A lot harder to avoid that play than it looked. Crosby fell a foot just before they made contact. I agree it's still on the defender to not hit the head but at that pace it's nearly impossible to pull back.
@usereau1234561
7 жыл бұрын
T BZ he didnt had to crosscheck the face these guys are aware of what theyre doing what you don't understand?
@KoenMueller
7 жыл бұрын
T BZ yeah, with all sid's concussion trouble, that may have been his last game.
@KoenMueller
7 жыл бұрын
usereau1234561 No he didn't but it's hard not to when the guy falls into you
@usereau1234561
7 жыл бұрын
well i dont aggree I played alot of hockey and I can control the force my hits and my position which he did on purpose even if it doesnt seem like it
@nathanmaclellan1314
7 жыл бұрын
These players play at a high level and know exactly whats going on around them. That was an intentional cross-check and it ruins the sport.
@TampaTec
6 жыл бұрын
1:38 i see 2 penalties, slashing and cross check (no pens fan)
@BryceKuhn
6 жыл бұрын
didn't even notice he got slashed in the head lmao jesus
@pickleo2756
6 жыл бұрын
True might it the second one just seems like momentum and the first one seemed like Ovechkin was trying to fully anticipate the backhand and didn’t know Crosby would stay forehand but what makes sense is when you got a naturally aggressive player like that playing against what’s known as his rival team, in the playoffs and he(Ovechkin) is trying to go far beyond to better them(which makes sense why Ovechkin was looking for Crosby’s back hand-he might have been trying to exploit repetitiveness in Crosby’s game) but couldn’t execute and resulted in a slash to the arm and another one to the head. Also people say Crosby was knocked out before niskanen touched him, that explains why he’s off balance. But if anything if you watch very closely, you’ll see Ovechkins right skate right behind Crosby’s at the last minute-indicating that Crosby lost his balance from his foot being forcefully(Ovechkin was fast and strong on his feet so that has to be taken into account) swept from ovechkins skate which inevitably led to Crosby being checked in the head. Pens fan btw.
@Beast777Mode
6 жыл бұрын
could of beeen 3, slash, high stick, cross check
@talvisota
5 жыл бұрын
Shut up
@dathaniel9403
5 жыл бұрын
Don't forget slew-footing, slow it down and watch Ovi's right leg take out Sid's left skate. That's why he fell.
@hughjassole2268
7 жыл бұрын
Sid is gonna be a crazy old man with all the concussions he's had
@KrolKaz
2 жыл бұрын
Nah, he is rich, crazy rich ppl aren't crazy they're " eccentric"
@JerOutlaw
7 жыл бұрын
anyone else notice how much ovechkins stick flexes while slashing crosby?
@quentin3330
7 жыл бұрын
tyson Clown comment Tyson...Crosby wasn't faking it. not a Pens fan and i don't think Ovie nor Niskanen were trying to injure Sid but u can see Sid get stunned as Ovie's stick hits his helmet....He def wasn't diving....Ovie's skate hits his skate by accident not on purpose but Crosby was def wobbly.
@JerOutlaw
7 жыл бұрын
I am sure you are bud hahaha, thanks for visiting my youtube channel for your scathing attempt to belittle me. Made it almost seem a bit more personal then the typical dribble you see from the intellectual masterminds that use sarcasm in youtube comments. Have a nice life!
@IAMshredrmk
7 жыл бұрын
@tyson your Fin Hilarious dude.
@ThecrazyJH96
7 жыл бұрын
JerOutlaw I can tell you never watch hockey. Crosby does that ALL THE TIME
@ValarMorghulis...
7 жыл бұрын
Good call... he should've been penalized as well. That wasn't just an average slash that was a sword swing... Godsdamned Game 7..frickin up 2-0 then 3-1...well, we all see tomorrow night. What a series the Oilers vs Ducks too..wow! I'm a Pens fan but still a hockey fan overall so you can't say 2 great series'! Valar dohæris...
@nickvitai9022
7 жыл бұрын
love how everyone is not talking about or still cant see the slew foot from Ovi
@KK-sv1pr
7 жыл бұрын
Niskanen couldn't do much to prevent this from happening but Ovechkin on the other hand slashed him which caused him to go down
@HarrisonHollers
Жыл бұрын
The blatant slash/interference by a Ovi is an inexcusable non-call. How is that missed? That contact triggers the fall by Crosby into Niskanen, who I think is just putting his hands up in a reactionary defense; guy falling into him so he protects himself during play. The contact occurs when Niskanen could not have intended to target Crosby’s head like that. No one can.
@nikokip2911
7 жыл бұрын
It doesn't really look intentional
@Lindeni
7 жыл бұрын
I still don't like him extending his arms like that. But I guess he really didn't have any time to react and it was just his reflexes.
@frit4220
7 жыл бұрын
NIKOKIP penalty should've been on ovi for the slash/high stick/slew foot but ovi gets away with everything
@nikokip2911
7 жыл бұрын
Oh and Crosby doesn't get away with anything ?
@darkoanton5
7 жыл бұрын
Crosby got away with that groin slash back in late February early March.
@shamoo3500
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think this too. it was more thowing his hands up bracing for contact. It was going to either be a shoulder, elbow, or cross to the head. Very unfortunate.
@natalrocks
7 жыл бұрын
Accidental but still a penalty.Nothing more.
@matthewneubeck4421
7 жыл бұрын
Curtis No. I wouldn't of call that at all, and I'm studying to become a Ref. If he just stayed on his feet like the *great skater* he is. That little toe drag (the skate blade, not the toe of the stick) that's something in house kids do. It's his one own fault. Yet when P.K. Subban (someone I also don't like) has to go back for concussion protocol for getting double fisted in the face whole, and looses his helmet. He gets called for embellishment.
@aleksikailio254
7 жыл бұрын
Matthew Neubeck you know that when ovechkin one player i hate smacks him into the elbow neck area you probably lose stability from that and still Niskanen has his stick in a cross-check position so Niskanen could have helped the situation by raising his stick a little almost all of this could have been avoided Im not saying that you are wrong but i know you lose stability if someone smacks you in the elbow
@keios1676
3 жыл бұрын
@@matthewneubeck4421 @Matthew Neubeck studying to become ref lol gtfoh I'm sure that went well over the years cause you fail to see sid get his skate clipped by ovie while both are driving the net yet niskanen takes out Sid high while he's off balance
@brandonf2163
3 жыл бұрын
@@matthewneubeck4421 you're probably a ref the kids hate to see
@kathyschoeberl2552
7 жыл бұрын
i hate the caps but honestly to me that looks completely accidental. anyone else and thats two minutes our nothing
@kathyschoeberl2552
7 жыл бұрын
or*
@notgaryrogers722
7 жыл бұрын
Kathy Schoeberl it doesn't look a little accidental but you have to be in control of your stick at all times meaning if he's gonna catch Crosby do it with your hands not with your stick
@cdirienzo9829
7 жыл бұрын
Kathy Schoeberl so true hes not even looking at crosby when it happens
@natesheridan371
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, another player, one that doesn't already have concussion issues, may not have stayed down so long. And the refs may not have re-evaluated the penalty.
@K9Penguin
7 жыл бұрын
Lion Head No, but im to new your dumbass
@Italian_Rock
7 жыл бұрын
pen fan here... great call on the ice with the 5 and game, you have to keep control of that stick, but niskanen should NOT be fined or suspended
@mudding365
7 жыл бұрын
There's a chance this was accidental. Oveys slash knocked Crosby down and straight into the crashing defender. But as a flyers fan glad to see that this didn't end Crosbys career, never want to see a player hurt.
@lolmurphlol
7 жыл бұрын
Half the people saying this was intentional have no idea how fast the game is and that this is just a hockey play with an unfortunate result. It's easy to say it was accidental when you watch a super slo-mo replay, but clearly accidental. Hope Crosby recovers quickly, the NHL is much better when he's playing.
@NomSauce
3 ай бұрын
Tbh the unsped footage almost looks more intentional, it's so obvious during the slowmo that Niskanen is barely able to react to what's happening. He does a very human thing when you're suddenly faced with something that feels like danger and it's to raise your hands against whatever is coming.
@mayson1919
7 жыл бұрын
I don't think Niskanen intended to catch Crosby in the head, how ever you have to be aware of your stick. The right call was made whether it was an accident or not. Hopefully Crosby comes back and doesn't have another concussion.
@longliverocknroll5
7 жыл бұрын
2 minutes is the right call, this is excessive. This was star treatment.
@mr7wi
7 жыл бұрын
Refs made the right call. You need to be in control of your stick and it was a hit to the head.
@branden3453
7 жыл бұрын
mr7wi i agree with the 5 min major, but i dont agree with the game misconduct
@robmarshall5312
7 жыл бұрын
On point sir! You need to be aware at all times, when tired, out of breathe etc. It may have been accidental, but it doesn't change they outcome, you expect the best from pros getting payed millions, they damn well better play like it.
@crystalmckean1956
7 жыл бұрын
jason m I hope Sidney doesn't have another concussion either
@AntonFediukov
7 жыл бұрын
"He doesn't stay down like that unless he has to."
@r2canadian979
7 жыл бұрын
1M views already? You guys shows alot of respect for Crosby
@Leafguy535
7 жыл бұрын
here just to wait and the comments...
@theball-rocketleague2929
7 жыл бұрын
They're juicy.
@cpt_mrn
7 жыл бұрын
sploofmonkey hahah leafs 0 cups in 50 years Pens 4 in less than 50
@apocalypseplough8089
7 жыл бұрын
No girlfriend, eh?
@cpt_mrn
7 жыл бұрын
Apocalypse Plough I hear the ketamine and refugees are kicking Toronto's ass
@apocalypseplough8089
7 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't know. I live in Manitoba. You must be American. Because you don't realize people on the Prairies don't particularly like Torontonians and vice versa.
@alvyf9105
7 жыл бұрын
How did they not give Ovechkin two or five for the slash. Thats why he went down...Bring Siscito the goon back.
@dathaniel9403
5 жыл бұрын
He went down due to Ovi's leg-on-leg collision with Sid right after the slash. Watch it again at 1:41. Even worse in my opinion. Ovi knew what he was doing.
@ryanmatthews4082
3 жыл бұрын
@@dathaniel9403 nah that kinda stuff happens all the time, its just a leg on leg collision, and if you watch the replay ovi didn't stick his leg out
@BLIzzARDxMAYHEM
7 жыл бұрын
That didn't deserve a 5 minute major but of course things are different when it's Crosby who takes the hit.
@tbz1551
7 жыл бұрын
BLIzzARDxMAYHEM it's pretty much automatic when it's hit to head and there is injury.
@BLIzzARDxMAYHEM
7 жыл бұрын
T BZ right I forgot about that, thanks for reminding me.
@80teg
7 жыл бұрын
It should be different. Unlike 98% of the league, superstars are targeted far more, but they are also the league's highest draw. That was a 5 minute major anytime the ref sees it, regardless of the player -- but because it is Sid, it should be a 5 min, because if you let every jobber trying to stay in the big league get away with that, then you're risking the best players.
@longliverocknroll5
7 жыл бұрын
80teg No, it shouldn't. Should cop killers get extra term because cops are involved with criminals more often and therefor assume more risk? Of course not. This argument is and ALWAYS will be bullshit. It's a 2 minute minor. Cross check that results from a falling player that the checker has ZERO time to react to. Crosby doesn't fall, Niskanen makes a clean hit and doesn't need to extend his arms in a reactionary motion to a player falling in front of him. T BZ Which is bullshit when it is 100% accident.
@kinggoten
7 жыл бұрын
watch ovie on the play two hander to the back of the helmet he should of been given a match penalty and niski deserved to be called as well.
@stevehardman4686
7 жыл бұрын
There wasn't a lot Niskanen could do there, Sid went right into his path. Think the bigger problem there was the guy who slashed him before that(was it Ovie?). If Crosby isn't falling, refs wouldn't have even called that a penalty as it would have been a crosscheck to the back/side. Really ugly thing to see, just not sure Niskanen deserves the blame he is getting
@mintyicehockey8878
7 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@matt-lang
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Ovi was luck to get away with such a dirty play there. Hit him with a baseball swing to the arm, head, and then tripped him with his right foot as he followed through. Both should have been penalized on that play, even if Niskanen didn't intend to check him in the head.
@killer25318
7 жыл бұрын
i really don't know that slash that's what started it
@JanneTarhanen
7 жыл бұрын
It's Ovie's fault to get Crosby to lose his balance and then collied's to Niskanen stick. If you look carefully, you can definitely see Ovie's slash to side of Crosby and then trip from behind with Ovie's right leg. This causes Crosby to lose his balance and begins to fall down. Rest is history. Without that trip, the cross-check would have hit to upper arm of Crosby.
@AxisSilent
7 жыл бұрын
steve hardman Sir, u are El Stupido. "Ovie" its Ovi, and your opinion is invalid.
@ehdub7518
7 жыл бұрын
niskanen is going to lose a finger next time crosby plays him.
@lukesimonetti1306
5 жыл бұрын
eh dub that’s funny
@zachmontminy
7 жыл бұрын
So much for being former teammates huh
@DarkDays4
7 жыл бұрын
how dare you do that to the nhl golden boy. niskanen must now give up his first born son and spend life in prision
@Ryan-bj1xc
7 жыл бұрын
DarkDays you'd be up in arms as well if it was whatever team you cheered for star player
@Tony-Gunk
7 жыл бұрын
DarkDays and you should be put in *prison* for your grammar skills and spelling of a word everyone generally learns by 1st grade..
@DarkDays4
7 жыл бұрын
Ben Oh lawd, I misspelled a word on the internet. Someone please shoot me and put me out of my misery.
@Tony-Gunk
7 жыл бұрын
DarkDays Being shot in the head isn't necessary so let's not get carried away. However, another try at 1st grade would suffice.
@ReeseJohnsonFan
7 жыл бұрын
Ben well buddy you said "put it prison" instead of put IN prison." So I guess both of you are going to peison.
@ian7136
7 жыл бұрын
Crosby could get his head cut off and everyone would say, "Didn't really look intentional to me. Everything changes when Crosby gets hurt!".
@WristFreeze97
7 жыл бұрын
That was clearly accidental, it happened so fast Niskanen had no time to react. Bad luck, hope Crosby's okay, but just because it happened to Crosby doesn't make it a crime like everybody says.
@zmicezgaming6368
7 жыл бұрын
Kinda funny, when the penalty notification came to top center of the screen, it say "Matt Niskanen" but actually it's Matti Niskanen.
@oscartovar5756
7 жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me a summary of the NHL and how it works?who are the biggest teams?underdogs? How does the season work? I want to learn and watch the sport. Thank you!
@CanadianJock
7 жыл бұрын
I really hope Crosby's concussion history doesn't affect him...
@percussionjamz6704
7 жыл бұрын
CanadianJock it most definitely will.
@CanadianJock
7 жыл бұрын
:(. Time to go to bed and cry.
@mucho5984
7 жыл бұрын
CanadianJock lol he does have a concussion
@niceneasyraps
7 жыл бұрын
CanadianJock His career could be over
@percussionjamz6704
7 жыл бұрын
Donald Trump how's that funny
@uhBorrky
7 жыл бұрын
Why does everyone hate Crosby? If he was on your team im pretty sure you wouldn't hate him.
@knightrider693
7 жыл бұрын
uhBorrky exactly. but he's been the best for a decade and won multiple cups..well and every other award so he's gonna get alot of attention, good and bad
@Videokid703
6 жыл бұрын
uhBorrky its because he's like tom brady he's cheats that's why the pens always win and make thr playoffs at least O.V. Doesn't cheat But Crosby will learn his lesson for cheating
@boiboi8970
6 жыл бұрын
videokid703 what? lmao
@usaidmazhar9748
6 жыл бұрын
videokid703 Yeah you’ve been smoking something real good.
@Saya_613
6 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t because I don’t want someone who whines to the refs on “borderline” penalties all the time. I want to win with a fairly run game
@MrDagassman
7 жыл бұрын
I think the only people that think this was intentional are people that haven't played the game. It's pretty common to put you hands out like that to brace for a collision it just happened so quick and Crosby was falling that it caught him in the head.
@byronmichelle2821
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@liamthegreat1231
7 жыл бұрын
the caps figured out how they can finally beat the penguins, CHEAT
@Fritlob
6 жыл бұрын
This was accidental, but still looks painful af
@oscarr.5078
7 жыл бұрын
People, please look at the video. Ovechkin hits him high on the right shoulder with his stick and then his right skate meets Crosby's left skate. As he begins to go low/fall, Niskanin is coming with his left shoulder facing Crosby. his hands are already in the cross check position. As Crosby gets close to Niskanin he clearly turns into him with a cross check and "accidently" checks him in the head. He may not have intended to cross check his head, but he did intend to cross check him.
@jfayiii
6 ай бұрын
"You don't want him hurt _ever_!" a) who do you WANT hurt? b) he plays hockey, so...
@Post2Post
7 жыл бұрын
Could be a big loss for the Pens! I suspect he will be back soon though.
@brandonvalentine8538
6 жыл бұрын
Post2Post well...they won yay playoffs and they won the cup
@zhenningshi6584
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@Videokid703
6 жыл бұрын
Post2Post he faked it to get more people to root for the pens it didn't work though
@MrIcarus777
7 жыл бұрын
You will notice Ovechkin slashes him across the back of the helmet just before the cross check too.
@mrjupiter80
7 жыл бұрын
To be fair, Ovi slashed him (pretty hard) across the arm and the recoil of that slash as he skated by is what hit him in the helmet. Definitely should have been a penalty there either way. However, I think Niskanen was just bracing himself from getting slid into. Unfortunately, he happened to brace himself against Crosby's head.
@aleashialitowski6783
7 жыл бұрын
did they get a touchdown?
@hockey_015
7 жыл бұрын
Wepl there goes any chance for the back to back cup run
@brandonconnors228
7 жыл бұрын
If Crosby did that to niskanen it wouldn't have been called, js
@colbycox5436
7 жыл бұрын
BCYT idiot
@matbeauchamp626
7 жыл бұрын
its true
@usaidmazhar9748
7 жыл бұрын
It definitely would have been.
@eeterp32
7 жыл бұрын
Crysby gets away with spearing a guy in the nuts. Of course he'd get away with this hit.
@gaberrs2331
7 жыл бұрын
Bruh he took off the top of a mans finger.
@revoltz7749
7 жыл бұрын
"Crosby doesn't stay down that unless he has to" LMAO OKK
@robmarshall5312
7 жыл бұрын
Mmmmm your tears are so deliouse 👅👅 cry baby cry it's satisfies my so much. Sorry capitals do, and always will be crap lololol 😭😭😭😭😭
@killmekillme1193
7 жыл бұрын
Revoltz Where's the joke?
@Reiiyne
7 жыл бұрын
Revoltz k weeb. 👍
@patwestlake1347
7 жыл бұрын
He was diagnosed with a concussion you sheep. Gtfo you're just jealous whatever team you root for doesn't have a player like him.
@timlee1794
7 жыл бұрын
Funny observation - I think Crosby went down to draw a penalty on the slash... not expecting to get the cross-check from Niskanen....
@kmanyouface
7 жыл бұрын
I've seen sooo many comments calling people stupid for saying that hit was intentional, but not a single comment actually saying the hit was intentional
@isaacreynolds8339
7 жыл бұрын
"It's not intentional!" says after Matt extends his arms to hit him
@WhySilverWhyNow
7 жыл бұрын
2 minutes to OV for hooking, 2 minutes to Niskanen for roughing. Thats it. No doubt it sucks for Crosby and the Pens.
@hughjorgan7211
7 жыл бұрын
Agree on both counts, although Ovi's could be a slash/highstick. And I'm not sure the latest but Crosby grabbing his head and unable to grab his stick afterwards means he's likely done for the playoffs..at least.
@mikemccag
Жыл бұрын
What are you looking at ...hooking?? WTF
@SunnyBunnyTheGreat
7 жыл бұрын
I thought hitting people with hockey sticks was like... the first rule you SHOULDN'T break. D:
@olivialeonard3315
7 жыл бұрын
something about hockey on youtube's trending ??? what kind of greatness is this ??
@TheM4yhem
7 жыл бұрын
Accidental. Crosby was falling and Niskanen gave crosscheck. Hope he is ok
@TheM4yhem
7 жыл бұрын
Twaid Tortoise oh yeah, it was. But the reason why it was so, is the key here. I hope Crosby is okay, and he will be back, but he did fall on the last second. Extremely bad luck
@TheBacksideboys
7 жыл бұрын
TheM4yhem I don't care if it's an accident. He has time to react, and he decides to cross check him don't even try to defend it.
@TheM4yhem
7 жыл бұрын
Twaid Tortoise i am sorry my friend but that doesnt make any sense. Slowmot looks brutal, but in real time he had no time to react. And you dont care if it was an accident? That is the most important thing in this. He was giving a normal hit that u do always infront of goal, but Crosby fell down, and it got him right in the head. True thing also is that everyplayer has to control their stick, so thats why he got booted. U can high stick someones teeths out by pure accident, it happens.
@vincentlaforest1756
7 жыл бұрын
TheM4yhem I completely agree with you. Niskanen had no time to react, he did want to give Crosby a crosscheck, probably to the chest to stop him his progression (he is after all the best player in the league), but Crosby fell down so quickly he didn't have time to change his action... It's really unfortunate for Crosby though, I hope he's not injured... I really wanted a classic Ovi-Sid rivalry. If the caps win this series, they will be asking themselves if they finally won against Pittsburg because Sid wasn't there (and Letang + Murray). LOL
@nick-zd3fk
7 жыл бұрын
Twaid Tortoise Yes, allow us to say that he had time to react as we watch multiple slowed down replays. Unfortunately, that's not how reality works. It probably happened way too fast for Niskanen, and he reacted instinctually. That type of check isn't uncommon near the net.
@Yamamoto743
7 жыл бұрын
why we need enforcers still
@ethanusmaximus5186
7 жыл бұрын
its skynight give Zach Sill the call up...
@keechy1551
7 жыл бұрын
its skynight I agree. Probert or Oliwa would have killed Niskanen.
@elcunado2926
7 жыл бұрын
its skynight Aaron asham would have put him to sleep
@Yamamoto743
7 жыл бұрын
McMarkus not just crosby though, happened to marner cheap hit from behind and other guys that are skill, but you got shaw and niskanen that are rats
@tontturullaa
7 жыл бұрын
I have a strange feeling that it would cost Crosby more than it would benefit him. He can be pretty dirty himself sometimes.
@thebeepster1931
6 жыл бұрын
It was ovechkins slash that started it lmao
@brycebecker5431
7 жыл бұрын
Im neither a caps or pens fan but that was incidental contact. He wasnt trying to crosscheck Crosby in the head, it just happened that Crosby got slashed from Ovi and fell down right into Niskanen.
@teddyruxpin8115
7 жыл бұрын
I'm impartial to these teams. That was a nasty slash and high stick, and then a cross check. Even if he didn't mean to cross check his head, he still cross checked him.
@LoN3wOlF5tudi0s
7 жыл бұрын
Really, a 5 minute major? That's just ridiculous... Oh right, because the hit was on Crosby.
@djmpgh6616
7 жыл бұрын
LoN3wOlF5tudi0s If that was Pacioretty, they would have called the cops.
@axelwilner
7 жыл бұрын
A few days ago Nashville's Kevin Fiala got stretchered off the ice after getting slammed into the boards and breaking his damn femur. And there was no penalty called because none happened. Niskanen wasn't even moving forward when Crosby hit him. His was basically stationary. If you watch the many replays you see the ref call the others over after noticing that Crosby is in severe pain. They THEN agree to give Niskanen a major and game misconduct without reviewing anything!! This is why so many people are continually pissed that Crosby gets special treatment. The refs display complete favoritism and have lost credibility.
@JaysWayss
7 жыл бұрын
Niskanen should win the hart for that. What a play.
@maheekananayakkara469
7 жыл бұрын
If u watch at 1:40 u can see Crosby was tripped by ovechkin, hence causing him to go down in the first place
@SuperSprocket10
7 жыл бұрын
Maheeka Nanayakkara I agree but Ovie was not intentionally trying to do that it was an unfortunate accident nothing more.
@maheekananayakkara469
7 жыл бұрын
Ciaran Dwyer Ik it's just that people r saying he flopped
@brandonvalentine8538
6 жыл бұрын
MhN NhM not what happened ovie hit Crosby in the head and niskinen started checking him
@brandonvalentine8538
6 жыл бұрын
MhN NhM how can u flop or fake an injury when u have a concussion
@hoteltrivago7548
6 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t intentional
@andrewkran9263
7 жыл бұрын
I don't know what to make of it. It looks like he was committed to giving Crosby a pretty standard hockey play shot, and it's unlucky that Crosby is on his way down. At full game speed, once he's committed to the cross check shot, I don't think there was any way to avoid it. It just doesn't seem like his intention was to take Crosby's head off. And when you look at Niskanen's body language after the hit, it just doesn't look like that of someone who was attempting to take a guy's head off.
@GobblowGalaxyGamer
7 жыл бұрын
If there's anyone that should get suspended here it's Ovechkin. If you pause the video @1:49 you can see Alex's right skate trip up Crosby which is why he went flying into Niskanen. And before that even happens, he hits Crosby right in the head which screws up his play. It seems like it was an accident on Niskanen's part, but I don't believe it was an accident on Ovechkin's part.
@lefleur8686
7 жыл бұрын
Clean hit, enough to cry fans of Pittsburgh.
@patrickjohnson1998
Жыл бұрын
1975
@jonathanb9929
7 жыл бұрын
Looks accidental. Just an unlucky fall by Crosby.
@HypherionTV
7 жыл бұрын
hardly accidental looked blatant
@jonathanb9929
7 жыл бұрын
James Johannes He probably meant to give him a shot, but not to the head. He fell into it. It was definitely a penalty though.
@tbz1551
7 жыл бұрын
Jonathan B The hit was intentional but Crosby fell right in front of him so I'm thinking he wasn't planning on hit to head or he would have hands much higher
@jonathanb9929
7 жыл бұрын
T BZ Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
@HypherionTV
7 жыл бұрын
It looked like he saw him falling and went right for his head
@ggqbc
3 жыл бұрын
I know caps won the cup eventually but I'm still blown away that this team and the team the year before didn't win it all... they were so good but just couldn't get it together in the playoffs
@arobarpics
7 күн бұрын
He actually put his second hand on the stick to intentionally crosscheck him in the face. The Capitals took quite a bit ice time from Crosby over those years (outdoor game included). I just watched it again, and noticed that self-serving superstar Ovechkin took a lumberjack chop at him lol Oh, the Capitals. Shout out to Tom Wilson too.
@seamusx920
7 жыл бұрын
if Crosby did that to Niskanen me would have gotten a a 2 minute penalty or no penalty at all
@allyboybarese2689
7 жыл бұрын
So? Crosby is a top star. Niskanen is a scrub.
@allyboybarese2689
7 жыл бұрын
Yes. The league must protect the stars. They are the draw. Otherwise, any jobber can just take a run at them on any given night. That's the way it is. Same with the NFL; they protect QB's more than anyone because people pay to see them, not the O-line.
@deegreen9742
7 жыл бұрын
you aren't wrong, but a star giving a serious injury to a lesser known player and saying it's ok is just completely wrong
@CodyHeimbach
6 жыл бұрын
Ally Boy Barese There's a difference between protecting players and showing favoritism to players. If you have a team with an all star on it, do you really need to get all the calls going your way? It's a slippery slooe. Back in the day, the players were the ones that protected their stars. Every heard of the code?
@michaelfusmusic9447
5 жыл бұрын
steve hardman I don't know how people can defend WSH for all the dirty play they initiate. Tom Wilson slew footed Sheary, cross checked Guentzel from behind, elbowed Daley, jumped onto ZAR and left his feet on a high late hit on the head of Dumoulin. Totally classless organization. And for all these stupid Americans trying to talk about the rules, go home. Hockey is a Canadian game, and Americans haven't even played it enough to understand the rules. Niskanen's attack on Sid was a late cross check to the head, regardless if it's intentional or not. Far away from the puck. It's a reckless violation. Ovie shouldn't have slashed him on the head either. WSH were very lucky an event like this didn't start a line brawl.
@islesftw4592
7 жыл бұрын
God forbid someone touches Crosby
@colbycox5436
7 жыл бұрын
Isles FTW are you implying that this wasn't a penalty?
@RC-rm2vw
7 жыл бұрын
Certainly not a penalty if his royal crosby highness was the perpetrator.
@codfather111ify
7 жыл бұрын
Colby Cox definitely not 5 and a game
@colbycox5436
7 жыл бұрын
maybe not a game, but a headshot is always 5 minutes in my opinion.
@Hahnbros
7 жыл бұрын
2 minute minor at most
@mohammadalrefai5632
7 жыл бұрын
THE SLASH FROM OV-CHICKEN -
@aspirindamage5152
7 жыл бұрын
"Nobody in HOCKEY" is quite the overstatement.
@alexgammino
7 жыл бұрын
If it was anyone except Crosby it would not be a game. Everyone knows it too.
@BeatIoaf
7 жыл бұрын
AJAX BEATZ it's an automatic ejection if it's head contact in addition to an injury. if you knew hockey, you would know that but you are too blinded by your bias to understand.
@alexgammino
7 жыл бұрын
okay what bias? I'm not a Caps fan...
@tysonl79
7 жыл бұрын
Maybe he thinks that is what that giant B is for, lol.
@DUKE3654
7 жыл бұрын
you know pittsburgh has all black and gold for their teams right? and that they changed the colors because of the success of the steelers and pirates and were hoping for good luck from it. also there was the pittsburgh pirates, not the baseball team, in 1925 that had black and gold sooo...
@alexgammino
7 жыл бұрын
DUKE3654 I know you aren't talking to me, but I don't care that Pens have Bruins colors. As a Bruins fan I can see that there are other teams with same colors. Oilers and Isles. Leafs and Bolts. Rangers and Habs. etc.
@MsKellydr
7 жыл бұрын
It's a cuncusion
@eddiejackson3396
3 жыл бұрын
This doesn’t look intentional but it also looks like a play that’s avoidable and one of the types plays that the league is trying to get rid from
@OyoFesso
7 жыл бұрын
this hit saved the caps series
@Kachow
7 жыл бұрын
I mean no one deserves to get hurt, but I have no sympathy for Crosby after that slash on Methot.
@jamespetrangelo1975
6 жыл бұрын
Kachow dude you’re a dumbass
@jamespetrangelo1975
5 жыл бұрын
calboy seseman yeah i really lost with the back to back cups. You are even a bigger dumbass
@michaelfusmusic9447
5 жыл бұрын
Crosby is a million times the player Methot is.
@jianada9771
7 жыл бұрын
Why is that a 5 min + misconduct, what about crosby slashing someone's finger off or him spearing O'reilly in the balls. Tbh niskanen shud of said " I've gotten those, they don't feel good."
@subscribeifyouwantidrc
7 жыл бұрын
why is this #10 on trending
@willash3761
7 жыл бұрын
Good Play By Niskanen
@EgorovAnton
7 жыл бұрын
Get well, Sidney. Amazing hockey player.
@crazymonkey9747
7 жыл бұрын
Crosby dived into the stick lol
@WEFAHawkStreet
7 жыл бұрын
Watch the video at 1:30. Screw the slow motion and everything. I don't think the head hitting was intentional. Niskanen definitely went for the cross check, but with the speed of the play, I highly doubt he meant to smoke him in the face. He was just trying to get him away from the net for a rebound. Definitely a penalty for cross checking, definitely intentional, but not meant for the head. The true speed of the play shows that.
@loganjhunter
7 жыл бұрын
Ref 1 - "Crap, Crosby is down... we only did two minutes!!" Ref 2 - "Hmm...." Ref 3 - "5 minute major?" Ref 1 & 2 - "YES" Pierre McGuire - "WHY COULDN'T IT OF BEEN ME??????" *falls over Crosby's body screaming to the heavens*
@jasmeg2844
7 жыл бұрын
Scandalous! The NHL should give Niskanen the same punishment Crosby got for spearing O'Reilly in the balls and chopping Methot's finger off.
@TaurineBlastED
7 жыл бұрын
This comment :D :D :D
@jacksonclarke2287
7 жыл бұрын
The NHL is too easy on the best players
@oaktadopbok665
7 жыл бұрын
Announcer: "This is a scene that nobody in hockey wants to see." Yeh right. 700k views so far says many people in hockey want to see it.
@ChimneyTopPharm
7 жыл бұрын
ovi with the tomahawk to the back of the helmet then niskanen with the cross. Tough bang bang play for Crosby
@johnmaro7178
6 жыл бұрын
Love this vid
@jasonmitsch1337
2 жыл бұрын
I love the ones of him holding the cup up a few weeks after this 👍
@axelwilner
7 жыл бұрын
A day later and the NHL is not taking disciplinary action because there was no intentional hit. Watching replays proves this. Just because Crosby was in bad shape does not mean there was a major penalty. It was totally irresponsible for the referees to change it to a major without reviewing tape. The referees made a huge mistake yesterday giving a game misconduct to Niskanen. All this did was get all of the morons riled up. So what about Hornqvist's friendly fire hit to his own teammate Conor Sheary that resulted in a possible concussion as well? Was that intentional too? These guys are going at it near full-tilt and things are going to happen. Players in this playoff are getting knocked off left and right. No way anyone can prove definitively that the Niskanen hit was intentional. These comments are just a sign of how stupid and quick-to-judge the average viewer has become. Completely biased with no objectivity. Ultimately it's really sad that Crosby is gone. The Caps were barely able to win with him out of the lineup. If the Caps do end up winning the series it will be bittersweet anyway because they are now playing a very crippled team.
@skinsman82000
7 жыл бұрын
Dan Steck gotta protect crybaby crosby....he sells jerseys.
@iwillbiffleyourwaffle6142
7 жыл бұрын
Dan Steck look after nerd
@andyman261
7 жыл бұрын
Dan Steck Hey clown, it's still a major penalty if the player is injured and leaves the game. Any minor penalty resulting in an injury is upscaled to a major. Please sit down. BTW no one gives a hoot about the rest of your rubbish opinion either.
@jasonstafford9135
7 жыл бұрын
K
@richardchristeleit8370
7 жыл бұрын
Dan Steck well we won the series so caps suck
@onesecable
7 жыл бұрын
mcdavid next!
@AndrewAce.
7 жыл бұрын
That struck me as more of a mutual collision...
@cranialtyrant
7 жыл бұрын
Watch it at 1:40 at .25 speed and you'll see everything you need to see about the play. Ovi bends his stick like a banana, pushes his right foot out to slew-foot Crosby, very gently but enough. Crosby goes off balance but tried staying upright until Niski crosschecks his face. He actually leans into it. Had Niski not leaned and pushed forward its totally incidental.
@kosMAGNET
7 жыл бұрын
Anyone that thinks this was intentional has never played hockey before. Things happen so fast when you're playing full speed. Ovechkin was just trying to stop crosby from scoring so he "slashed" him. Crosby was trying to draw the penalty and trying to sell it. There is no way Crosby with that lower body strength could fall from a weak slash like that. Those sticks weigh next to nothing and Ovechkin barely swung it. I've been slashed harder and haven't fell. As for Niskanen, he was just coming full speed and ran into crosby, putting your arms up like that is just instinct as a player.
@knightrider693
7 жыл бұрын
f i u missed the slew foot?
@kosMAGNET
7 жыл бұрын
yeah i didnt see that on first take. that's unintentional though man. ovi was going in with speed and his skate happened to collide with crosbys.
@kosMAGNET
7 жыл бұрын
Golden Arms ..ok so ill retract my statement about crosby trying to sell it. crosby is such a great skater so you can see him clearly pivot his left skate at the last second for a better angle which caused ovis right skate to hit crosbys left.
@knightrider693
7 жыл бұрын
He got tripped up, slashed and two handed in the face all in one play is all I'm saying. I don't think he was flailing
@KoenMueller
7 жыл бұрын
f i i dunno, i would've done the same if i were ovi
@MillerMcLeod
7 жыл бұрын
Crosbitch actually got hurt for real? WHAT?!
@cmskid20
6 жыл бұрын
0:15 best thing ever for the NHL
@michaelpilinski2141
7 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming the few people commenting have never played hockey before. It's a hockey play. Niskanen never had his eyes on Crosby, he was following the play.....Ovi hit Crosby' skate, he lost balance and Niskanen lifted his arms as any player would to avoid collision not knowing that Crosby was on his knees. its unfortunate. I am a leafs fan, and I love Crosby, I hate for him to be out but its just hockey.
@landpage5197
7 жыл бұрын
Let us hope for the best. I wish him a speedy recovery.
@dustinj-m5072
7 жыл бұрын
100% intentional, even at high speed niskanen doesnt raise his hands until after crosby is on his knee's. And on top of that im just sick of players leading this their sticks out. Cross checking needs to be out of the game its a penalty for a reason and some of the cross checks that arent called are just insane.
@jon1237891166
7 жыл бұрын
What about the first slash by Ovechkin, then a swing around to the head, along with a trip? Man, Ovechkin committed 3 separate penalties on that play... no call.
@herpaderk8339
7 жыл бұрын
i like how we saw it
@TheLastMeal
7 жыл бұрын
"This is a scene no one in hockey wants to see"... sorry, but that's incorrect
@FalconX79
7 жыл бұрын
Damn right! XD
@madisonajroblox1584
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly I don’t give a crap about him. I mean I don’t hate him but I treat him like the other players, He’s nothing special to me
@attilioconforti7582
7 жыл бұрын
This is the only Washington can win
@concreteninja953
5 жыл бұрын
That last slow motion play showed a stick slash followed by a double fist pump cross to the dome of Sid.
@irvinepoker3187
Жыл бұрын
that slash ovi made looks more worse lol it was accidental bo doubt but that slash by ovi was nasty lol who hacks that high lol
@iPODtouch4tw
7 жыл бұрын
Crosby is made of glass.
@jonathanabeyta1864
7 жыл бұрын
Who would be too if you've had previous concussions
@SpicyMorale
7 жыл бұрын
I think this is the first time I've agreed with a Sioux fan, UAA fan :/
@nickvitai9022
7 жыл бұрын
too many jealous fools that just call Crosby names cause he don't play for their team.
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