Nice, Clean, Old-School Hits (Post Yours)

sirmaxalot · 03-09-2012, 07:01 AM

Last night I was watching the Bruins/Sabres game and it was a very faced-paced match. All game there were some great hits. I have to say, I love watching Johnny Boychuk lay hits. The guy should run a clinic for Pee-Wee kids on how to time and deliver a nice clean check.

There are several players like this across the NHL. Who is your team's consistently clean warrior?

sirmaxalot · 03-09-2012, 07:05 AM

Stjonnypopo · 03-09-2012, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by sirmaxalot

As much as I hate the Bruins, I like these hits.

They're hard, clean, and neither of the guys who get hit stay down.

It's like Emelin, he hits a lot but he doesn't injure people other than he occasion winding.

sirmaxalot · 03-09-2012, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Stjonnypopo

As much as I hate the Bruins, I like these hits.

They're hard, clean, and neither of the guys who get hit stay down.

It's like Emelin, he hits a lot but he doesn't injure people other than he occasion winding.

Absolutely. Bruins are always under fan fire as is normal, but I can't remember the last anti-Boychuk post.

Drunkspleen · 03-09-2012, 07:36 AM

sirmaxalot · 03-09-2012, 07:43 AM

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Beastly. It changes the whole game!

oats · 03-09-2012, 07:43 AM

Inklings · 03-09-2012, 07:56 AM

Love this hit. Domi had no clue how much time was left on the pen. Peca had some of the best open ice hits.

**Revelation** · 03-09-2012, 07:58 AM

Wingman77 · 03-09-2012, 07:59 AM

sirmaxalot · 03-09-2012, 08:02 AM

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This one was ALL placement. Everything happened in just the right way to have even the Bruins fans excited. Just looked awesome haha

SenzZen · 03-09-2012, 08:28 AM

Keeping with the Boychuk theme:

Don't know how "old school" this is, though...

sirmaxalot · 03-09-2012, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SenzZen

Keeping with the Boychuk theme:

Don't know how "old school" this is, though...

This was a great hit! I was surprised Boychuk wasn't hurt on it. Glad he's back and just hammered Vanek last night. No vid yet though.

SenzZen · 03-09-2012, 08:43 AM

Miss the A-train.

Ivan13 · 03-09-2012, 08:44 AM

This one always makes me laugh.

And a little bit of Ryan Wilson:

SenzZen · 03-09-2012, 08:47 AM

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This one always makes me laugh.

Awesome.

Equally impressive is Sakic walking around Stevens right after and the quick dish to Tanguay.

Joannie9 · 03-09-2012, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Drunkspleen

Kronwall jumped on some of those hits.

Trap Jesus · 03-09-2012, 08:55 AM

It was only a matter of time for that Neil hit to be posted, especially with the mention of JB in the OP.

I can't remember seeing someone get hit that hard, so that gets my vote.

Joannie9 · 03-09-2012, 09:01 AM

Boychuk is awesome.

FallsForItEveryYear · 03-09-2012, 09:08 AM

http://video.thescore.com/watch/boychuk-decks-vanek

only video i could find of the boychuk hit on vanek last night

Ivan13 · 03-09-2012, 09:08 AM

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Solid collection!

There's more of Wilson's great hits, since he has one every other game, but sadly they aren't posted on youtube.

Most of his hits resemble the one on Seguin and Robinson's hit posted below, he leaves just enough space alongside the boards to make the opposing forward think he can get by and then he closes in and levels him.

MtlPenFan · 03-09-2012, 09:11 AM

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Absolutely. Bruins are always under fan fire as is normal, but I can't remember the last anti-Boychuk post.

Am I to understand you can throw highlight hits without getting a guy in the head?

And there's a difference in size between the two.

Trap Jesus · 03-09-2012, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by sirmaxalot

Absolutely. Bruins are always under fan fire as is normal, but I can't remember the last anti-Boychuk post.

I think some people were upset with the Stajan one (not sure about this board), although I'm not really sure why.

brevard* · 03-09-2012, 09:24 AM

Pretty much none of those hits are old school. Look at the Robinson hit. Take note that nothing on Robinson's body above mid chest makes contact with the opponent until he is "rebounding" off the boards.

That is why they call it a body check.

Today you have raised elbows and lowered shoulders. You also have concussions and shortened careers. You may find a big open ice hit or 2 from the 1930's to the early 70's (when over expansion brought low skill players to the league) but you will not find many.
Funny thing is because there was no free agents hence not many players changed teams often there were real rivalries and real hatred both on the ice and in the stands yet players were still able to respect that hammering an unsuspecting opponent or hitting him up high could end a career and it just simply wasn't done.

The biggest laugh I get on this site is people saying a guy deserved to get labled because he had his head down. This is ****ing hockey the puck is the object of the game. The game will get worse as our best skill players continue to have their careers shortened by dirty hits (hitting an unsuspecting/defenseless player is a dirty hit) while stupid fans laugh, giggle and make highlight video's condoning the cheapening of the game.

Chairman Maouth · 03-09-2012, 09:35 AM

One of the most dramatic hit I've ever seen when everything is taken into account. Trevor Linden on Jeff Norton of the Blues: 1995.

Another great one by Konstantinov on Claude Lemieux. Hope Konstantinov is doing well these days.

And a "where are they now" video from 2009 about Konstantinov. Features some of his hits.