John-Michael Liles cheapshots Ryan Smyth

[SportsGooru]

ryan smyth is a pussy ass bitch. CMA for life.

[IrishAssasign]

this announcers such so gay this I don't remember this happening 5 years ago yea it was much worse 15 years ago dumb ass

[reptidan]

Not a cheapshot? Dude do you play hockey? It might not have been intentional, but NEVER should you stick out a knee like that....

[hockeypunk136]

you can always tell the mother fuckers who don't know the game of hockey. lol

[Palovmine]

man! Ryan Smyth is tough, how did he get up after that? I've had a knee on knee before and those can hurt alot! He's such a tough guy.

[BiancaHouse]

Johnny Liles didnt mean to hurt Smitty...went for the check and Ryan tried to slip it..unintentional

[PlayStationMan55]

Ironically Smyth joined the Avs the following season.

[HPluvduck]

I agree. John-Michael Liles is not a dirty player, however this play was dirty. He's my favorite player but this was a bad move on his part. Everyone makes mistakes like this, I'm just glad both ended up being alright

[27LeBlanc619]

dude that wasnt intentional. right at 0:35. you see liles go for the check. see how he has his left arm bent at the elbow and hes pushing off with his right leg. thats exactly how you are supposed to check. liles was just trying to slow Smyth down. if you watch at 0:35 to Smyth makes a move to the right and thats why he got hit with the knee. if he would've gone straight he would've been hit with a shoulder.

[MafiaWars23]

so your basically saying that Liles cant skate?

[27LeBlanc619]

no. i'm saying that im smyth would've skated straight he would've been hit with a shoulder

[MafiaWars23]

lol that was intentionally all the way

[27LeBlanc619]

the attempt to hit was intentional but hitting him with the knee wasn't. Smyth made a move after liles momentum was already taking him into the hit then Smyth moved and liles knee ran into him

[27LeBlanc619]

pause it right at 1:43 notice how smyth was kind've ducking so his upper body went through the hole between liles arm and leg

[MafiaWars23]

liles could have let him by man he stuck his leg out. maybe it was an accident but he still deserved a game misconduct. But I see your point, I can't say that Liles intentionally went for the knee to knee blow.

[MafiaWars23]

the point I am trying to make is that Ryan Smythe doesnt take dives. And that hit was illegal. Liles stuck his knee out for one reason or another. Intentional or not, he deserved the penalty.

[SystemOfADownHSV]

GO KINGS!

[Irishnapalm2341]

Coming from experience, sometimes you will see an opponet whos going to get by and you just do the first thing that comes to mind to stop that person, i dont know liles at all but maybe it was unintentional from the aspect of the injury, either way he should still have gotten booted.

[trovato05]

why would he do that to smyth?

[sampa22222]

GO FLAMES GO!!!

[trovato05]

fuck off chicken shit

[MrEmachine]

cheapshot, you never stick your knees out like that other than to trip

[dickydoug666]

like when your into the game it just like happenslike without thinking like your body just does it

[amptyvision]

what a charlie horse

[screechwashere]

why would he even try that? its like he tried to go for a hip check with only half his body. why would u ever try to get some1 with a knee to knee hit?

[dubd303]

not cheapshot he tried to turn around to catch up they collided, acciddent

[itsgaythatyourgay]

lmao @ roloson on the replay....what a fuckin hero

[MacOneToOne]

lol now they are on the same team!

[mikeisphenominal]

Liles is tight. not a cheapshot

[ganzerizgodly]

how wasnt that cheap?

[freydey]

its accidental

[xxahoboxx]

wow just cause he did means it wasnt a cheap shot dumb ass

[avsfan7]

lol and now they're good friends on the same team

[myhi87]

liles is gay

[avebabe]

You don't do that shit.. That's how careers get ended.

[hardcoreyouser]

i wonder how theyre getting along now...

lol

[27LeBlanc619]

k its dirty but not intentinal. he was going to hit him with the shoulder but smyth got hit with the knee

[yohomy94]

hahaha i think its funny cus liles and smyth are now both avs and good friends. they are both some of my favorite players

[pckerfn13]

mine too, they both rock

[drailJI17]

That isn't a cheap shot, yea a penalty but not cheap. He didn't even get hit that hard. Funny thing Smyth is now with the Avalanche anyways haha

[SpiritMatthias]

thats fucking horse shit he was skating like 3 mph. What a fuckin dive

[hulksta105]

that's not a dive, hockey players don't go to the locker room unless they're actually hurt.

[rianpop]

fuck you idiot

[theberricsson]

smyth only got a charlie horse from that hit too

good thing there on the same team now

[SlipknotMaggot1333]

CLEAN HIT CLEAN HIT

[hockeyfan45214]

Your're full of crap. He waited for him to come and then stuck his knee out. Dirty player.

[apodino]

That hit looks eerily similar to the hit that Ulf Samuelsson put on Cam Neely that ruined Neely's career.

[jeanjones9154]

When should he "get him back" at practice? Morning skate? In the shower?

[cjklaric]

Hahah, Smyth will probably throw a blow dryer at him. Or smother him with hair gel.

[ifthruim]

that fucking douchebag. i hope smyth gets him back. that fat cocksucker.

[gobluejackets61]

there on the same team now dude :P

[dj31pt]

i guess he wants them to fight it out during the morning skate one day perhaps?

[kcrocks5]

lol

[ifthruim]

i'm aware they are on the same team. i only wish they would fight it out during the morning skate...

[jkrx]

he stuck out his knee first there for not a hipcheck gone wrong.. liles is not a dirty player but hes a faggot because he desperatly knee checked a player and couldnt even stand up for it afterwards...

[JapFreak4890]

It was a hip check gone wrong. Liles is by no means a dirty player.

[DUONG112]

but this hit specifically was a reckless play...

he should have thought a bit more before doing that..its so funny now, they are teammates..lol

[sampa22222]

Liles=Chicken

[bulletsponge0311]

he tried to throw a hip check but ryan smyth was going too fast

[ajune18]

What about fucking Bertuzzi's hit on Morris? That was a cheap shot!

[manit888]

ryan smyth got a charlie horse i watched that game

[100300sparta]

wow there both in the same team now

[hilly55]

haha, that makes sense then.

But even the jack johnson hit was...shady. I know it wasnt dirty....but at the same time, i have to say it was kinda shady...Johnson had to have known what he was doing, probably didnt mean to kill smyth like he did, but still.

[kidstatik3]

throwin your knee out is really cheap and dangerous. that shit was cheap.

[coltino99]

that wasnt a cheapshot. smyth was just in the wrong place at the wrong time

[hilly55]

Not when Liles sticks his knee out and literally lifts it up. There are plays where there just freak accidents, see Marian Hossa's first game with the pens. Liles knew exactly what he was doing and probably was pleased with taking out a division rival's best player.

American hockey everyone.

[coltino99]

oh srry i commented on the wrong video, i meant to comment about that hit against the boards that involced smyth and the LA kings

[wolves16]

If I were Smyth I wouldnt let Liles live that down. Liles isnt even remotely a rough/dirty player.

[kcrocks5]

that'd be funny if they were room mates for when the team travels and smyth fucks with liles while he's sleeping.

[phille22]

dirtiest

[carcaril]

Nice!! Kill this fu.cker !

[lilesluverxoxoAVS]

i dnt think he ment it at all after meeting him and talking to him he is such a nice guy and doesnt even check in a normal game, so i dont see such the big deal!

[hockeyavalanche73]

lol there on the same team now, doesn't really matter anymore. Go Avs!

[hemsky1123952]

it's hilarious they're teammeates now=)

[jeanjones9154]

fuck captain canuck . the announcer guy is like a great oiler win is now not a great win, what a dumbass.

[94SmythEDM]

hahahaha. nice comeback nigger

[albertaboy81]

the was the biggest cheap shot liles can go fuck his mom in the ass

[94SmythEDM]

idiot he stuck out his leg

[ryansmythisgod]

KCOutlaw0 your a moron, i think all of us have played hockey, including me, and if you really did play and if you had ever taken a knee on knee hit you woudln't be talking this stupid shit. He didn't dive and he ain't washed up, he is heart not a flashy little bitch who thinks too highly of himself

[weathered2586]

AVS BABY!

[slendersloth]

joe sakic was practicly arguing with the ref about that,and thats perdy rare....

[ChucklesWeemz19]

dudeski your name is ryan smyth is god. he is marginal at best, some kids on my junior a team are better than that motherfucker, hes old and washed up and needs to go play in europe or someshit to at least same himself some glory

[xDilemmachinex]

haha. How is Ryan Smyth old? Dumbass. Watch hockey before you come on here and run your minor league mouth.

[Moviebro]

Smith is a cheater!!He gets away with so much shit!

[ChucklesWeemz19]

SMYTH IS A PUSSSSSSSSSSEY

[zone93]

Sad, but LILES rule still!

[mariomanlite]

Cheap cuz Smyth had no way outta that one.

[Ha7oc]

Honestly, that was a clean hit.

That was a dive by Smyth.

[s470dxqm]

Why would he dive? I saw that game. Smyth was on his way down the ice to cash in on an empty net that would give him the hat trick.

[ryansmythisgod]

nicely said x470dxgm

[ryansmythisgod]

why the fuck would he dive, they were winning with 30 seconds left and was going to cash in on the empty net, you smelly fag

[thisguyiswayawesome]

it looks like he was gonna hit him but decided to try a hip check and it was to late to push his hip and turn and they hit legs like the anouncer said liles is not a cheap player...

[FatsoMcguccen]

Definatly a cheap shot but not intensionaly good call by refs but ryan smyth could of got a hat trick if he got by him with an empty netter

[Caruth13]

nice hit

[KCOutlaw0]

cheap shot my ass. ya it was a penalty, but theres no fuckin shot in hell that you can call that a cheap shot. btw do any of you guys actually play hockey or do just watch it and think you know what youre talkin about. i play hockey and lemme tell ya sumthin. shit like this happens all the time. people get lazy and instead of skating to make the play they do dumb shit like hooking tripping and not finishing checks. here liles gets lazy and decides hes not gonna fully check ryan smyth

[bent42]

Con. Not a cheap shot. Bad hit, yes, cheap shot, no. For a definitive chaepshot, look up that shitbag Bertuzzi.

Red Wings Suck! Fuck the Habs! GO AVS!

[ccmpro1234]

ur a dumb ass its a cheap shot u know it your a fucking duche bag u like it in the ass i can go on for ever. you dont play i do u fuck tard look me up Alexander picard for syracuse crunch.

[ryansmythisgod]

if you were alexander picard you wouldn't say stuff like your a dumb ass fucking douche bag and you like it in the ass. but it is a cheapshot

[Coug555]

OMG Ferraro is such a retarded stupid bitch homer.

[yourmom219]

I agree with sabres, It does look like a hip check that went wrong.  But now they're teammates, so yay!

[Moonwez]

Yay! Now they're teammates!

[Coug555]

WOOOO

[Magnifico35]

Ouch!!! BY the way who won this game???

[SabresDangle83]

Looks like he was trying to throw a hip check if you ask me.

[19shanedoan19]

cheep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!shot!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ant6543]

was tat a cheapshot?

[shanman14]

right in the gut

[lijdsbone]

good job Liles, probably made him cry just like when he left Edmonton

[airgod]

Did he cried on that play too ?

[donnyitsme]

fuck you liles

[emt363]

it was not actlly dirty i was trying to trough a hip chick if u have eyes just didnt get it around in time but because he didnt get his hip around he deserves ehat he got

[evilsfury]

GO LILES! you make Indiana proud!

[snipshow11]

fuck all of yoiu fuckers that shit is fucking dirty

[ant6543]

not really

[GBobtehPwnzor]

Does Bryan Marchment ring a bell? :) I know what this is like though. When Smyth started to go around Liles, he tried to go for the hip check and he knee'd Smyth on the initial step over. Half a second later and it would've been a hip check instead.

[HockeyPwnsBaseball]

Liles is a clean guy, but that was a desperation hit and he should have thought before he stuck his leg out.

The announcer says he doesn't remember seeing this 15 years ago. I'm not sure if he remembers the Ulf Samuelsson hit on Cam Neely.

[laxgoalie36]

that hit ruined the best right winger (Cam) to ever play the game.

[hemskyfan360]

bastard

[sid49]

GOOD FOR SMYTH

[nis350ztt]

It looks to me like Liles was trying to do a hip check but waited too long.

[nis350ztt]

It also looks like he didn't think that Smyth would fly in the air like that. I think he figured he would just fall on his side or something.

[forsbergfan21]

Ive seen a lot worse. Liles just stepped up to get Smyth off the puck and got out of position, its not that big of a deal. Its not like Liles is known for dirty or cheap play anyways, hes one of the softest defenceman in the league.

[gostate198]

how the fuck was that intentianal

1.he wasnt looking at ryan smith

2.Why would he put himself in danger of injury

[mafiachild]

Meh, it wasn't intentional so I don't think it was a "cheap shot"

[thinspirits77]

he stuck his knee out to stop smyth from getting by. it was intentional and cheap.

[TKStr]

hahahaha smyth

[RobAvs33]

Asterix20006 you fuckking bitch

it was a charie horse, but he could of moved out of the way he skated right into him

[jerman29]

RobAvs33, your comment shows how u NEVER played hockey in ure life. Hockey is a fast moving sport, u cant just get out of the way in play like this.

[kmokatieo21]

i think it was a reactionary hit. it was illegal but not intentional. these are my two favorite players on my two favorite teams, so i'm not biased AT ALL either way. liles isn't dirty and smytty's really tough. i'm a defenseman so i know that sometimes these things just happen, no one's fault and no malicious intent.

[lprules]

even though im not an oilers fan... that was a dirty hit...

[nikibelucciishot]

that was a clean hit, Smyth shouldnt have jumped

[Asterix20006]

He totally stuck his leg out, that's bullshit. What a fucking faggot.

[johnmichaelliles]

Smyth haut Liles doch vorher mit dem Schläger inne Fresse....

[bakerz1]

majinBadat.. your stupid.. nuff said

[havokshot]

I've done this myself on the ice. You get in bad position, either go to turn or try to stop him, and get a knee (kneeing), a foot(slue foot or trip), or an arm (hold or roughing) in the way. You get called for it, though it isn't on purpose, and life goes on.

[War3zAficionado]

he didn't even stick his knee out, taht puss smyth skated right into him. oilers are the cheapest team in the league so good to have it happen to them for once.

[bobcatnation]

GREAT JOB LILES!!! WOOT WOOT!

[DannyJacksonlover]

I'm glad Smyth was ok after that so he could come back and headhunt players because he was getting his butt kicked royally. I wonder what excuse Oil fans will make for him...

[ovechkin9]

If Smyth did that to Liles, everyone would be all "great hit by Smyth, that just a good hard hit by Smyth, hes a good gritty player and that how he plays" Ray Ferraro is such a homer its not even funny he also said later in the game that Liles lifts his leg and tries to drive it into his stomcach. Open you fucking eyes its all instints Liles knows if Smyth gets by its a goal, and he just reacts by getting in his way.

[SarcasticPillow]

i believe you right

[irishyank89]

it definetly wasnt intentional..liles is definetly not like that at all

[AfroThunder396]

Liles is a good classy player, but this is totally uncharacteristic. That seemes like more of a desperation hit, but illegal is illegal. I hope Smyth recovers quickly.

[Drij86]

sportnet west sucks

[MajinBadat]

Liles is gonna get his as kicked in the next game and Joe sacklick better watch his ass to.

[Palanihemy]

Laraque isn't a good skater. a lot of the "cheapshots" by Georges Laraque is just him losing his balance or tripping over his feet. Georges Laraque is probably the nicest guy you'll ever meet. About the Torres comment. He is probably the cleanest hitter in the nhl. Any comment people make about him trying to intentionally hurt somebody is ridiculous. I know you didn't say that but you didn't really say anything about him other then he is gonna get creamed so I assumed you were implying it.

[frontrankdatsun]

Hey everyone, just in case you didn't understand what untitled0011 said...here's a free translation for you.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH...­I HATE THE OILERS....WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAH."

[BrazilianAvsFan]

Cheapshot my ass! Liles rocks!

[goavs4]

Well I am an Avs fan and have been watching hockey since long before 1995 (20+ years now) and there is no defense for this hit. Chicken Parm Ray Ferraro was right on. Stupid, stupid play by Liles.

[untitled0011]

And regarding Torres, that guy is gonna get his ass creamed soon enough, but Ryan Smyth, Captain Suck ,has had it coming for a while now. The dirty rat face is a punk. Screw all you Oilers fans, you're all pieces of shit, too. Go fucking stab each other like you did last year in the playoffs, morons.

[17PAT17]

hellz ya

[frontrankdatsun]

I'll translate untitled0011 for everyone else.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH...I HATE THE OILERS...WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­H."

[untitled0011]

Game was moving so fast it's hard to tell if it was a cheap shot or not. I mean I think Liles will definitely have to watch for that in the future but it almost looked like he was desperate and going for the hip check.It could go either way.Oilers fans here are biased in saying they should suspend him. Im not defending Liles,but the Oilers were the dirtiest team in the NHL playoffs last year and did worse things than that.(ex. Laraque backchecking Cheechoo 5 feet from the boards at full speed).

[ironjosh]

6 more games liles.

remember that

[stratedge]

Not only did I lose a lot of respect for Liles on this, I really lost a lot of respect for the Avs and in particular their fans. They're really shown themselves to be retarded when it comes to hockey, to come on here and try to defend Liles. Any clown who thinks Liles shouldn't be suspended for that has obviously never played hockey.

[BaNq0046]

One, he should not be suspended. It's just another part of the game. Yes, shouldn't have happened but it was an impulse play... showing you have never played. Two, of course people are going to defend their team or their favorite players.

[laxgoalie36]

you know what i have played and i have never gotten the impulse to try to injure someone.. ive never tried to break someones knee's when he has the puck. he could have ruined his career if he had broken his knee. its a dirty play and he shouuld get suspended, it should be expulsion worthy.

[17PAT17]

I loled

[alz2kewl]

that was cheap but hey all u colorado fans can brag liles tried to stop him becuz they were losing prettypathetic almost destroying his knee to save a game

[Thiefo1]

All you idiot avs fans please dont make fools out of yourselves. I have lost all respect for that piece of shit Liles.

[dsdao]

Thigh on thigh, not knee on knee.

[laxgoalie36]

you are a jacknut

[KrazieKYLE10]

DAMN! Thanks for posting this I didn't even hear anything about this hit. Hey hockey fans you should check out my hockey mayhem videos.

[jaskaram]

For the odd Colorado fan who pops in here defending Liles, I can only shake my head. Those of us who have watched hockey before 1995 know that it's taboo to instigate knee-on-knee contact in such a fash game. It has caused many serious injuries in the past, and usually results in the person who would rather injure another than get beat being blackballed as a dirty player, and rightfully so.

[vrnz]

LOL...yeah, ok Liles all 5'10'' of him with no prior cheap shots in his career went out of his way to injure him. Ok retards, how about play the game and learn how to rub a player out or slow him down with a bump which just so happened to hit knee on knee. Grow up, grow a set and go get your box of kleenex to wipe those tears.

[jaskaram]

explaining the rules of hockey to people living in Edmonton ... smart. Smyth was going in alone for possibly his hat trick goal, and Liles was sick of him and his teammates getting beat wide by Smyth all night. Todd Bertuzzi wasn't considered a dirty player either, but look what 1 incident does to your rep

[BroncoRamAvs26]

Yeah but what Bertuzzi did is different. He punched a guy from behind. Smyth was skating right at Liles. Whether or not he intended for their knees to collide (and anyone who knows him knows he didn't intend to hurt him) it's not the same as what Bertuzzi did.

[youcreatea]

good now i will win my hockey pool

[conskate]

should have been torres.

[potatoskins10]

Damn right that shit he pulled on williams then he scores the winner in the shootout angainst the wings I hate Him alot

[Mineav]

What an idiotic play by Liles. That kinf of crap can't be allowed to go unpunished, regardless if the player has a history for being dirty or not. Punish him hard and hopefully he'll think twice--or, atleast, think at all--before pulling something like that again.

[sumyunggi]

Dirt-bag play. Liles is a piece of crap.

[Coug555]

Omg its already up. Liles didn't do it intentially. He is not a cheap player at all. Gotta love Roli being a total loser and helping Smyth off like hes about to pass out.

[jaskaram]

Smyth tried to get up twice on his own and falls. But oh yeah, roloson that loser. Helping his gimped teammate to the bench.

[svatos19]

NO SHIT, i hate these canadien announcers, they make it sound like he stood there and just threw his knee out. It was a shitty attempt at a hip check, you see his ass follow through too