ovechkin did not stick out his leg to make the hit. it was in the same spot leading through the hit. gonchar tried to jump out of the way and left his leg in there, that's what caused the knee on knee collision.
ovechkin did not stick out his leg to make the hit. it was in the same spot leading through the hit. gonchar tried to jump out of the way and left his leg in there, that's what caused the knee on knee collision.
Gonchar didn't JUMJP OUT of the way, he was already somewhat tilted because he was turning the corner, what he did is tilt his body a bit more to the side, yet even if he wouldn't have done that, his shoulder is not the body part which would have taken the brunt of the hit, it would still have been his knee.
Also, most times when you see this happen, both players try to get their knees out of the way. Gonchar couldn't because he was turning, while Ovechkin kept ALL his weight on it. He's not stupid, he knew the consequences if he kept his weight on it.
Ovechkin was going for the big hit against Gonchar, and he tried to avoid it by lifting his knee. Accidental, no suspension.
Damn, every time something happens, there's a suspension being asked... No problems with that for obvious cheap shots but this as an accident.
Ovechkin was going for the big hit against Gonchar, and he tried to avoid it by lifting his knee. Accidental, no suspension.
Damn, every time something happens, there's a suspension being asked... No problems with that for obvious cheap shots but this as an accident.
He didn't lift his knee, he kept it strongly on the ice. If he had lift his knee, the impact would've been much less forceful. He didn't even try to avoid the impact with Gonchar's knee. Ovy is no retard, he knew what would happen.
Ok, some of you are saying that if Gonchar hadn't jumped out to avoid Ovy, their knee would not have connected?
I'm not sure about that, even if Gonchar wasn't moving, his knee would've got hit anyways, Ovy was already in the right position.. he didn't need to put his knee out any extra..
He didn't lift his knee, he kept it strongly on the ice. If he had lift his knee, the impact would've been much less forceful. He didn't even try to avoid the impact with Gonchar's knee. Ovy is no retard, he knew what would happen.
Sorry, I didn't express myself correctly. I meant that Gonchar lifted his knee when he saw Ovechkin coming and if he didn't do it, his knee wouldn't have collided with Ovechkin. It would have been just a body check.
Gonchar stepping away from a clean hit doesn't make it a dirty one.
This.
And the more I read "knee to knee", the more I start doubting people's intelligence level on this forum. Do you guys know that when a knee hits another knee, both knees risk injury?
Ovechkin deliberately hitting knee to knee is like saying a player goes head hunting with his own head; how ***ing stupid would that be? Why would Ovechkin try to injure someone with his own knee?
I dont like this hit by Ovechkin the puke is going toward the corner and Ovechkin is going the opposite way, I mean even if he did connect with his big hit he would not even been in a good position to take the puck.
Please watch the replay again.. The shoulder only came at the last split second.. and what does it mean, led by the should? It doesn't affect the knee's position..
It doesn't matter how the shoulder moves.. the knee will always stay at the same height (unless you jump).
I don't even care who wins this series, but guys, be a bit less biased by your fanboy love for Ovy. The Pens are all asking for a review by the league, its not like I'm inventing anything. Grow-up.
People don't agree with you, so you start acting like a spoiled child and you're telling THEM to grow up?
The Penguins are the team I've been rooting for since Montreal bailed out of the playoffs, and I have money on them in this series, but I still can't see how Ovechkin could be suspended for that hit.
There's zero evidence of anything on that play that would indicate Ovechkin was trying to injure Gonchar. I'm guessing you've never played hockey, because if you did, you'd realize that a hit like that can cut both ways, meaning, it could have been Ovechkin's knee that got devastated by that hit.
