Keith Ballard Hipchecks Niclas Wallin

[JaySharp604]

Hip replacement surgery will go up by about 5% over the next few years.

[Faeiv]

BALLERD KNOWN FOR THE HIP CHECKS. atta boy!

[HeyLookItsAdam]

Hey wallin, remember when you scored on your own net playing for Carolina..

[sr016ify]

Put up the one where wallin hits sedin yesterday in game 1 of the Stanely cup final 2011

[drinfx]

FAAALCON HIIIPCHECK!

[DEhockey75]

ouch!!

[am367609]

Niclas Wallin was the dude who disliked the vid. Get owned.

[hwoarang92]

Awesome

[FernandezZz23]

As good as that hit was, Ballards defensive play is horrendous. He makes awkward decisions with the puck and his passes aren't always tape to tape. We could have turned Bernier into a defenseman and he probably would have done as good. Not to mention losing a sniper in Grabner.

[astroxin]

@FernandezZz23 he skates kind of awkward doesn't he? I was at that game, and you are right his decisions don't have alot of hockey sense.

[puckSHOCK]

@FernandezZz23 Well, Mike Gillis hasn't failed us yet. Have some faith. Hell, the season hasnt even started yet.

[Starrynova]

@FernandezZz23 Grabner is on waivers now, let's grab him

[SH7861WeezyBabyy]

@FernandezZz23 one shouldnt comment so early in the season IMO. you should have waited those 3 months ..he has improved

[FernandezZz23]

@SH7861WeezyBabyy I guess he has, i'd still take back the deal. And with Tambellini/Hansen doing so well on our second line there'd be no room for Grabner. </3

Ahaha I guess he's one of those cases like Alberts, took a while for him to fit in but now he's doing pretty damn fine. AV seems to be playing him a bit more as well.

[SH7861WeezyBabyy]

@FernandezZz23 he's way better than Alberts. Ballard would play even better on a different pairing.

[SH7861WeezyBabyy]

@FernandezZz23 and considering Ballard had just come off a bad concussion before the season, and than got hurt again during the season, id say he has done well so far.

[FernandezZz23]

@SH7861WeezyBabyy *sigh* i guess it was for the best. -.-

[Squish888]

already love keith ballard.

[BlackHaze8]

epic win

[Davio88]

Owned.

[atc1]

Thats some PS3 NHL 11 right there...

[LiammR]

Sick hit

[InSoMnIaK16]

Awesome hit, glad to see Wallin is ok.

[robmundo]

great hit, but i'm glad the guy is ok. no one wants to see someone suffer a neck injury on such an awkward landing.

[604PENNYWISE]

wow, that was sick lol

[rossmillsap]

That is one of the most painful landings I have ever seen

[Only1NightTrain]

boom! How does the ice taste?

[TheWarmplate]

There's more of those to come this season!!!

[Watcharian]

BOOM HIP SHOT!

[andrejsflames15]

@Watcharian 50+

[TorontoMapleLaffs1]

@Watcharian 360 across the map ;)

[mindbogglycows]

I guess getting hip surgery didn't affect him that much. Cause, wow.

Lay one out on Malkin now.... even if Mitchell isn't on our team anymore. :)

[superpornlover]

That was a great hit, looking forward to seeing more of those

[DeltaBloodShed]

Haven't seen one of those in a long time..

[MrTswifty69]

one word.

DAUMMMMM........

[NarutoOwnsU]

perfect hit, wallin is okay

[PyroDragonXII]

AWESOME hit!

[steezbots]

...didn't he just go through hip surgery? atta kid ballard!

[xkelvin]

hope we see more of those this year! (not the injury, that looks painful)

[oddmud]

absolutely perfect

[aaNguyen]

perfect.