Loved the thoughts on getting a suicide pass. Kabs better be doing something for Stajan after that.
Actually I was surprised Kaberle made that pass. He hasa better hockey sense than that. Maybe Stajan didn't invite kaberle to his birthday party? And Kaberle was just feeling a little passive aggressive.
I am a Leafs fan. Boychuck did not. DID NOT raise his elbow or leave his feet. Watch it again. elbow was tucked into his ribcage and it was a shoulder. All be it, to the head.
He did not 'jump' but came off his skates because he fell over after hitting stajan. Completely legal hit.
Every Leaf fan who thought that hit was dirty, give your head a shake. Watch the replay in slo mo and ask yourself a couple questions. Did he leave his feet? Nope. Did he use his elbow? Nope. So how then, is it dirty?
If anyone should get punished, its Kaberle. Suicide passes should not be called suicide passes as the person who gets crushed does not wish that upon himself. They should be called murder passes.
Well Steve, do you think that the Patrice Cormier hit on Anton Rodin was clean? Because there's not much of a difference between that and the Boychuk elbow to the head.
Hahahaha...you fool...there was no comparison. Cormier's "elbow", which barely connected btw, was away from the play...the Stajan hit wasn't an elbow at all...Stajan was down low when Boychuk hit him CLEANLY...all shoulder - get over it...there is still hitting in hockey.
hilarious! I'm a Bruins fan and my unbiased opinion is Boychuk's hit was clean. #1 Heads Up! he was looking straight down, Boychuk didn't leave his feat (until impact obviously) and laid him out.
WOW THat's high praise from a call up in the Providence Bruins of the AHL, Wow!
It was a good hit though!
THere should be a replay of that hit with a message box or a "thought box" coming from Stajan's head and people could fill in "What must have been going through Matt's head when he got hit by Boychuk?"
i've said this from the beginning (not necessarily on youtube) but i'll say it again... toskala has to go... he has the ability to be a solid goaltender in the nhl but he has to be THE go-to guy in net... long story short, i dont think its a co-incidence that toskala plays well when he has no one to take over his position.
1:50 - 2:22 was Hi-larious Hapyy Birthday here's a little bass for your face! BOOOOM!
Johnny "leaf shredder" Boychuk.
"Yeah! I got the puck, SHIT! I'm standing in "the middle of traffic" with the puck BOOM!
I am a Bruins fan and I gotta say it ain't looking good as of right now for the playoffs aspirations for Boston fans, WE CAN NOT SCORE, did you know Marc Savard is on our team, well I did, but you would be excused, because he has 1 shot on net in FIVE GAMES!
I foresee in the close future for your Toronto Maple Leafs a 5 game game losing streak going into the new year, you will lose to, Buffalo, the Isles, The Habs (suck!), The Penguins (Rock!),
And you WILL lose a close game to the Oilers DesLauriers or Khabibulin is better than "the monster" as you call him!
It was a clean hit...it was all shoulder, he hit him in the head because Stajan was bent down slightly. I was impressed with Stajan getting fixed up so fast and right back onto the bench...my respect for him grew on that play.
Gusto wasn't that great to be honest. The bruins looked really tired so the leafs really caught a break there. He was solid but not masterfull, it was a relatively easy night for him.
Matt Stajan for captain! Seriously, there are just some players that seem to want to win more than others, and Matty is one of those guys, I'd love to see him get the C.
As much as i back up the leafs for everything even though i dont think its right. The hit was clean cuz stajan had his head down and he probplay knew he was going to get hit cuz his head was down! plus it was from behind where he had no chance to get out of it
looked like a good hit to me stajan just needs to keep his head up lol. It was just a good hard hit, and i dont blame the leafs for starting what jack edwards called a "brawl" because you always stand up for your teammates
i wasplaying in a Team UK roller hockey game. On the forecheck, the defender flung a hail mary out of the zone. Puck in the eye! bounced off my eye socket into the net. GOAL!!! So, i get to rouin my brand new GB jersey! And get a fractured eye socket.
I feel your pain on the birthday front Steve. I was a pallbearer at my grandmother's funeral on my 15th birthday which was exactly 5 months and a day after my dad passed away............
on that note though.......
MOOOOOONNNSSSSTTTTTEEEERRR!!!!!! I think Gustavsson plays out the stretch of the calender year, unless he hits any rough patches to which Toskala gets a nod...basically if tomorrow against Buffalo doesn't go so well, Toskala may appear, but I have faith in the Monster.
leaf fan hear, unfortunately for Stajan, it was a clean hit. Im happy he's alright. Good to know our team has eachothers back and that Stajan is a real soldier on this team
I got a Karaoke machine for my birthday one year.. that was bad :P, The hit was Clean, he hit Stajan with his shoulder and not his elbows.. poor Matt, I thought he was freckin finished after that one
It looked clean, well on the dirty side of clean but still clean. Sure, the elbow made contact with the face but it was after Boychuck's shoulder hit the chest.
Sure, there is the blow to the head controversy right now but it is not Boychuck's fault that Stajan had his head down. What is Boychuck to do, wait for Stajan to stand up before he can hit him? If that is the case then I can play in the nhl and just skate around on my knees. Anytime someone makes contact I can cry "HIGH HIT!"
it's a tough situation. I'm a leafs fan, at first I was furious about it, but in retrospect with a clear mind, it's a clean hit. His head was low, whats Zach suppose to do. he's going for a hit and if Matt had his head up there would be no more from anyfans, it was stajans fault not Zach. If you think this was a head shot, maybe you'd like it if they eliminated checking from the game.
Steve i know your confused over the penalty chara didn't take on blake, but i think you got it back when chara got roughing for being knocked on to someone.
that hit was kinda like a super cross check because boychuks stick and gloves where all up in stajans face its a clean hit but at the same time its not
Clean hit. Hands down. He was looking down, and he was bent over, and Boychuk is much bigger than he is, therefore, there was nothing he could have done to avoid the hit. It was as clean as it could have been.
Great game by Gustavsson. Good to have him back. Also good to see the boys stand up for Stajan and real toughness in Stajan not missing a shift after that huge clean hit.
say we refuse him money, trade for som1 else and he becomes the next Louongo....then wat!!?
We jus landed probable gold in Phil Kessel ( in the same way)....doesnt matter is boston got 2 1st rounders i doubt they'll draft a guy even close to kessel
What was that song by Picnicface?
Never heard of the band
kullprit 2 years ago
elbow was in the area but he didnt lead with it, he kept it tucked. suicide pass imo
Circler13 2 years ago
excellent video dude... best one this season!
EBooks24 2 years ago
Worst birthday gift ever... Socks. Dirty hit, but i like dirty hits!
ortonfannumber1 2 years ago
i think it was a dirty hit. to me it looked like an elbow
leafs1995 2 years ago
Loved the thoughts on getting a suicide pass. Kabs better be doing something for Stajan after that.
Actually I was surprised Kaberle made that pass. He hasa better hockey sense than that. Maybe Stajan didn't invite kaberle to his birthday party? And Kaberle was just feeling a little passive aggressive.
Adonai314 2 years ago
the hit should of been called an elbow,
and i doubt toskala will get any more starts in 09
and lol @ 2:13
Hockeyman144 2 years ago
im a leafs fan......and i gotta say it was clean and i hopinh toskala wont i love the monster!
95TMLFAN 2 years ago
it was a clean hit and i dont think toskala will get another start :(
toskala50 2 years ago
Clean Hit
KetchupKid87 2 years ago
by the way I was driving the other day... in Virginia... so nowhere close to here.
But i saw a street called "Aberdeen Lane"
no lie, thought of LFR right away!
theroadrunner188 2 years ago
agreed with cloutsnchara
I am a Leafs fan. Boychuck did not. DID NOT raise his elbow or leave his feet. Watch it again. elbow was tucked into his ribcage and it was a shoulder. All be it, to the head.
He did not 'jump' but came off his skates because he fell over after hitting stajan. Completely legal hit.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE ICE!
theroadrunner188 2 years ago
Every Leaf fan who thought that hit was dirty, give your head a shake. Watch the replay in slo mo and ask yourself a couple questions. Did he leave his feet? Nope. Did he use his elbow? Nope. So how then, is it dirty?
If anyone should get punished, its Kaberle. Suicide passes should not be called suicide passes as the person who gets crushed does not wish that upon himself. They should be called murder passes.
cloutsnchara 2 years ago
Well Steve, do you think that the Patrice Cormier hit on Anton Rodin was clean? Because there's not much of a difference between that and the Boychuk elbow to the head.
LeafsFanInOttawa 2 years ago
Hahahaha...you fool...there was no comparison. Cormier's "elbow", which barely connected btw, was away from the play...the Stajan hit wasn't an elbow at all...Stajan was down low when Boychuk hit him CLEANLY...all shoulder - get over it...there is still hitting in hockey.
brutallyunbiased 2 years ago
hilarious! I'm a Bruins fan and my unbiased opinion is Boychuk's hit was clean. #1 Heads Up! he was looking straight down, Boychuk didn't leave his feat (until impact obviously) and laid him out.
MMAfan1748 2 years ago
never really had a bad birthday other than having to work, but I did get the Chickenpox for Christmas when I was 6
thedukeisback 2 years ago
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4pples 2 years ago
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Davidpryde1 2 years ago
Did you even see the hit?
KetchupKid87 2 years ago
I had swine flu on my birthday and spend the night in the hospital, pissing in a cup and getting needles. :]
Someguy111707 2 years ago
stayed on his feet didn't go for the head CLEAN AND #1 OF THE DECADE
MattMicko48 2 years ago
WOW THat's high praise from a call up in the Providence Bruins of the AHL, Wow!
It was a good hit though!
THere should be a replay of that hit with a message box or a "thought box" coming from Stajan's head and people could fill in "What must have been going through Matt's head when he got hit by Boychuk?"
cragmac1000 2 years ago
i've said this from the beginning (not necessarily on youtube) but i'll say it again... toskala has to go... he has the ability to be a solid goaltender in the nhl but he has to be THE go-to guy in net... long story short, i dont think its a co-incidence that toskala plays well when he has no one to take over his position.
tfw13 2 years ago
1:50 - 2:22 was Hi-larious Hapyy Birthday here's a little bass for your face! BOOOOM!
Johnny "leaf shredder" Boychuk.
"Yeah! I got the puck, SHIT! I'm standing in "the middle of traffic" with the puck BOOM!
I am a Bruins fan and I gotta say it ain't looking good as of right now for the playoffs aspirations for Boston fans, WE CAN NOT SCORE, did you know Marc Savard is on our team, well I did, but you would be excused, because he has 1 shot on net in FIVE GAMES!
cragmac1000 2 years ago
I foresee in the close future for your Toronto Maple Leafs a 5 game game losing streak going into the new year, you will lose to, Buffalo, the Isles, The Habs (suck!), The Penguins (Rock!),
And you WILL lose a close game to the Oilers DesLauriers or Khabibulin is better than "the monster" as you call him!
cragmac1000 2 years ago
what song by picnicface are you talking about? I wonna know.
blackravager 2 years ago
the hit was 50/50 in my oppinion, coulda gone either way
jessekid86 2 years ago
Steve i cant get your vid to play, I've tried two different browsers cant figure it out.. ill try again later
POW22POW22 2 years ago
@POW22POW22 That's weird? No other complaints I've heard like that. I use Google Chrome.
SteveDangle 2 years ago
ya i use google chrome too.. it is working today.. i just downloaded the video with real player to watch it lol
POW22POW22 2 years ago
Game was fucking boring.
kiwimangum 2 years ago
clean hit...... oh! im a leafs fan
StephaneDoucet78 2 years ago
leafs fan here. clean hit.
/story
happy for Gus. I hope Toskala doesn't play a single game for us again.
libanlibanliban 2 years ago
It was a clean hit...it was all shoulder, he hit him in the head because Stajan was bent down slightly. I was impressed with Stajan getting fixed up so fast and right back onto the bench...my respect for him grew on that play.
carmie1818 2 years ago
Gusto wasn't that great to be honest. The bruins looked really tired so the leafs really caught a break there. He was solid but not masterfull, it was a relatively easy night for him.
shawnshir 2 years ago
Matt Stajan for captain! Seriously, there are just some players that seem to want to win more than others, and Matty is one of those guys, I'd love to see him get the C.
coiner9 2 years ago
@coiner9 , White deserves to get the C.
GoalHornDude 2 years ago
@GoalHornDude, If I saw a Leafs team with Stajan, White, and Kaberle as the guys with letters, one of which being the captain, I'd be happy.
coiner9 2 years ago
As much as i back up the leafs for everything even though i dont think its right. The hit was clean cuz stajan had his head down and he probplay knew he was going to get hit cuz his head was down! plus it was from behind where he had no chance to get out of it
OV71toskala 2 years ago
looked like a good hit to me stajan just needs to keep his head up lol. It was just a good hard hit, and i dont blame the leafs for starting what jack edwards called a "brawl" because you always stand up for your teammates
ostrand006 2 years ago 2
2 exams on my birth day
NickSabatino 2 years ago
clean hit
stupid leafs lol.. actually STUPID BRUINS THEY BLEW CHUNCKS
and yes ive seen the picnicface vid
WelcomeToTheBHIVE 2 years ago
best birthday prezzie.
i wasplaying in a Team UK roller hockey game. On the forecheck, the defender flung a hail mary out of the zone. Puck in the eye! bounced off my eye socket into the net. GOAL!!! So, i get to rouin my brand new GB jersey! And get a fractured eye socket.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
smsno1 2 years ago
Damn! This wins so far
SteveDangle 2 years ago
I feel your pain on the birthday front Steve. I was a pallbearer at my grandmother's funeral on my 15th birthday which was exactly 5 months and a day after my dad passed away............
on that note though.......
MOOOOOONNNSSSSTTTTTEEEERRR!!!!!! I think Gustavsson plays out the stretch of the calender year, unless he hits any rough patches to which Toskala gets a nod...basically if tomorrow against Buffalo doesn't go so well, Toskala may appear, but I have faith in the Monster.
ataraxia7nostalgia 2 years ago
Boychuk made a clean hit.
Paralititan 2 years ago
Lol the Minnesota joke cracked me up
LyricsCo 2 years ago
Love the Minnesota comment. Was laughing my ass off in the beginning.
rangerskickass30 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure that Gustavsson has a Toskala voodoo doll. I love it.
pethcir 2 years ago
They play back to back Montreal and Pittsburgh next weekend, I think Toskala should start one of those games.
tmlShady 2 years ago
keep your head up stajan, clean hit.
meagz101 2 years ago
Maybe the Leafs should trade Toskala for something good? I bet he is worth alot.
Slegnirp 2 years ago
Toskala is not worth a lot when he plays like he did the other night!
vancan19 2 years ago
Best B-day ticket thank god that i have my b-day before NHL Starts i got season tickets.
SlimLPShady 2 years ago
I know what you mean, no one should suffer through having to use the 360. :P
MapleFoliage 2 years ago
Steve Dangle is the man nuff said
Darth1288 2 years ago 2
LMAO
Its the thought that counts
Vantom91 2 years ago
"Rather be on that than the Minnesota Wild equipment truck"
LOL
kullprit 2 years ago
Hey Steve,
I think there was a bit of an elbow to the face in the hit.
And the worst present I got? Leafs tickets vs Florida. Why? They lost 8 - 0
Succhiano 2 years ago 2
leaf fan hear, unfortunately for Stajan, it was a clean hit. Im happy he's alright. Good to know our team has eachothers back and that Stajan is a real soldier on this team
ahmingah 2 years ago
blood all over your face means head shot.....dirty hit
angustus5 2 years ago
id have to say it was a clean hit. but i like to see people standing up to chara
one week till the leafs play the pens!
teamupteamdown 2 years ago
Just so you know, the Leafs DO have back-to-back games before 2010 rolls in.
Dec 26 vs Montreal then Dec 27 @ Pittsburgh
tmlfan34 2 years ago
I got a Karaoke machine for my birthday one year.. that was bad :P, The hit was Clean, he hit Stajan with his shoulder and not his elbows.. poor Matt, I thought he was freckin finished after that one
fiddlestick89 2 years ago
even though chara is huge its make me happy to see guys like komisarek and blake try to take him down......chara's an idiot
xXFKxAustinXx 2 years ago 2
Clean hit.
DeeLaitti 2 years ago
It looked clean, well on the dirty side of clean but still clean. Sure, the elbow made contact with the face but it was after Boychuck's shoulder hit the chest.
Sure, there is the blow to the head controversy right now but it is not Boychuck's fault that Stajan had his head down. What is Boychuck to do, wait for Stajan to stand up before he can hit him? If that is the case then I can play in the nhl and just skate around on my knees. Anytime someone makes contact I can cry "HIGH HIT!"
ruff3651 2 years ago
I saw that hit, It was a headshot, a clear headshot, if you watch it from an angle Boychuks elbow went up and got Stajan in the head.
MultiFlamesFan 2 years ago 4
it's a tough situation. I'm a leafs fan, at first I was furious about it, but in retrospect with a clear mind, it's a clean hit. His head was low, whats Zach suppose to do. he's going for a hit and if Matt had his head up there would be no more from anyfans, it was stajans fault not Zach. If you think this was a head shot, maybe you'd like it if they eliminated checking from the game.
jaggedsymmetry 2 years ago
It's Johnny...not Zach.
ajthepage 2 years ago
thanks for the correction.... Got confused with Hurricanes prospect.
jaggedsymmetry 2 years ago
Steve i know your confused over the penalty chara didn't take on blake, but i think you got it back when chara got roughing for being knocked on to someone.
chinshihuandi 2 years ago
"What's that coming over the hill?
Is it The Monster?
Is it The Monster?"
I believe the hit was clean, personally, to answer the question.
SanguineSkies 2 years ago
that hit was kinda like a super cross check because boychuks stick and gloves where all up in stajans face its a clean hit but at the same time its not
YOURTUBEISBROKEN 2 years ago
clean hit. maybe a bit of a headshot and it sucks for stajan cuz there was no getting outta that one. but its part of the game
clayman1919 2 years ago
Clean hit. Hands down. He was looking down, and he was bent over, and Boychuk is much bigger than he is, therefore, there was nothing he could have done to avoid the hit. It was as clean as it could have been.
Willytheleaf 2 years ago
& Yes. It was a clean hit.
It was just under the shoulder, where it hit Stajan. The only problem was height difference
ThatItalianGuyTil 2 years ago
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YOURTUBEISBROKEN 2 years ago
Gustavsson should play every game left in 2009, hopefully all shutouts in more excited games
Steve0016 2 years ago
Great game by Gustavsson. Good to have him back. Also good to see the boys stand up for Stajan and real toughness in Stajan not missing a shift after that huge clean hit.
SSJ4TOM 2 years ago 2
First view :)
Question:
Let's say Gustavsson want's a king's random come next re-signing. Is he worth it?
ThatItalianGuyTil 2 years ago
@ThatItalianGuyTil
say we refuse him money, trade for som1 else and he becomes the next Louongo....then wat!!?
We jus landed probable gold in Phil Kessel ( in the same way)....doesnt matter is boston got 2 1st rounders i doubt they'll draft a guy even close to kessel
arjunrathi 2 years ago