Absolutely. Did not skate through the hit, did not leave his feet, no head contact (chest on shoulder). Fortunately the Leaf didn’t hit his head on the boards on the way down.
Interesting-Race-919
Looks like the leaf player tried to stop and throw a reverse hit and got ran over
Luke_Cold_Lyle
It looks rough from some angles, but McCabe is clearly the one who initiated contact. Tkachuk just happened to see it coming and is also a strong dude. Nothing wrong with the play.
SigSauerPower320
Yup, the leaf player very clearly stops and initiates the contact. Anyone who says otherwise is focusing on the fact that he got rag dolled
3rr0r369
Ya its fine
3rr0r369
I think it would be interesting to see the reactions if it was matthews in the receiving end of it tho.
poodog13
Initially thought it could be interference but on the second view the Leafs player clearly went to initiate a reverse hit (which should also be interference IMO). Clean hit.
mingomcgoo
Yes , yes it is , the old leafer tried the reverse hit , chucky dumped him like a little bisnitch
LegionaryTitusPullo_
Absolutely
in-dog_we_trust
Clean hit. Maybe a bit of a high stick but I have no issues with it not being called such
Schwinston123456
Great hit, actually. Definitely clean.
AlekGratton
Yes
mden1974
This is called hockey
Old_Willow4766
I would say yes. Two players battling for a loose puck. Looks like Tkachuk’s contact is shoulder/chest and not the numbers.
Kenjataimuz
Yep
KillerKorwin
Absolutely
GuyWhoIsGamer
A beautiful clean hit.
Antique-Industry8959
Leafs Fan – To me this is clean.
ZestyAleWad
Sad team
7x57mmR
he got up fast and acted like if didn’t happen so yeah
airbag23
Stop trying to turn hockey into soccer, not every hit is dirty jfc
cerea1killer_
Yes
cspan92
Absolutely a clean hit
MixOfApacheAndADuck
It’s the same douchebag again
Total_Valuable_2113
Crying in Habs 😞😞
kermittunesguits
Not even a question, it’s just a hit…
Elvis_livez
This is a dumb post. Absolutely nothing wrong with that hit.
jakopz
Yes. Shouldn’t even be a question.
SpazzticZeal
Get knocked
wawaboy
totally clean
TheFoundation_
Yes
CitizenNaab
Clean
JiffTheJester
Yup, don’t get soft at the end
VonD0OM
The only reason it looks wrong to me is that neither of them touched the puck.
Can anyone remind me the specifics on that rule, do you have to have touched the puck or can you hit someone whose jockeying for position like that?
If it’s legal to hit someone in this circumstance then it’s a clean hit.
Yet-Another_Burner
Don’t make me say something nice about a Tkachuk.
boipinoi604
Clean he pushed his shoulder parallel to the boards instead of pushing his numbers into the boards.
Dustymanitoban
Ya, especially considering the leaf player initiated contact, same as the Marchand play
laxhead24
McCabe tried to stop short and reverse hit Tkachuk, who got the better of him on the play. This happens all the time and is perfectly legal.
TadpoleIll4886
Mr clean
Mediocre_Cucumber199
Yes. Cleanb
PeterPuck99
A quick Chat GPT prompt will show that Tkachuk and cunt are used in the same sentence 100x more than Tkachuk and clean hit.
jerr30
Technically reverse hits are interference so McCabe’s hit would not be clean.
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Absolutely. Did not skate through the hit, did not leave his feet, no head contact (chest on shoulder). Fortunately the Leaf didn’t hit his head on the boards on the way down.
Looks like the leaf player tried to stop and throw a reverse hit and got ran over
It looks rough from some angles, but McCabe is clearly the one who initiated contact. Tkachuk just happened to see it coming and is also a strong dude. Nothing wrong with the play.
Yup, the leaf player very clearly stops and initiates the contact. Anyone who says otherwise is focusing on the fact that he got rag dolled
Ya its fine
I think it would be interesting to see the reactions if it was matthews in the receiving end of it tho.
Initially thought it could be interference but on the second view the Leafs player clearly went to initiate a reverse hit (which should also be interference IMO). Clean hit.
Yes , yes it is , the old leafer tried the reverse hit , chucky dumped him like a little bisnitch
Absolutely
Clean hit. Maybe a bit of a high stick but I have no issues with it not being called such
Great hit, actually. Definitely clean.
Yes
This is called hockey
I would say yes. Two players battling for a loose puck. Looks like Tkachuk’s contact is shoulder/chest and not the numbers.
Yep
Absolutely
A beautiful clean hit.
Leafs Fan – To me this is clean.
Sad team
he got up fast and acted like if didn’t happen so yeah
Stop trying to turn hockey into soccer, not every hit is dirty jfc
Yes
Absolutely a clean hit
It’s the same douchebag again
Crying in Habs 😞😞
Not even a question, it’s just a hit…
This is a dumb post. Absolutely nothing wrong with that hit.
Yes. Shouldn’t even be a question.
Get knocked
totally clean
Yes
Clean
Yup, don’t get soft at the end
The only reason it looks wrong to me is that neither of them touched the puck.
Can anyone remind me the specifics on that rule, do you have to have touched the puck or can you hit someone whose jockeying for position like that?
If it’s legal to hit someone in this circumstance then it’s a clean hit.
Don’t make me say something nice about a Tkachuk.
Clean he pushed his shoulder parallel to the boards instead of pushing his numbers into the boards.
Ya, especially considering the leaf player initiated contact, same as the Marchand play
McCabe tried to stop short and reverse hit Tkachuk, who got the better of him on the play. This happens all the time and is perfectly legal.
Mr clean
Yes. Cleanb
A quick Chat GPT prompt will show that Tkachuk and cunt are used in the same sentence 100x more than Tkachuk and clean hit.
Technically reverse hits are interference so McCabe’s hit would not be clean.
It’s so clean I don’t even see the question
The dude that got rocked initiated contact so yea