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Originally Posted by feepa
It would be a clean hit if the player still had the puck, and the canuck hadn't taken many complete strides into the player after the puck had left the area. Do you follow hockey or the UFC? there are different rules at play here.
It wasn't a clean hit, it was a dirty hit. (I know, easy to confuse when the majority of the plays of the only team you follow plays dirty all the time). It doesn't matter if the players was an NHL superstar or a new comer to the league the play was dirty.
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I'm not sure if I'm being played a bit, but that's ok.
Anyways, the best angle is at around 8:42 where it shows Plante playing the puck and then Weise hitting him at an angle, shoulder to shoulder. Every NHLer takes strides before hitting someone. You could literally call charging on every hit. The referee reacted to a clean, hard hit and thought "oh shit, what do I do? I know, call charging!"
Asked by a reporter if there was any onus on Plante to protect himself, Renney replied: “He had the puck for a while, he was collecting himself but he's a callup player from the American Hockey League, not an NHLer yet."
Interpretation - He wasn't paying attention and was playing the puck like he was in outer space and maybe I (Tom Renney) shouldn't call up players who will allow themselves to get leveled by clean hits.
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Originally Posted by artvandelay
It's well known that Canucks fans are the least knowledgeable of all Canadian hockey fans, simply because there are a lot less people in Vancouver that have actually played hockey compared to the rest of Canada since they don't have natural ice. They're more like Sharks or Kings fans.
That said, I haven't seen the hit. Anyone got a video?
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The play starts at around 7:45. The best angle replay is at 8:42.
Added bonus - Awesome Canuck goals!
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