Comments on: What We Learned: That’ll teach you to keep your head up http://thetwolinepass.com/2008/10/what-we-learned-thatll-teach-you-to-keep-your-head-up/ The Nashville Predators' No. 1 rival Mon, 21 May 2012 22:32:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: decahedron http://thetwolinepass.com/2008/10/what-we-learned-thatll-teach-you-to-keep-your-head-up/#comment-428 decahedron Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:28:11 +0000 http://thetwolinepass.com/?p=902#comment-428 halak's first name is jaroslav for future reference halak’s first name is jaroslav for future reference

]]> By: manton http://thetwolinepass.com/2008/10/what-we-learned-thatll-teach-you-to-keep-your-head-up/#comment-420 manton Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:46:39 +0000 http://thetwolinepass.com/?p=902#comment-420 I enjoy the serious post from a guy named "wingz phan." Sutter should have respected his own health and not put his head directly in front of Weight's shoulder. I enjoy the serious post from a guy named “wingz phan.” Sutter should have respected his own health and not put his head directly in front of Weight’s shoulder.

]]> By: admin http://thetwolinepass.com/2008/10/what-we-learned-thatll-teach-you-to-keep-your-head-up/#comment-409 admin Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:42:48 +0000 http://thetwolinepass.com/?p=902#comment-409 i have played hockey and i have been hit and if I got lit up (and I have been, though obviously not to that extent) like that i'd be of the opinion that it was entirely my fault. it's important to note, too, that doug weight is listed as 5'11 and sutter is 6'3. for sutter's head to end up at weight's shoulder level is his fault. weight didn't leave his feet and did nothing outside the bounds of fair play. weight plays a fair game and always has. this is just an unfortunate incident. i have played hockey and i have been hit and if I got lit up (and I have been, though obviously not to that extent) like that i’d be of the opinion that it was entirely my fault.

it’s important to note, too, that doug weight is listed as 5′11 and sutter is 6′3. for sutter’s head to end up at weight’s shoulder level is his fault. weight didn’t leave his feet and did nothing outside the bounds of fair play. weight plays a fair game and always has. this is just an unfortunate incident.

]]> By: wingz phan http://thetwolinepass.com/2008/10/what-we-learned-thatll-teach-you-to-keep-your-head-up/#comment-408 wingz phan Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:01:04 +0000 http://thetwolinepass.com/?p=902#comment-408 Sutter did not have possession of the puck. He was not cutting through the zone with his head down. He was stretching out, bent over low, to try to direct the puck up ice. A simple bump, hell even just a small amount of contact by Weight would have been more than enough to knock Sutter over. Instead, Weight very clearly lined up Sutter's head in his sights, skated in and drove hard through his head. It was a dirty hit not matter how you slice it, whether it's "technically legal or not. This hit bore no resemblance to some of the other examples you posted where guys had possession and obviously kept their head down while cutting through the zone. I'm shocked to hear you so vehemently defend such an egregious and despicable hit. Have you ever played hockey? Have you ever been hit? It's not a matter of teaching a kid a lesson, or writing it off and saying well that's how the game goes, it's a matter of respecting the game and respecting your opponent. Something you and many others seem to have lost. Sutter did not have possession of the puck. He was not cutting through the zone with his head down. He was stretching out, bent over low, to try to direct the puck up ice. A simple bump, hell even just a small amount of contact by Weight would have been more than enough to knock Sutter over.

Instead, Weight very clearly lined up Sutter’s head in his sights, skated in and drove hard through his head. It was a dirty hit not matter how you slice it, whether it’s “technically legal or not. This hit bore no resemblance to some of the other examples you posted where guys had possession and obviously kept their head down while cutting through the zone.

I’m shocked to hear you so vehemently defend such an egregious and despicable hit. Have you ever played hockey? Have you ever been hit? It’s not a matter of teaching a kid a lesson, or writing it off and saying well that’s how the game goes, it’s a matter of respecting the game and respecting your opponent. Something you and many others seem to have lost.

]]> By: william http://thetwolinepass.com/2008/10/what-we-learned-thatll-teach-you-to-keep-your-head-up/#comment-407 william Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:24:17 +0000 http://thetwolinepass.com/?p=902#comment-407 There is a very good reason every hockey coach I have ever met tells his players to keep their head up. Wright's hit was hard, clean and part of the game--even the new NHL. There is a very good reason every hockey coach I have ever met tells his players to keep their head up. Wright’s hit was hard, clean and part of the game–even the new NHL.

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