Gary Roberts KOs Kenny Jonsson - 2002 playoffs

[mlee251]

he gave the guy a tap with his stick before making the hit... totally unintentional?

[LTomlinson31]

As someone who's favourite NHL player ever is Gary Roberts himself, that hit was as dirty as hell.

[Fireproofretz]

beautiful hit!!

[DzekoSucks]

back then when the NHL was tough, hard to believe this was only like 7 years ago... Roberts takes like 10 strides and hits him from behind and probably got like 2 minutes lol those were the days

[Paranormal1986]

How much did he get? Nowadays it would be 5 min for sure

[pijodi]

Fake ? pISS OF

[pijodi]

Toronto nr 7 such a loser ..So bad ...Hehe ,how many point do that player do for his team ..NONE .such a loser ...

[89MohaA]

@pijodi

hurr durr number 7 derp...gary roberts was a top line power forward for the leafs during the early 2000s. you must be one of the dumb tweens watching hockey post lock out.

[bdejong7]

@pijodi 157pts with the leafs. more with the flames.. he had a 90pt season once with the flames, over 50 goals he was an amazing player

[Codiisright]

@pijodi Not sure if troll or just stupid...

[dokurnz]

@pijodi clearly you never watched hockey before 2005, fucking idiot.

[pijodi]

All the canadiens do that tackle from behind ..

[sukkkmyballs]

i remember watching this live. Fucked him up hhahaha

[calixa]

leafs had a great team in the early 2000s. i was a fan.

[danglsnipe55]

that was like 25 steps. rediculous

[kouhi31]

good faggot will learn not to turn on a hit... thata be roberts miss you...wish we could still get real hits nowadays

[BookemDeno]

if the playoffs were to start today the leafs would would be playing the islanders

[MillM07]

woooooooo my boy gary, feel it budddyyy

[22metzfan]

Gary Roberts is a piece of shit.

[MillM07]

@22metzfan fuck off buddy, he was an unreal hockey player that now trains stamkos, skinner, james neal and other young nhl players

[22metzfan]

@MillM07 Unreal? Take it easy. I'd say he was pretty real. Who cares who he trains; he was a dirty player and a piece of shit on the ice.

[kouhi31]

@22metzfan you're a fucking dumbass learn hockey then speak

[winggfly]

WHAT A BEAUTY HIT

[crillekiller19]

@winggfly

haha its a check froam behind fuckface!

[DzekoSucks]

I remember when hits like this used to be considered clean, now its a 3 game suspension

[leafsrock17]

roberts is the fuckin man!

[bareknuckles2u]

Damn that was brutal! I love Roberts, but he drove his head into the boards.

[hskates121]

Horrible hit

[Cheessa]

Imagine this hit in 2011. The refs are so inconsistent. Roberts might get a 2 minute interference penalty, or a 7 game suspension. Or something in between. Or maybe no penalty at all. Who knows. Does anyone? The people that run the NHL sure don't.

[SOLIDSNAKEXXX360]

its not a cheap shot you losers im guessing you faggots have never played hockey, jonsson knew he was coming and decided not to protect himself what is roberts supposed to do curl away and give him time, go figure skate if you cant take a hit

[citylims]

charging and boarding yikes roberts

[devoh]

that's what you get for stepping on the ice with Gary Roberts

[19twoody]

@devoh haha wtf are you talking about? anyone can pull a cheap shot like that...he didnt prove anything all he proved was that he is a pussy..so please dont tell me that was a tough guy hit cuz it wasnt

[devoh]

@19twoody gary roberts is more man than the last 3 generations of fathers in your bloodline put together.. sucka

[quadtran]

Jonnson was a dead man from the moment Roberts started accelerating at the blue line

[TheGamblersCousin]

This broadcaster is horrible. BEt hes a Leafs fan. he defended the Tucker hit on Peca and in this he's like "It was hit from behind but Jonsson....".. There is not but you moron. The Leafs taking out of Peca and Jonsson killed any chance of us winning this series

[islandblader]

He only got 5 mins, no game misconduct, worse- no suspension. In today's NHL, ejected, and a lumpsum of a suspension- instantly. That hit was what made me realize how much scum Gary Roberts is. One of the dirtiest plays I've ever seen. Some hits I've seen causing injury were a little more merciful than this.

[SOLIDSNAKEXXX360]

@islandblader can you shut the fuck up thanks

[islandblader]

@SOLIDSNAKEXXX360 can you go fuck yourself along with the leafs thanks

[bukakee1]

Goddam... Roberts was flying at full speed!

[Aarennn]

Dude, i'm a leafs fan and I thought Roberts was going to get suspended in this series. I have NO idea why Roberts even tried to argue that call. You can't take 6 strides at someone. What a jackass play by Roberts.

[crowdaddy57]

Solid hit by Roberts

[rythmnman1]

Typical Euro play. Taught to turn up ice, you are gonna get nailed everytime. Hey Kenny keep your head on a swivel.

[Darksiayan]

Injuring half the Islanders roster in the stretch of 10 minutes is how the leafs won this series lmao

[CJDUBstang]

lol that's in the rulez of the OLD NHL. Maybe if the Isles had proper fucking glass this wouldn't have happened.

[islandblader]

@CJDUBstang: This was in Toronto, not Nassau. This was a couple seasons before they put the away team in whites.

[YouJussGotCurbed]

fucking disgusting shouldnt be allowed to even play the game with that bullshit almost fucking attempted murder

[cehamlet89]

clean or dirty, gary roberts is the man. imo, it was a borderline hit

[kharvrules29]

@cehamlet89 Borderline hit!? Are you fucking blind? That was square on the numbers! Thats one of the worst hits from behind ive ever seen!

[caseyface3]

@kharvrules29 players going to the boards need to be responsible. roberts doesn't know that bitch is going to turn at the last minute. players going to the boards need to be aware of their positioning and know when they are vulnerable..they can't hope the checking player will adjust or spare them.

[jakegiles2]

@kharvrules29 borderline for sure, he turned hella

[jkyle96]

@kharvrules29

Shut up

[YouJussGotCurbed]

@cehamlet89 your a idiot hes a fucking d bag and disgrace to the game

[noangeldustneeded]

this is clearly fake, because the leafs and the islanders are in the playoffs.

[mesaid]

@noangeldustneeded  lmao

[Jatt96]

@noangeldustneeded HAHAHAHAHAH

[TheElectricJamz]

@noangeldustneeded Because Pat Quinn was coach. Now we are stuck with duds like Maurice and Burke and Wilson.

[MrTGMM]

@noangeldustneeded everything goes in cycles youngster. Leafs are 2nd place for most cups all-time, Islanders are 4th.

[bareknuckles2u]

@noangeldustneeded LOL!

[hospitaler808]

@noangeldustneeded go fuck yourself

[noangeldustneeded]

@hospitaler808 now see, that's not very nice...

[BobLeeSwagger17]

@noangeldustneeded I'm a huge Leafs fan and I loled. It was a decade ago though haha. 

[jrms999]

@noangeldustneeded This was a long time ago, when you were in diapers

[BlueBlazer89]

@noangeldustneeded leafs were one of the top teams in the late 90s early 00's kid, but you wouldnt know that cos you just started watching hockey so stop trolling youtube please

[noangeldustneeded]

@BlueBlazer89 why so serious?

[BlueBlazer89]

@noangeldustneeded umad ?

[noangeldustneeded]

@BlueBlazer89 not really. i safeguard my knowledge of hockey which i learned from my uncle and dad who are both ex-NHL'ers for myself... im just tryin' to get a few laughs here :P

[BlueBlazer89]

@noangeldustneeded shut up troll, you dont know anyone in the nhl

[noangeldustneeded]

@BlueBlazer89 actually, i got 2 marty brodeur signed sticks, one addressed to me, that prove you wrong... dont be mad bro! also i ain't no troll either. its true that both my dad and uncle played a combined 24 years in the nhl.

[BlueBlazer89]

@noangeldustneeded troll

[noangeldustneeded]

@BlueBlazer89 actually, by calling me a troll, you have, in fact, made yourself a troll, trying to provoke some kind of angry outburst out of my comment which i posted a year ago as a bit of a joke. but it doesnt matter, you see, because i can sit here and bask in my immense knowledge of the marvelous sport we call Hockey, and watch the best players of this sport play it in the National Hockey League, where several people i know have played and succeeded. TRY AGAIN! insert $.50.

[BlueBlazer89]

@noangeldustneeded *rolls eyes, american kids these days

[noangeldustneeded]

@BlueBlazer89 american by birth, canadian by right. dual citizen in canada eh?

[iammysilverwearkit]

@noangeldustneeded hahahaha .fucko

[IovechkingI]

@noangeldustneeded hahahahahahahaha i was thinking the same thing

[gussiejives]

The irony being that people called the Tucker hit the dirty one. THIS is a dirty hit.

[Britex123]

wtf toronto vs islanders in the playoffs LOL

[ckendall67]

@Britex123 Yeah, it's true, at one time, BOTH the Leafs & Islanders faced each other in the playoffs, in 2002:-) Uh, how long you been watching hockey anyways?;-)

[Britex123]

@ckendall67 ive been watching all my life and im a die hard leafs fan but its just funny seeing this two teams in the playoffs

[khav11]

@Britex123 long long time ago these two teams used to be decent.... long gone era if u ask me

[Britex123]

@khav11

yes very very very long time

[skatewilton]

hahah islanders in the play offs

[beatleboy94]

scary gary is bad ass!

[scumatron]

wow, that was one dirty ass hit. i liked roberts though, hard nosed player but that was brutal. always wondered wat happened to kenny jonsson

[batoutofhell97]

Funny that you're calling Leaf fans scum yet it was the ISLANDER fans booing the Canadien anthem

[tejhim]

1:09 as soon as the clip of how it happened is shown, Jonsson looks over his right shoulder and see's Roberts is coming. Jonsson has played hockey since he was a little kid. Any hockey player that goes into the boards knows to be aware and defend himself. Jonsson didn't even attempt to defend, he was just looking for a penalty and he got one called. He just didn't expect to get fucked up so bad.

[huntercalgary]

@media401

skippy.....lol

[BoDanglezzz]

@huntercalgary hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­ha you fucking loser lol

[devonedwards013]

The Leafs are absolute scum, and so are their fans.

[TeeDee23]

@devonedwards013 your scum you peace of shit, what team you cheer for? blow me mother fucker

[1AndOnlyChosen1]

@devonedwards013 I agree one thousand percent! They are also extremely delousional!

[1AndOnlyChosen1]

About a 40-foot run from behind, with the elbow thrown in for good measure. Typical Roberts, typical Leafs. To all the Leafs fans who thought this was an OK hit, you all would've felt the same way if one of the Isles had done this to a player like Sundin, right?

[67Leafs]

@1AndOnlyChosen1 < man oh man how we forget ehh , when Steve Webb of the Isles took out Sundin in game 3 when he threw himself at sundin in the corner , and no penalty was called , did Sundin come back after that bullshit hit ?, get yur facts straight before u post something buddy !...Like Fuck!

[1AndOnlyChosen1]

@67Leafs Steve Webb never threw one hit in that series that could be considered dirty, only good solid clean hits, unlike most of those thrown by Tucker and Roberts. Get YOUR facts straight! And another thing; get with the times! Nobody calls people "buddy" these days!

[PCJ27imagination]

I miss Roberts

[buttkick22]

easy 5 min major call

[kjellebastard]

Stackars Kenny........

[decleafs4]

..."Jonssson didnt have a clue he was coming in behind him"......

Which is why Kenny was decked. GET A CLUE. Lets stop coddling ...its the NHL...at least it supposed to be. Unfortunate, yes, but He was stupid and it should be described as such.......actually Bob Cole let it be known in his own way....LOVE Bob Cole.

[decleafs4]

This kind of hit is over-analyzed and thus mis-interpreted. Roberts was fore-checking. PERIOD. Should fore-checking be outlawed...?.....It is ridiculous to expect a forechecker to adjust just so the defensman might draw a penalty. Go and get it or dont.......end of story.

Yes I am a Republican, Don Cherry fan, thought Patton should have been let loose and think that we have ALL become a bit toooooo sensitive.

[sukkkmyballs]

100% clean hit hahahaha

[CYRAPHYM]

Roberts glided in from the faceoff spot but did not hit the numbers square. Jonsson looked back and new Roberts was coming and changed his direction of travel. Roberts covered Jonsson and backed off on full body contact. Regardless, all players respect him enough to know it was not a deliberate intent to injure check. AND THAT'S HOCKEY!

[bigllama99]

Jonsson turned his back to roberts before the hit... When you know some guy is flying in on you on the forecheck you should never make yourself vulnerable like that

[VodkaphileTTG]

adad

[kizzie48]

He did that ALL the time. One of the few instances they actually made a call. Cherry calls Roberts a warrior, I call him a piece of shit.

[fakiebigspin1]

he even let him know the hit was coming by tapping him...it was dirty hit but it wasnt too dirty

[billmaxxx]

Roberts, one of many pussies that only knows how to cheapshot people and thinks he's tough because of it. He'd never fight, not in a million years... noooo.. remember, sore neck!

[VodkaphileTTG]

@billmaxxx

You're a moron, Roberts would fight anyone, check his fight log, even after 40 years old he still fought.

[billmaxxx]

@VodkaphileTTG

Nope, you're delusional if you really think that. Roberts was all about knocking people out with dangerous, dirty hits like this one. He wasn't the type to back up his actions by fighting, he avoiding that whenever possible.

[fready69]

@billmaxxx you must be an ottawa ballerinas fan because any true hockey fan (Not todays sissies who cry and shrivel up into a ball scared whenever they see a little contact.) KNEW that Garry Roberts was a WARRIOR. YOU NEED TO SHUT YOUR MOUTH. How many times have you seen him play besides when he was beating up the little girls you call your favourite team.

[fready69]

@billmaxxx you must be an ottawa ballerinas fan because any true hockey fan (Not todays sissies who cry and shrivel up into a ball scared whenever they see a little contact.) KNEW that Garry Roberts was a WARRIOR. YOU NEED TO SHUT YOUR MOUTH. How many times have you seen him play besides when he was beating up the little girls you call your favourite team. If you look to your right you will see Garry Roberts name next to "VS" about 5 times........... SO SHUT YOUR DIRTY WHORISH MOUTH!!!!

[07foxmulder]

@billmaxxx lmao roberts "wasn't the type to back up his actions by fighting"? oooookay.

[mesaid]

@billmaxxx what ...are you 12..have you even seen scary gary even play before ?

[spazemunky]

this was the only way the Leafs had a shot at beating the islanders that series. this dirty hit, and Tuckers knee shot to Peca alone will show you what kind of organization Toronto is. 43 years of failure. let that sink in....FORTY THREE YEARS!!!

[stonersid]

im a big leafs fan,  sorry but that was a dirty hit

[dantheLeafsFAN]

if that happened today then there would be hell to pay for that hit.

but roberts wasnt trying to hurt him

right before he goes into jonson he smacks him with the stick to let him know the hits coming. its bad for jonson because of how he was turning back up ice and wouldnt have had time to protect himself there.

[mikecappa]

good ol' rivalries

[NameyMD]

Gosh that's a hard one...

[03kenseth]

pussy swede

[WhaleRider86]

As much as I like Gary Roberts, that was a dirty hit.

[TrustYourOwnInstinct]

Some players just don´t get it.

It´s the NHL. If you have the puck, or are going for a loose puck - ALWAYS EXPECT A HIT THE MOMENT YOU TOUCH THE PUCK !!

Why is it so hard for some players to grasp? Especially a defenceman, going for a puck that has just been dumped in, skating towards his OWN END, his back turned to the rest of the rink - and not expect to be hit?

Some players just don´t get it.

[pafal]

10~12 by Roberts prior to the hit...

[jlaz89]

He lined him up from half the ice away. These Leafs are a bunch of bitches, them and all their fans know deep down that they would have lost this series if they didn't take out two of the Isles' most important players. Disgusting.

[chia6004]

lol. Lets just forget the fact that the Leafs were playing without their best player, and lost more men to injury then the Isles. The St Johns Maple Leafs beat the Isles this season.

[hellonicetomeetyou]

Jonsson's helmet cracked on that hit. He was a pretty good player when he was with the Leafs, too bad he had so many concussion problems.

[19ninetynine]

Waaaaaa I got bodychecked

[xXFKxAustinXx]

that wasnt even that bad of a hit the only reason it ended his season is because the leafs eliminated the islanders a few games later....lol

[xXFKxAustinXx]

roberts is the best leaf of all time.....get domed

[evh5150316]

Definitely...So stupid.

It's Playoffs and it's GARY ROBERTS!!! LET THEM PLAY!!!

[bboyemme]

lol if that hit happend in todays nhl he would be suspended for 10 games or something. anyways, ROBERTS RULES!!!!

[11DNA11]

He does :D He's one of the baddest motherfuckers to lace up some skates :)

[psu68born]

i hate the islanders but this was low down especially considering gary roberts had a injury smilar to this so he knows what it is like that was not cool

[lacostemannen]

Kenny Jönsson is the best defenseman in the world, thats facts. It was a reaaaally bad tackle,

[MattFulller]

I do hope you kidding...

[22baumer]

Kenny turned his back, for sure, but Roberts (one of my favorite players of all time) used his forearms to drive his head into the glass.

[Unbannable]

best part is the fans going BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT

[jmoore429]

WWGRD?

[vlcmediaplayerroger]

CLEAN

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[bar14]

the islanders were wayyyyy more dirty than the leafs that series. Stop being so biased. Shawn Bates, Eric Cairnes, Steve Webb... all dirty throughout the series.

[pajinski1]

i wish the clip included the collective groan/outrage when a 5 minute major was posted on the board

[TNation98]

at least you got Tavares hahaha

[deepthroat69er]

roberts rocks!

[devonedwards013]

go fuck yourself