NHL 2010 Playoffs - Johnny Boychuk Slashes Thomas Vanek On The Knee (April 17 2010)

[lizzyjorogers]

fuck boychuck

[MrMikeDevincent]

@lizzyjorogers fuck u

[s3itzxftw]

Did anyone care to read that it wasn't even his knee that was injured, Boychuck stepped on his leg and he cut his muscle. Almost like Goose but it that was the tendon.

[buttkick22]

@s3itzxftw where did u read that?

[s3itzxftw]

@buttkick22 Vanek's website, it came right out of his own mouth.

[buttkick22]

@s3itzxftw found it

[HenrikJeppesen]

Screw Boychuck; Vanek will beat his ass up all 2011. Let's go BUFFALO!!!

FUCK THE CLOWNS OF BOSTON!!

[Bruinsfan033]

@HenrikJeppesen HAHAHAHAHA ...all I have to say

[gunownersacl]

@HenrikJeppesen lol u mad nao?

[arbatosky36]

if that never HAPPEND SABRES WOULD HAVE WON THE CUP THIS YEAR

[Bruinsfan033]

@arbatosky36 Stop making stupid excuses your team is Miller with out him you SUCK

[partyhardybill]

hockey is a rough sport, shit happens

[MrJstack1989]

bruins fans...if by some miracle yous make it to the cup, good luck trying that collapsing bullshit against a western conference team, n e of the teams remaining from the west would take the bruins out in 5 games

[Bruinsfan033]

Plus you want to talk about slashing? WHat about the end of game 5 with the slash on Chara? But it was Chara's fault for going after him after everything the Sabres got away with? HAHAHA Plus your head coach is a tool and should be fired for some of the things he says. He's unprofessional.

[supermaverick12345]

@Bruinsfan033 chara is a faggot he deserved to get slashed

[Bruinsfan033]

@supermaverick12345 Oh ok. In that case Vaneks deserved it too. You moron.

[supermaverick12345]

@Bruinsfan033 ok i called chara a faggot beacause he makes dirty plays. now explain why u called vanek a faggot

[Bruinsfan033]

@supermaverick12345 I did not call him a faggot. I said if Chara deserved to get slashed then Vanek did too. I hate the Sabres, I have no respect for them. If you watch replays they flop way too much. Not saying the B's don't or any other team but its so obvious with the Sabres. especially during that series. PLAY HOCKEY not Soccer

[bruinsboy17]

@Bruinsfan033 I agree with you so much on that. I hate the sabres too.

[Bruinsfan033]

Haha all Buffalo fans can shut up. Your team got away with almost everything during the series. To bad the refs can't put the puck in the net for you too. Buffalo boarded Wideman and Wheeler like 4 times and never got called and Kaleta dives in after a push and gets a call. You guys didn't deserve the to win, We were better than you in the regular season and we are still better than you. Seeding means nothing.

[frostbite3789]

It really doesn't matter what ended up hurting him, point is Boychuck took a good 'ole fashioned two handed lumberjack swing at Vanek's knee. You can argue intent all you want, it's action that matters. And considering he in no way got the puck or Vanek's stick, you could even argue intent was there.

[zjhauri]

I don't know how flexible they make hockey sticks these days.. but at the point of impact on the slash, I saw that stick arch quite a bit. That wasn't a slash: it was a swing.

[coorn21]

Killchuk for ancient Rome´s colosseo; a brainless hitting machine from the western wilderness as seen by his video biography and - listen - for some kind of guys in this bloody forum a tough player, who´s doing his job! He´s getting no friends here in Austria ...

[chiefthebeagle]

HAHA....a bunch of crocodile tears from Sabres fans.

[BostonBruins2010]

Hey guys.. If the Bruins win the series and the Flyers beat the devils and the Caps beat the Habs, and the Penguins beat the Sens... who do the bruins play in the 2nd round?

[derelict713]

@BostonBruins2010 Crosby and the Penguins.

[therat36]

The point is the slash caused him to get hurt , He went into the boards cause the slash .. Also about there being no intent He Slashed him hard. Since he did not mean to slash him will it be ok for a nother player to slash rask over the neck cause he was going for the puck ? You people saying its ok cause there was no intent sound like fools . these are pro's they should be responsible for what they do with there hockey sticks..

[PaleWhiteBoy]

@toma2

What media? What the hell are you talking about? I watched the videos and he didn't intentionally pin his knee in. If someone on the sabres tripped a guy into the boards who got injured you would defending the sabre player.

Face it, you are just a pissed off Buffalo fan who is being blinded by his obvious bias. I don't care about either team. Just because something happens to your team doesn't mean the guy should be suspended.

[kobeandshaqBFF]

agreed whiteboy i am a sabres and if vanek wants to prove his valor he would lace and put his assets back on the ice players are not built like in the olden days of hockey vanek better rebound for the shitty season he gave us this year

[defslam]

Bruins have been without there best offensive player for over a month due to a dirty hit that didnt result in a suspension. even if Sabres fans due feel that was a dirty play, i feel no sympathy for them. if anything both teams are now on a more level playing field, both without there best offensive player

[Harvey7878]

shitty fucking video why is this even up

[JFiannaca]

only shitty thing about this is that he didnt slash him harder !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sheenster91]

Ouchies

[Essie77]

That Greg Millen has to be the WORST color commentater in the business! A slash on the knee? He barely touched him! Stop faking Vanek and be a man! Btw what's with the Canadian anthem being sung before every game ?......It's BOSTON vs BUFFALO!

[TheMattBobo]

cause canada won gold duh!?!

[roncool11]

@Essie77

I can tell you've never played hockey at any sort of high level and are mentally retarded. You think he was faking that? How about you come visit me and i'll 2 hand slash you on the knee and see what happens. And yes it can hit the side of the knee where there is no padding. Trust me I've taken those slashes and could barely walk for weeks.

[Essie77]

@roncool11 Actually  I believe you when you say you've been hit like that and could barely walk for days. You sound like that type of person too like Vanek. Let me guess you are from ...........Buffalo? HA! Good game last night by the way, Boychuk( the sabre killer) took down another! WOOO! lol

[sundayzruin3210]

@roncool11 look out this guy is a "high level" hockey player...your a joke just like everyone else who says oh i play or palyed hockey so i know

[MrNommington]

@Essie77 Man, it was a two handed slash to the knee, and you could see it give way a little when he hit it. I hope you get slashed on the knees so I can call you a pansy when you can't stand up.

Like you'd want to miss an NHL playoff game if you were a player (not to mention one of the better ones on the team)

[brentonG]

So do you think our soft Sabres will answer the bell and go after Boychuk tonight? I'm guessing not... but I really hope I'm wrong.

[newt0n]

Fuck boychuk...

[starfish314]

great stock pick UEX-T

[EliteSquad]

ouch, hope he's not injured for long

[PaleWhiteBoy]

@toma2

Well first of all the slash didn't cause the injury. The leg slashed wasn't the leg injured. If he had been tripped instead of slahed he still would have gotten hurt.

Was he wrong to slash? Of course. Is this a huge deal that should cause a huge suspension and controversy? No. There are worse things than slashes. You are just over reacting because Buffalo is your favorite team and you are pissed off. And no I don't like the Bruins.

[hives9393]

@PaleWhiteBoy The injury would not have occured without the slash, no slash and he doesn't go into the boards. Duh, it ain't rocket science.

[PaleWhiteBoy]

@hives9393

No shit sherlock. Thanks for stating the obvious. I didn't say that the slash didn't lead to the injury. You must be a little slow.

I was replying to a guy (you must learn what context is) who thought that the guy should have been suspended for the slash. Even though he still would have been hurt if he was just hooked. And if he got hurt after being hooked, people wouldn't care as much. Players get hooked down and fall into the boards all the time and no one is suspended.

[hives9393]

@PaleWhiteBoy Well duh, a hook can't cause an injury like a slash can. Even though it didn't directy cause it it stil happened. On the other hand hooking somebody can't injure someone except in very rare cases.

If he hooks him obviously no one would want him suspended because hooks happen all the time to stop breakaways and the like. Slashes are dirty, especially of the two handed variety.

[PaleWhiteBoy]

@hives9393

You have a knack for stating the obvious. I never said slashes weren't bad, or that it shouldn't be a penalty. But the slash didn't cause anything that a trip wouldn't have. Now listen. If had of hooked the right leg bringing him down instead of slashing it he still would have fallen into the boards right? Yes. This whole thing is a rare case because he fell into the boards weird. Not because he was slashed and fell down.

[PaleWhiteBoy]

@hives9393

So yeah a hook can cause an injury like a slash can. I'll explain this so even you can understand it.

He slashed his leg right and he fell down, slid into the boards weird.

Now lets say he hooked his right leg, causing him to fall down, and slide into the boards weird.

Both of these cases lead to an injured LEFT leg. Now I'll ask you a question. Did the hook in this situation cause an injury like the slash in this same situation?

[hives9393]

@PaleWhiteBoy All right you clearly aren't capable of understanding my point and it was dumb of me to even start it thinking you would.

No one gives a shit about a theoretical hook, what happened happened. No ifs, ands, or buts. Boychuk slashing Vanek did not, but could have injured him, even if he had not fallen into the boards. A hook cannot injure someone without extra curricular activities such as falling into boards and being piled on top of.

Do you understand?

[PaleWhiteBoy]

@hives9393

Yeah I can't understand... You say no one gives a shit about a theoretical hook. But then you are saying that theoretically the slash could have caused the injury. But it didn't so who gives a shit right? Maybe you should look up the definition of "hypocracy". And while you're at it look up the definition of extra curricular activities, because the way you used it in that comment made no sense whatsoever.

[PaleWhiteBoy]

@hives9393

Like you aren't even really arguing... You aren't making any points against me, you are just stating obvious things and calling me dumb. I think you are just arguing for it's own sake. Have you even read what I said? I don't know how you can argue against the fact that a slash and a trip in that situation would have led to the same injury. It's hypothetical but it can still happen. Just like you saying the slash could have hypothetically hurt Vanek.

[PaleWhiteBoy]

@hives9393

All you are doing is stating obvious things that I already know. I'm not arguing that a slash isn't as bad as hook. It's much worse. Just in this situation it wouldn't have mattered if he was hooked or slashed. I really don't see why you are saying it isn't true. Say hypotheticals are useless if you want but at least realize that you are using hypotheticals too.

You can call me dumb and that I don't understand all you want but it won't make you right.

[FevrGuy]

@PaleWhiteBoy The slash caused the injury, first of all, he was slashed, and buckled down, which caused him to slide into the boards. If he had been tripped, he would have had the leg strength to stop or at least to react by stopping himself with his arm.

[ixkenya]

good. fuck vanek. GO BOSTON

[newt0n]

@ixkenya

Fuck you and fuck the bruins. And get fuckin Chara and Boychuk back to the jungle to get fuckin studied by jane goodall.

[illhockey13]

anyone see ryder absolutly destroy some dude at the end of game 2! WOW!! Where has ryder been all year

[myassisonfire11]

So tired of all these moron goons. When is the league going to seriously address this issue

[vinnygunn]

@toma2 -- more like vanek lost an edge or took a dive to milk the call on a very common defensive penalty. no intent to injure there. not his fault vanek lost an edge and hurt his other knee on the boards. you can EXPECT a hook, trip or a slash on a rush in the playoffs. bottom line: he left himself vulnerable to get a shot on, sold the call and got owned in the process. it's part of the game and itll happen. get used to it or find a less physical sport

[HomeMadeRSVids]

Dude, when he slashed him, the stick bent for a second, that must have hurt.

[alexweir1]

@HomeMadeRSVids With our flimsy sticks nowadays, not as much.

[aztinoth]

The sad thing is, that Boychuk's stick hit Vanek's RIGHT leg...So why is it that Vanek's LEFT leg is sprained? Oh ya, cause the boards did it. Try doing a little more research instead of listening to color commentators on what caused the injury.

[mattbo284]

@aztinoth vanek isn't putting any weight on his right leg. what the heck are you talking about?

[aztinoth]

@mattbo284 You clearly cannot tell right from left. Read the report about his injury, which says left leg is hurt, then look at this video and tell me which leg is in the air. If you say it's the right leg, you are nuts.

[1EpicLulz]

@toma2

The league never does anything to the Pens when they take cheap shots because they are to busy gargling on their jizz.

[sfmacd26]

There was no "intent" to take him out. He hit his right knee that he pulled up to protect the puck, whish is wht he was trying to hit. With that said, it is a penalty. He got called for it. Furthermore, both lost an edge and momentum carried both into the boards. Again the slash was to the right knee...the injured knee was his left. next time pay attention before screaming murder...its playoffs, go back to watching curling if you cannot take aggresive hockey.

[FOXTONofficial]

That's bad !

[ShotAmazing]

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[kingkegs]

looks bad but also looks like an accident... its the playoffs....

[narutoz9tailedfox]

that was deliberate but I'm from Boston so *turns other cheek and whistles*

what OP did the uploader have? Like their computer? Windows 7?

[theone6152]

@narutoz9tailedfox that is definitely not windows 7, it looks like windows xp

[2taggs2]

@toma2

Since when is Pittsburgh a "big market"?

I hear Pirate fans complain they can't compete in baseball because they are a small market team. Penguins are a small market team as well... remember they were bankrupt until they got Crosby. Penguins just have a big named player in Crosby - that doesn't make them a big market team. I agree that there would be more outrage if that happened to Crosby, but it isn't because Pittsburgh is a big market.

[2taggs2]

I'm a Sabre fan, and seeing it in regular time, it doesn't look bad. In slow motion - that scumbag hit him right in the knee (on purpose). W/O Vanek, the Sabres are not the same. I can't WAIT until Boychuck gets hit!!! Ruff will have his players go after this scrub.

[sfmacd26]

@2taggs2

Boychuck hit his right knee not his left which is the one he hurt. Its playoffs, shit happens. I would like to see him lace up but its a wait and see.

[wvufanngarner]

he was going for the puck.

hey Sabre fan........the skate is still in the crease. hahahahahahahahaha

[volcomskater3838]

GO BRUINS

[Marklar84]

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[kuhataparunks]

oh that was nasty

[froggermain2]

go sabres!

[MinuteOrMinute]

what i don't get is how these PEOPLE are willing to hurt and beat up other people just for the sake of a game. what i also don't get is why people watching don't really care unless it entails winning or losing the game.

[Gehtnit]

oh poor vanek.. er hat gerade eben eine verletzung gehabt,, er hat jede saison ein pech -.-

[7jerryv7]

So, two guys can beat the shit out of each other but if you do it right and use a stick it is against the rules? Makes perfect sense.

[korky94]

@7jerryv7

so....you dont know what you're talking about am i right?

[7jerryv7]

@korky94 Imagine if Football, Basketball or Baseball allowed players to brawl. Especially Football. Think about it at a higher level. Or at least try.

[korky94]

@7jerryv7

Football is so different then hockey don't even compare if you dont know what you're talking about.

[7jerryv7]

@korky94 Every snowflake is unique. So we cannot compare snowflakes at all? I am not comparing hokey to golf.

[NaderTheGreat1]

@korky94 shut the fuck up korky you flmaing fuck.

[patio12345]

I think he probably got hurt after he fell and Boyhcuk forced his knee into the boards.

[ShotAmazing]

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[mlysiak]

BTW, the Sabres looked real angry at the "cheap shot". All they did was skate back to the bench after the whistle. I know some people think Baffalo has a soft reputation but I've never seen a team react so nonchalantly to a supposed "cheap shot." Unless, of course, it wasn't a "cheap shot" in the first place...

[seanpwns04]

Oh calm the fuck down sabres fans. Boston lost one of there top playmakers and scores from Matt Cooke's dirty hit, giving Savard a grade 2 concussion. And he DOESN'T GET SUSPENDED because he's on fucking Pittsburgh. I'm sure Vanek will be back too play the rest of this series. BTW Bruins won this game :D

[mlysiak]

3) If he hits his body, its a slash. Boychuk hit Vanek's knee, a very sensitive area and Vanek went down. It's unfortunate that Vanek got hurt but in no way was that intentional. Boychuk should have been penalized 2 min for slashing and he was. Honestly, does anyone honestly think Boychuk said to himself(as Vanek raced by him towards Rask), "oh good, an opportunity to take out their best player and make it look like an accident," instead of, "oh shit, he's going to score." ?

[mlysiak]

It's amazing. It was a slash, that's it. If you watch hockey, this play happens all the time. A fast forward like Vanek blows by a slower defenseman like Boychuk and the defenseman tries to recover by slamming his stick on the forward's stick in order to prevent the forward from controlling the puck, especially when he has a chance to score. 1) If he hits his stick, its a great defensive recovery. 2) If he hits his stick and breaks it, its a slash and 2 minutes.

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[chas25stevens]

NHL Love hockey!! Got to be tuff

[3bram72]

Nice, AMERICAN sports hahaha

[quailface]

Just an old time hockey play... was tryin to chop the stick to interupt vaneks shot. No intent to injur at all... those who say otherwise have never played the game.

[lxX5xeXxl]

Black and fucking gold!  No mercy.

[pippen93]

Clarify cheap team ?

[pippen93]

Playoff hockey... Maybe you need Matt Cooke......Oh yeah, He got knocked the F$#% out...lol

[pippen93]

WAAAAAAAAAAA!! Sabre fans... Old time hockey.... live with it..

[ruda43]

the game pretty much went down hill after this

[xXCarnageStudiosXx]

SABRES <3

[Olorz]

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[matthewandsteven]

It's sad that cheap teams like the Bruins can take a team's star out, and only get a 2 minute penalty. It only seems to happen in the NHL.

[gators25mb4]

@matthewandsteven Two more minutes than Matt Cooke got.

[WhoKid617]

@matthewandsteven He was clearly going for the stick... I gatta agree with @gators25mb4 Matt Cooke illegally checks people all the time and gets away with it.

[joeybognar]

Typical Boston bullshit. And since they are from the chosen city there will be no suspension. but you can bet they will watch Buffalo like a hawk for any retaliation.

[wnysundevil]

No suspension of Boychuk will mean open season in this Series. There will be some nasty. If Vanek was Crosby, the League would have already announced a suspension.

[YankeeHotelFoxtroter]

VANEK IS FAVORING HIS LEFT LEG! Boychuk's "vicious" slash was on the right...

[InstituteU]

@YankeeHotelFoxtroter true...

[MickBelcker]

i"m sorry to see Vanek get hurt. Hope you can return for the rest of the series. In all fairnes Boychcuk was swiping at his stick and made contact with the leg. Vanek hurt his left leg, not from the slash, but the crash into the boards. Even as a Bruins fan It's really hard for me to root against Miller. He was so great in the Olympics for us. But if you win this series I hope you Sabres go all the way. And decapitate Cooke if you play the Penguins

[dafoomie]

It wasn't the slash that hurt Vanek, it was the collision into the boards. The leg that he injured is the leg that wasn't slashed. A penalty was called on Boychuk for hooking.

Don't like to see anyone get hurt but Vanek is no angel, he could've hurt Wheeler on a hit from behind in Game 1.

[rmayers22]

fuckin scumbag

[ULoserMFer]

BOY CHICK/ The payback is comming.

Sabres in 5!

[ThompkinsEdition]

this makes me furious. This player should get suspended for a few games. Jackasses like this knocking legit stars out of the game only hurt our sport. Clean this goonish conduct up and discipline this idiot.

[kevster422]

Way to keep it clean boston faggots.

[Mike32282]

How the hell was slashing not called?!?! That's so obvious, it's pathetic! I don't see any hooking.

[TheRollingPuck]

Too bad it wasn't Patrick Kaleta

[JDSabre]

@TheRollingPuck yeahhhh because kaleta is such a dirty player.. you tool. He has 2 shady hits and hes labeled a dirty player? Get the fuck out of here. Do you know how many big hits he has a year? Continue on little sheep

[Joshua062971]

@TheRollingPuck

Or that big puss Chara

[TheRollingPuck]

@Joshua062971 LOL

[JDSabre]

Who cares what fucking knee he is favoring? The slash caused him to crash into the boards you fucking tools. I hope chara gets his knees blown out. Fuck boston.

[nbamatt321]

Vanek's a soft Euro. It's the playoffs dude....rub some dirt on it.

[defslam]

He skates off favoring his LEFT KNEE, but he took the slash on the RIGHT KNEE.

[therat36]

@defslam he hurt both knees !!

[maxusrelaxus]

At first I didn't think it was much but after seeing the replay in slo-mo... that looked like a well disguised hard slash on the side of his knee! lol

Go Bruins Go! :)

[buffaloborn71]

No problem, Bruins want to go after Vanek's knee....We can go after Chara next game.....WATCH OUT ZDENO - KALETA' COMIN' TO GET YA !

[JonnySniper47]

Dirty slash prob should be a suspension but i lved every minute of it gives the bruins a better shot at winning

[myfullnameisbanana]

it appeared he was trying to remove Vanek's right leg, hopefully he'll be alright. Buffalo has lost him enough this season.

[tmaley163]

great job getting this video up so quick, doesn't look good. Time to panic if we lost Vanek

[skarocker31]

what a cheap hit, that is total bulls**t, Vanek could be done for the season now because that crash into the boards looked pretty bad, as well as his knee buckling inward before he even fell after the hit