hit. The fans of Colorado should have seen the replay, for the booed Jack the rest of the night.
3/2/08 | ISUMatt
I agree with IlliniBob, clean hit, just happened they were by the partitions, Im sure Smyth would agree as well
3/2/08 | IlliniBob72 | 83 respect
Rightly there was no penalty. Clean hit. Just a flaw in the design of NHL rinks.