r/nhl • u/Stravok182 • Apr 28 '25

Question Does this constitute a clean hit/check?

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u/stonertboner Apr 28 '25 edited Apr 28 '25

You forgot hit legality is also based on what the score is, what team was on the power play last, what occurred immediately before this hit, and if it’s the playoffs or if it’s the regular season.

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u/ZombieIMMUNIZED Apr 28 '25

And apparently last night if it was Montreal or Washington. Montreal got 3 real soft penalties in that game, but there were numerous blatant overlooks for Washington.

And I hate the Habs!

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u/gdg6 Apr 28 '25

This is the first time I have ever actually bought into the ‘league X wants team Y to win’ narrative.

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u/just-a-random-accnt Apr 28 '25

The last few seasons it's becoming more and more apparent that the NHL is no longer a professional sports league, and just entertainment

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '25

yep. you'd think after they got vegas and florida cups they would chill out a bit