Sanderson is out with a concussion. So why did he play several shifts after the hit? Reminds me of Aaron Ward in 2006. I thought we had protocols to prevent that stuff from happening again.
Sucks for Sanderson and the Sens. And I’m sure Hall doesn’t feel great about it either. Game 4 could get...
Hall did rise up into the hit and got sanderson’s head with his shoulder. Part of the problem was that Sanderson was partially hunched over so the only way for Hall not to make head contact is to come in hunched over too and stay down. Otherwise the hit was completely clean. Not on the numbers...
Sens want Hall suspended for the check to Sanderson’s head that was allegedly the reason why Sanderson did not finish the game. I guess that’s a strategy to stop the Stankoven line.
https://www.espn.com.sg/nhl/story/_/id/48577422/senators-furious-hall-blatant-hit-sanderson-head
TBH I’ve always found umps’ ability to call balls and strikes to be pretty darn impressive. Pretty sure that even with proper training there’s no way I could do close to as well as those guys do—with the obvious exceptions, who are very much exceptions.
Lengthy replay review is not an NHL specific problem. This happens in the NFL, MLB, and college football and basketball. I’m sure it happens elsewhere but that’s what I watch. IMO it’s way worse in college basketball and I watch less than I used to because the ends of games can be excruciatingly...