Andrej Meszaros puck to face 64 stitches by Anton Babchuk slap shot

[drummerrrpb]

I dont understand why they dont make them wear cages. It doesnt make it much harder if at all to see out of

[Zachypants97]

Babchuck is one of the most underrated players in the NHL for one of the hardest shot. He should be in the hardest shot competition.

[Feltmountainbiker]

lol.. i like.. "This is me thinking babchuk and the canes suck"... LOL

[MrNumberNine9]

Players should use full face cages in their helmets..

[CORNERsniper]

@MrNumberNine9 no

[MrNumberNine9]

@CORNERsniper Yes.

[timrs2001]

Ow crap... That's ugly.

[14hockeyboy]

all of the people ive seen so far that got hit in the face were all 14. IM 14. crap

[kobeandshaqBFF]

Dude Babchuk has a Nuke for a shot

[russtyballz]

Stuff like this wouldn't happen if full masks were mandatory. Goalies wear them for a reason.

[iFinlander]

@russtyballz I agree. The helmets that players use dont cover your throat or your face from eyes below. Thats why accidents like this happen.

[SpraxIAKS]

@iFinlander They do, just most players don't wear them. It's choice but it can and does pay. Have top helmets, visors, and full face cage. Most don't ever use the full face cage for some reason.

[btbamfan27]

BOOM headshot!

[SailorMoon1808]

Whoa!!! I remember this!! This was my first live hockey game at the St. Pete Times Forum

[nolangreen]

coach looked real concerned

[panicxitsxbrea]

Ugh god, i remember watching that and feeling almost as bad for Babchuk (you can tell how bad he feels when he freezes as soon as it lands) as I did for Meszaros.

[crv26]

best song for any video!!!!!!!! PERIOD

[19shanedoan19]

This is why I <3 my cage.

[ryan20mesz08]

Wow my cousin took a beating. Lol dont see Adrej much but wow lol. Dont believe me my name is Ryan Meszaros and i got picks with him.:)

[penguinlord992]

hes coming to the flyers we will keep him safee

[ladyblues12]

@penguinlord992 yeah like we kept laperierre safe :)

[EpicfailProd]

@guitarbutt

salary cap = ftl

[TC163]

Babs ain't no puppy either. DAMN!!

[bobby123greenhalgh]

@guitarbutt Sarcasm, cute.

[bobby123greenhalgh]

@guitarbutt It's not about how hardcore they are it's about the revenue they bring in .

[truheelzfan44]

Yikes, dont remember that, I know how hard Anton fires it, that had to sting a bit. =p

[Ed0n]

this poor fugger just got hit with another one to the throat a couple days ago!

[AirRaider56]

Man if that happend to me the guy that shot the puck would be paying my hospital bills

[SomeCrazyKids1000]

haha at 0:56 Wallin's like " Oh crap"

[Britex123]

geeze man fuck

[harvadelic22]

this puck deflects are you retardedd no shot goes tht far to the left unless the defensemans stick has a major curve on it he hadd a right hand shot and you can see he deflected it dumbass canadian bitch

[finnishdude88]

shit happens

[phoenixtilidie]

Shit hurts.

[gtrincs]

he didn't even deflect the puck to his face, these announcers suck

[mandregan4]

yeah you can bareley see his stick twitch when he gets hit

[ominus011]

@gtrincs it's American announcers. What do you expect?

[gtrincs]

@ominus011 lol, obviously, but some of the american announcers aren't bad, like washington, pittsburgh, the flyers, and that's about it .. but the canadians obviously have the best announcers

[lemm05]

What about Mickey Redmond for the Detroit Red Wings? He's from Ontario, and his partner Ken Daniels used to work for CBC back in the day.

[lemm05]

I wouldn't go with the "American announcer" factor. Announcer's in the south and out west blow. The true announcers are of course in the northern states, and obviously Canada.

[uffe91]

Thats why you wanna keep you cage haha

[manguy2000]

Sucks, he should have stayed in the penalty box a bit longer

[hitmenz]

thats y visors don't work that well. wear a cage or nothing

[Deempie92]

A puck to the jaw is way safer then a puck between the eyes...

[PUCK271]

good point dude...i mean the only way to get hit in the eyes or forehead area is a deflection.........I played with a cage since mites and now that high school hockeys over the cage just has to go for pickup and mens league games.........i just ordered my visor today

[BradyMVP66]

@PUCK271  why anyone wouldnt wear a cage in mens league is beyond me. those old farts have no control

[ItsFightNight]

Whats the song at the begining and I would

f*ck up Anton for that

[cqckid]

ac/dc - thunderstruck

[stevieray351]

why because he took a shot....you think he said to himself "i hate andrei so im gonna shoot this puck off malones stick and hit him right in the face"

[EnfantdAlgerie]

yeh Babchuk tottally planned this....he hipnotized Malone into putting his stick out, once he did he made sure it deflects off of it, cause its really easy to aim at something that is only 2-3 inches thicker then a pencil, so yeh Babchuk is tottally guilty "ItsFightNight" is not a Neanderthal for saying what he said lol no he's not.

[TonyTwistFan]

bettman will ban slap shots soon

[blackman4550]

@TonyTwistFan onley against teams playing the pens

[kaegr]

@TonyTwistFan lol then what, one timers? backhands? wrist shots? shit happens, part of the game lol

[werelosingdaylite23]

im suprised that doesnt happen alot more often

[ekimfloom]

if he didn't turn his his head at the last second that puck would have hit him square in the throat and killed him...so much for eye shields....

[TBL4VINNY]

you have to appreciate what the players in the nhl go through. every night is a dangerous situation and they go out there and just do their best and fight through some of the worst pain a professional athlete could go through. ive been watching the lightning play for almost their entire history but i wasnt able to see the 1st 2 seasons because i was just a baby but i have been a lightning fan all my life and i always will be. cant wait for this season... hoping for the best. GO BOLTS!!!

[KipsShow]

You gotta love how when he got hit by the puck, even the other team signaled for the trainer.

It just goes to show the respect in the NHL. Kudos.

[meds613]

@KipsShow what more do you expect from brindamour, class act

[dizman19]

@KipsShow sometimes there is no respect at all

[RickySouthwell]

@KipsShow i wish there was more of that in hockey

[RickySouthwell]

@KipsShow not the part where he got hit with the puck but the puck lol i ment more respect

[shado49]

@KipsShow that's not really a matter of respect.. it's more like "Shit this guy's hurt and bleeding, get someone out here that can help him" As if the other team is gonna celebrate and skate away because a skater on the opposing team got hurt..

[pillowpants2006]

i hate seein that :-/ even players i hate getting hit in the face by the puck. that sucks so bad

[N8154]

that's a tough guy to get up and skate away that fast

[poopindaturd]

Well there goes the rest of his teeth.

[MaxClarkso]

Who did the Sens get for Mezsaros ?

[SamThePiratehalo3]

filip kuba and some other defence men that his name is getting by me atm

[danicatim]

alexandre picard and a first round draft pick

[donttmesswithme]

ya same with chara's

[mirzayanov]

hopefully he can play as well in the Olympics for Russia in 2010 as he's playing here, GO RUSSIA!!

[eggy330]

I believe he is from the Ukraine

[mirzayanov]

so is datsyuk but he plays for team russia, because there is no team ukraine in the olympics

[Cyberz22]

He is from Slovakia

[danicatim]

are you kidding me! hes from slovakia

[BonJovi5007]

Oh shit! Got him right in the jaw!

[omgouch9]

imagen the impact of that frozen ruber at 90mph

hardcaore!!!!

[poopindaturd]

im sure that was atleast a 90 mph shot

[hockeykid91]

trust me, babchuk's shot has got to be well over 100 mph

[poopindaturd]

yeah considering he was once the AHL hardest shot champion... but i know not all of his shots can be 100+ so i was a little conservative in my guess lol. id like to see Babs in the AllStar hardest shot compatition.

[AnaheimDucks39]

you have to be good unlike "babs"

[poopindaturd]

Just because he isnt a big name like Chara and others, doesnt mean he couldnt compete with them. Most of the "all-stars" are there cause of the name on the back.

[hockeykid91]

16 goals in 72 games?

[Negrodamus55]

crazy...im surprised this wasnt up sooner somewhere

[bluefetisha]

Thats literally taking one for the team

[Aprilgutierrez]

OMG that looks awful in slow motion....war scar!

[nirvanaonedge]

i feel sorry for him!