Arber Xhekaj Game Misconduct Penalty Against Tim Stutzle

[@xViperGTR]

This preseason really has been crazy to be honest

that was for patrick....idc its another team they all look the same to me

[@Metallicoaster]

wth is going on this preseason!?

[@shellysmith1037]

what is going on with Goontreal

[@gabew7480]

@@shellysmith1037go after dach, they go after stutzle.

[@AngusArtEntertainment]

Chaos. Just how we like it!

[@sauliruottu5871]

Nothing new. I still remember when Latendresse ended Rob DiMaio's career with an unnecessary hit.

[@bobbyboucher-k9t]

All the teams are going after MTLs stars lol what great idiots ...

[@AAkvijzy21]

What a wild preseason! I havent seen one like it before

[@DeadPixel27]

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[@AAkvijzy21]

@@DeadPixel27 yuhh true that

[@gohabs8918]

2 minutes for diving on Stutzle

[@spartannige3296]

@@gohabs8918Same with Dach and Laine.

[@gohabs8918]

@@spartannige3296 Nah those guys aren't fairies like Sens and Leafs

[@Sarando1]

Got to love Tkachuk doing that instantly. That’s the what a leader does. Every player should be able to stand for the teammates.

[@Simmikho]

Ya and dislocates his shoulder lol

[@vtbrookie8]

And to think Kotkaniemi got picked ahead of him. What a miss by the Habs!

[@justfred6863]

Ya he stood up for Stu but I think its a shame that he didn't try to fight him Xhekaj was ready for it but Brady just went for take down... What a shame.

[@shylawild]

@@justfred6863if he got hurt on a takedown, trust me Brady does not want that smoke.

[@justfred6863]

@@shylawild I see alot of people saying he was hurt from a previous game not so long ago but it's hard to believe they would let him play if that's the case. I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled him just to protect him from the game since it was getting heated but saying they put Brady on the ice while hurt is so stupid...

[@beccahaaby1007]

So the refs are starting the season off more stupid and unseeing than last year. It's gonna be a wild season.

[@alexrompen805]

even as a Leafs fan, and I HATE the Sens, but that's 5 and a game, that was a blatant elbow to the head, that wasn't even "accidently on purpose"

[@Xoth-v9x]

@@alexrompen805elbow ??😂😂

[@chadobrien3752]

@@alexrompen805 Lmao he didn't even touch his head and Stutzle managed to stick himself in the face.

[@sharpy3453]

@@alexrompen805 you sir are blinder than the refs. there was no head contact.

[@hoozoohleague8264]

​@@alexrompen805 brother; the only thing that touched pro diver Stutzle's head was his own stick

[@Gamon-k6z]

Ohh the hypocrisy of the nhl continues...

[@michaelb5119]

Keep crying habs homer. Laine trying to bust thru with his knee exposed and getting bonked vs this clear intent to injure. Actual bozo

[@dabdle]

Extra kudos to tough guy xhekaj for folding like a plastic chair

[@barrystewart5946]

@@dabdleCalled suckering bag of doorknobs TayChuck into an instigator penalty which “surprise” doesn’t exist tonight. Guess league is still upset at Montreal’s finals appearance.

[@Gamon-k6z]

@@dabdle Xhekaj is tougher than any Sens player. Also, Stutlze was hit by his own stick.

[@evanmoore6170]

@@Gamon-k6zbrady is a beast.

[@loganleger6642]

So Ridly Greig does the EXACT same thing to Dach and get 2 minutes, but Xhekaj get a game?!?!?!?

[@michaelinreign239]

Greig was shoulder to shoulder. Late hit, got interference call. Xhekaj CLEARLY was head hunting, the only thing that saves Stutzle from a head shot was him having his hands and stick up. Arber had a chicken wing going right for him. I still think Xhekaj's could be a 2 for interference, but it was clearly the more malicious hit.

[@poxdoesedits]

@@michaelinreign239greig was to the head but xhekaj's hit got stutzle's stick that made his helmet to pop out

[@Mr_Ashley]

Proper Captain!! Nice one Tkachuk!

[@Kieva_Storm]

The officiating is baffling this preseason, and is making me very scared of the regular season to come. Fucking yikes. First the non-call for the knee on Laine, leading to Xhekaj instigating on Pare, now we got a retaliation for a hit on Dach that's CLEARLY either a whiff, or just a 'breeze by' to send a message, and Tkachuk does the exact same instigator shit and gets off with 2 for roughing, but the initial gets a misconduct. The regular season is going to be hell.

[@BOG0690]

I think Tkachuk should get no penalty. I also think had the Laine hit been called, Xhekaj does no retaliation and the would-be call on Laine would have stopped Xhekaj from that elbow on Stutzle

[@haydonlearmonth2055]

are you insane? dach never even got hit in the head on the first play, which prompted the habs to harass greig like toddlers all night for a check through the body that didn't even fucking injure the guy...then your meathead costco employee HITS STUTZLE IN THE HEAD with a chicken wing and literally leaves his feet. what are you talking about "breeze by" brother?? habs fans AND players have been playing victim and throwing fits all night long when we're literally the only team with injuries after this game. gimme a break, this is getting pathetic. go send some more death threats. awful fanbase

[@langenbrunner1]

@@BOG0690definitely agree with you

[@loseweighttodayeveryday]

Shut up u fuken whiner

[@blackenedmagic888]

The fact is Tkachuk didn't jump Xhekaj from behind and pound on him with his gloves on like Xhekaj did to Pare.

[@canadagoof]

Xhekaj's picking up Odelein's mantle, i see.

[@HabsFan1978]

💪🔵⚪️🔴

[@JIMVINNY1]

How so? Zero head contact. Unless you count the carelessly held stick that smacked Stutzle in the face. Oh wait, that was his own stick that he was waving around like an idiot.

[@JoelER78]

@@JIMVINNY1 That's why he had to wipe the blood off his face/nose? Watch the whole video! In slow motion the main point of contact was the head.

[@JIMVINNY1]

@@JoelER78 I hate to be the one to tell you this, but that's totally wrong. There's a different camera angle that shows Xhekaj making contact with Stutzles hands and stick, which flies up into Stutzles nose. Stutzle literally high-sticked himself. At worst, Xhekaj was guilty of a two minute interference.

[@gavin7772]

Everyone is talking about the hit but all I care about is that is such a sick move for a captain to do shout out to Brady tkachuk always liked him more than Matthew

[@xcfjdyrkdtulkgfilhu]

Matthews would maybe slap a guy with his purse then run back to the bench to hid behind his team. That's about as physical as he gets.

[@zppv5981]

@@xcfjdyrkdtulkgfilhuthink he means Brady’s brother Matthew. Not “Matthews” from the Leafs lol

[@stormtwo-spirits5662]

@@xcfjdyrkdtulkgfilhu He means Matthew Tkachuk, Brady's brother. Good grief Charlie Brown, go kick a football.🤣

[@Sid-gu5qk]

​@stormtwo-spirits5662 they're both right 😂😂

[@aralornwolf3140]

@@stormtwo-spirits5662, IIRC, Charlie Brown could never kick a football, someone kept moving it on him.

[@hunter2981]

So how did Xhekaj get an instigating penalty for jumping Pare, but Tkachuk got away with it

[@fuckjewtube69]

Because the knee on knee was clearly accidental anyone with a brain knows that and this was a retarded play by a retarded player hitting a star in the head in the pre season.

[@ObscureReference9]

of course this is the point people care about.

[@pahul79]

I think it’s because against pare he did it much later but TKachuck was on the ice and responded immediately

[@xrsroofingsolutionscanada2151]

One was in direct retaliation immediately which was tkachuk doing it as it happened. Xhekaj came off the bench and attacked a guy period. Xhekaj literally threw a late extended head shot like are yall absolutely knowledgeable of hockey?

[@justincowen441]

If you need that explained then stop watching hockey. Stick to dungeons and dragons or catching Pokémon’s on your phone.

[@AllDayShorts247]

Other than leaving his feet I dont think this is as bad as it initially looked. Was it not Stutzle's own stick that hit him in the face??

[@charliebrady3751]

Duh! Stutzle's stick saved him from a shoulder to the head! Wow! What a defence! (Ignoring the "leaving his feet" issue).

[@Goooooooooooooooober]

@@charliebrady3751 It's the smuggest thing a habs fan can say. Even former hab Mike Johnson was trying to defend this hit with the stick analysis.

[@jimhudson2802]

I guess then Laine was a clean hit top and his injury was all his fault for leaving his leg out

[@gohabs8918]

2 minutes for diving on Stutzle

[@N1GHT25]

​@@charliebrady3751Yeah Arber should of went harder

[@BB-mq5xg]

Who start the gofundme ?

[@Veopoz]

😂

[@soulscanner66]

That's funny.

[@Yvng_roigt]

Habs fan tv did

[@4.0.7.7]

Wow. It’s almost as if the whole $3000 fine wasnt a deterrent

[@pepepepert]

Aside from being late it was a clean hit. TS's own stick hit him. It was a bullshit call.

[@jacoblamb3535]

Deterrent from making a clean hit? GFys

[@marcelluslongus1202]

@@pepepepert 🤡

[@steve8803]

@4.0.7.7 This is no way he is going to be deterred from fighting a guy who just took his teammates knee out and is likely done for the season. And in this case here, he hit Stutzle's gloves which caused his own stick to come up and knock his bucket off.

[@C0achMcgurk]

Thank god it wasnt. Anything to make little wussies cry more.

[@boxvango9021]

It looked like that hit narrowly missed taking a head off. I get the fact that Montreal has had it bad but... it's the preseason!

[@Batchat2352]

This pre season is wild

[@acerock013]

dude, c'mon. why are you throwing that hit at all let alone in the preseason? that's a scumbag hit

[@misterinsanity6980]

Uhhhh cause it is hockey and he already told himself that he was going to make the hit when Stuzle had the puck. Its hockey. His own stick caught him in the face

[@ShoOterEhce11]

ridley grieg threw the exact same cheap shot to dach in the 1st period moron

[@sgtbucksauce9129]

it was a message. Try to take our top guys heads off the sheriff will do the same. Although the 5 min major cost us the game so..

[@chadobrien3752]

He barely grazed him and didn't touch his head.

[@Wegogymbabayyyy]

Right what about greig on dach where he threw himself at his face?

[@Yognaughto]

I don't know what y'all are seeing saying this was accidental. Late hit, flings his elbow out, gets him high. Xhekaj ain't exactly a clean player & continues to build that reputation here imo

[@RogerBlady]

i dont know if you can see but xhekaj never hit his head he hit his hands that made stutzle stick go into his face sure he could get a 2 min for interference but an ejection is crazy

[@misterinsanity6980]

You do fucking relize that the refs called interference, not illegal hit to the head cause he never hit his head. his own stick caught him in the face

[@ktowniecity7269]

you are blind no contact it was stutzle own stick that hit him. go watch soccer princess

[@PoetryInMotion-n4x]

It did kind of look like wifi was trying to get him up high tho imo. He raised his shoulder

[@ktowniecity7269]

@@Yognaughto Stutzle stick hit himself in the face. Greig hit was far worse.

[@NicLovin]

This is what happens when you don't suspend a player for crossing the line, this is 100% the DoPS fault. For Xhekaj there was no incentive to hold back because in his mind he thought the worst that was going to happen is a fine that would've been paid off by the Habs fanbase.

[@deltagolavista1]

He's probably suspended after this. Hab fans will cry though.

[@rush3r975]

He didn’t even make head contact

[@ExoTikSalSA]

apples to oranges pare had to answer to his actions if yall dont agree hockey isnt for you this on the other hand isnt the same dont feel like he targetted the head he knew he fucked up thats why he didnt fight back if he gets suspended i wont argue

[@Eazy-Rider]

He'll be getting suspended now 😂

[@misterinsanity6980]

Are you dumb? it was the stick of Stutzle that caught him in the face

[@slicktee5230]

Nobody mentions a late hit.

[@smoodwoofer]

I get this is for the Grieg hit, but this is rough. Refs gotta get control asap or it's gonna be a long season

[@ourkamour]

For more context, Greig did a similar hit on Dach earlier in the game.

[@yannickbilodeau1231]

Difference is greig didn't aim for the head and deserved a 2 minutes interference and this one arber was clearly aiming for the head

[@OrbitalBrain]

@@yannickbilodeau1231 Look closely, all the angles, xhekaj never touched Tim "The Diver" Stutzle's head... if anything Tim's own stick clips his own helmet off, he then dives to sell the call... as he always does... I've heard the NHL has been reviewing other angles of the hit and may be issuing further disciplinary actions against stutzle for unsporstmanlike conduct.

[@skeletonface9ps427]

@@yannickbilodeau1231#18 is known for diving bud, you can literally see his own stick and gloves hit him in the face…. Not arbers fault he doesn’t know how to take a hit

[@yannickbilodeau1231]

@@OrbitalBrain no need to explain to me i know hockey and stutzle but i didn't say he hit the head i said he was aiming for the head and this time that's not a dive he was just shooked by his stick

[@ericchambers3751]

@@OrbitalBrainit’s obvious he didn’t hit the head, but he was aiming for it. Intent is huge

[@Mellotron63]

I’m a habs fan and always liked Xhekaj but he is becoming more and more of a goon and I’m afraid his days are numbered here in Montreal.

[@TheMCricket]

bro did you not watch the video? the only reason this hit was 'bad' is because stutzles own stick hit him

[@anbeaker4067]

His father is Albanian, many of them have a terrible Mentality.

[@bigpurplegrape6916]

@@TheMCricketare you only stupid on weekdays or weekends as well?

[@MrSupahLMFAO]

@@TheMCricketthen why did Xhekaj jump up and stick his elbow out during the hit? Dude was definitely aiming for the head

[@rush3r975]

Bro what r u talking about

[@Hockeybanger]

Turns out the new angle of the hit, it was shoulder to chest, but stutzles own stick hit his helmet and face. It was a blind side but no contact to the head.

[@shawnreems493]

Still threw the elbow in a preseason game. Guy should be gone for the season

[@johan1840]

No one has stated that it was to his head. Its pretty clear that it wasnt. Still a 5min and game.

[@503sld]

@@shawnreems493 The season!!!!!! Insane take

[@mh13mini]

throws an extremely late, blindside, charging, jumping elbow at head level, but it's okay because the stick got in between the elbow and the head. Habs fans are delusional

[@cryptsleeper1987]

Greig shouldn't have thrown a blind side on Dach if they don't want kick back. Gone for the season? Go watch golf ​@@shawnreems493

[@rejean2744]

Deliberate attempt to injure.

[@ChuckyDoll79]

Review it again... it was a shoulder hit on shoulder. Stutzle hit himself with his stick and glove.

[@MrSupahLMFAO]

@@ChuckyDoll79 because Xhekaj was a late hit and jumped up and stick his elbow out during the hit. This one wasn’t as late as the other hit and is just the arm tucked in and a shoulder/shove to the chest with no jumping or sticking elbow out. If Dach was taller, this hit wouldn’t have looked as bad.

[@gohabs8918]

2 minutes for diving on Stutzle

[@SceptileSlash]

​@@gohabs8918 you're brain dead

[@stevemac6948]

Fucking rights dumby

[@AKmumu]

You gotta love the inconsistency of these refs. The hit was bad, but its the same as Greig's hit on Dach. Same play, different penalty

[@expxnd5167]

no bro you got it all wrong Grieg had his elbow tucked and didn’t leave his feet making mostly contact with upper chest, Xhekaj left his feet, with his elbows swinging up and glaring out which you can even see the follow through of in the replay he was going for a full head blow like a pos, which if he fully connected would have done some serious damage.

[@robrick9361]

@@expxnd5167 Xhekaj didn't leave his feet. His left foot is on the ice the whole time. I'm so sick of people who have never played hockey talking about clean and dirty hits without even understanding the mechanics of how to throw a hit. Raising your body is not going high, THAT'S LITERALLY HOW YOU GENERATE THE FORCE, FROM THE LEGS. Otherwise you're just skating into someone else's body.

[@HawksProdzz]

Good for Tkachuk

[@MotterPotter]

Hugged him as soon as he could so he didn't get hit, yeah what a man! Fuck the Hawks forever btw.

[@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621]

No, terrible moves by Tkachuk, crazy how he didn’t get an instigator. Worst attitude captain in the league.

[@egg-g4j]

@@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621habs fans crying as usaul love it

[@benherter5901]

⁠@@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621 Instigator what? Guy was trying to clip Stutzle’s head, Brady wasn’t letting that slide. Typical Habs fan

[@sjlcanada]

@@egg-g4j always

[@heineken4dinner]

Refs got the call right. It was a late and targeted interference. That’s about it though. Supplemental action would be stupid considering Stutzle’s stick did most of the damage. Sens (and Leafs fans for some reason) won’t like it though.

[@jimrabbit1]

Headshot and completely flagrant illegal hit. Not an NHL player. He’s on Rempe level goonscale.

[@roblilt7359]

And he left his feet with intent to injure. Doesn't matter what did the damage, doing this a game after getting away with just a fine for a sucker punch in the back of the head is what is stupid. I think it would be careless of the league to not send a message to Arber by sitting him a game or 2 now or he will continue head hunting and seriously injure someone.

[@Sir_SlapDaBass]

​@@jimrabbit1You just proved that you don't know what you're talking about

[@johnnyspineto79]

wonderful refereeing that is all i can see here. Just incompetence all around. Or maybe, the habs are the refs hated team. Go figure.. I am not looking at any of this now, waiting for the season to open. I am afraid i might jinx them, so i am staying away FOR THE MOMENT !!!

[@madjack3152]

Trying dirty hit on Dach, well thats what happen! Same situation blind side hit

[@LastlyMore]

Dude is finishing his check, that's all I see here.

[@jimrabbit1]

What check??? Player had long ago passed the puck off this is 100% goon headshot. Only question is why it took the refs so long to eject him!!!

[@DreadX10]

@@jimrabbit1 "long ago" =/= 0.283 seconds.... (from puck leaving stick to first hit contact)

[@1pbdecoded1pb]

Ridly Greig karma revenge hit. You reap what you sow. I'm done with the no respect preseason by all.

[@gerryp3628]

Greig didn't chicken wing his elbow up.

[@1pbdecoded1pb]

@@gerryp3628 It's the preseason and it caused Stutzle to get hit. If it was in the heat of a regular season game, then different.

[@gojordan]

Again? 2 games, 2 ejections lol

[@mike8099m]

Don’t worry player safety will fine him 😂😂😂

[@terrpeters7371]

That’ll straighten him out!

[@gohabs8918]

2 minutes for diving on Stutzle

[@MetalCharlo]

@@mike8099m no problem we'll make another gofundme LMAO

[@SkateQrew]

@@gohabs8918 helmet off the head mid hit dive, a classic

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

Exact same as Greig’s hit on Dach.

[@bxx7666]

Xhekaj didn't just randomly do this... In the 1st period Ridly Greig blindsided Dach... this is retribution

[@mike8099m]

Your making excuses for a dirty player

[@xNevekTv]

@@mike8099mloooool when you try to injure a good player on a team except a come back, blind side dach, blind side stutzle

[@johnsmith7345]

@@mike8099m this is the only way Xhekaj can remain on the roster

[@ReidKimball]

yeah retribution against a hockey stick.

[@kegantetz972]

So what if he's togh why not fight Greig or throw a big clean hit why take a dirty hit for no reason he's such a bum

[@IRON-DEER322]

If Xhekaj Shoulder or helbow conected to Stuzzle head he would have left the game on a stretcher.... he hited himself with his own stick

[@dacat8171]

What is wrong with you 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@chesterfieldthe3rd929]

​@dacat8171 ❤

[@BeautifulBCHomes]

@@IRON-DEER322 yeah his stick jumped out of no where and hit himself in the head.

[@ShottiusDesign]

​@dacat8171 wtf is wrong with you lol? His statement is 100% true...refs are restarted

[@ShottiusDesign]

​@BeautifulBCHomes are you restarted or don't understand how hockey works lol? You are responsible for your own stick🤣

[@fuzzymp]

love arber but wtf was that saw the replay now, fortunately that wasn’t as bad as it looked

[@honssso1385]

def interference, but if xhekaj gets kicked for that, why is greig still in the game

[@crime_dog27]

Bet you were on of the guys that side, “Pare intentionally hit Laine knee-on-knee”

[@YungKilogram]

​@@honssso1385because one was worse than the other

[@honssso1385]

@@crime_dog27 nah wasnt intentional i dont think, nonetheless was a missed call, idk if it should have been a major

[@deltagolavista1]

@@honssso1385 Grieg's was to the shoulder, Wifi's was a elbow to the head. If you don't see the difference, I do not know what to tell you.

[@rivv4902]

Everyone watched this one video and not the Grieg hit on dach 20 min before this or the angle that shows he didnt make head contact. Stutzle own stick come up and gets his own head lmao

[@CleanFlowSolutions]

The hit to his chest? Really reaching for something to feel better aren’t you. Arber is a clown, should have been suspended last game.

[@hoozoohleague8264]

​@@CleanFlowSolutionsYeah...Xhekaj suspended but Paré nothing. Make it make sense ahaha

[@Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa369]

Grieg’s hit was a regular hockey hit… watch some more hockey and you’ll start to get the hang of it!

[@MayorRobFord2]

@@Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa369so ? Arber didn’t even touched Stuzle ??????

[@MrSupahLMFAO]

because Xhekaj was a late hit and jumped up and stick his elbow out during the hit. This one wasn’t as late as the other hit and is just the arm tucked in and a shoulder/shove to the chest with no jumping or sticking elbow out. If Dach was taller, this hit wouldn’t have looked as bad.

[@Chriscoles111]

5 minutes and misconduct for interference lol. The commentator almost said what I was thinking lol. Is that even a thing, guess so

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

27 minutes for instigating is also insane. I think the refs just hate Xhekaj.

[@General_Crock]

That was a square on shoulder to head hit. How is that not five?

[@gohabs8918]

2 minutes for diving on Stutzle

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

@@General_Crock It’s actually Stutsle’s own stick that gets him in the head. Xhekaj got all body. Definitely late but idk if this is worth 5. Especially since Greig got nothing earlier in the game.

[@wellokthen720]

​@politicalbandwagon4989 Uhh xhekaj jumped upward with his chickenwing elbow grazing stutzles face. Lucky it wasn't a direct hit very dangerous play to the head against a star player.

[@honssso1385]

i dont get it, xhekaj hit stutzles stick into his own face, so not a hit to the head, yes it was late but just as late as greigs, so why does he get kicked out?

[@stevenmclarssen6608]

Prob cuz of the chicken wing elbow. He has the intent to take his head off but luckily didnt

[@honssso1385]

@@stevenmclarssen6608 elbow doesnt come up until after the hit, look again mane

[@deltagolavista1]

It was to the head. Watch where his elbow is.

[@fred8517]

Stutzle flopping again

[@honssso1385]

@@deltagolavista1 his elbow was tucked until after dude

[@bilnolin5967]

Can’t wait for PKs rant about this one 🤔

[@Moose19]

that hit was much worse because of stutzles own stick hitting him in the face, late hit non the less but his own stick did the damage

[@ChrisMolyneaux93]

Montreal needs to control this kid before he ends up hurting himself or someone else.

[@P0W3RH0U53]

Ottawa needs to control their guy before he ends up hurting himself or someone else. See how easy it is? XD

[@shoKz2427]

they poke the bear not our fault lol they did the same thing on dach 20 minutes before that

[@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621]

@@ChrisMolyneaux93 he’ll be fine. It’s part of his role to enforce when the refs fail at their jobs. I’d be more concerned about that guy on the Rangers. Also, Tim Stützle needed to be humbled for his love of flopping and diving on the ice like the German version of Neymar on ice. Tkachuk is also the captain with the worst attitude in the league.

[@Swisba]

@@shoKz2427 just like how patrik shouldn't try threading the needle lmao he busted his own knee.

[@jakecarroll5]

Cry some more lol

[@arabjude8314]

😮 that is Tom Wilson/Raffi Torres level stuff. A blatant late shoulder aiming for the head. Xhekaj has no place in hockey. Stutzle is lucky to be standing, and I hope medical staff take a serious look at him. Xhekaj shows no remorse or empathy after. Psychopath.

[@PatrickDavis1997]

Clean hit. Eye for an eye.

[@PatrickDavis1997]

Clean hit. Eye for an eye.

[@theshockmaster8071]

@@PatrickDavis1997 greig thre a clean hit though, xhekaj 6'4 240lbs leaped off his feet lol Laines bum ass caused all this with his inability to skate .

[@Simmikho]

Youre as soft as stutzler 😂 he was ready to play until Ottawa management took him out of the game trying to get a suspension. Stutzle’s own stick hit his helmet. I hOpE MeDiCaL sTaFf tAkE A sErIoUS LoOk aT hIm 😂😂

[@theshockmaster8071]

@@Simmikho damn that glass laine got mtl fans goin crazy enjoy the basement again this year little man

[@cbbjr7243]

looked dirty and it was. however fortunately for stutzle, xhekaj only caught his stick. still wish officiating was as “good” as they were with this penalty with the greig hit.

[@neilsunstrum933]

Elbow knocked the helmet off, do you believe everything you hear from the announcers

[@anza7522]

the only sensible hab fan

[@cbbjr7243]

@@neilsunstrum933 if you watched the hit then you’d see xhekaj only made contact with his hands/stick.

[@cbbjr7243]

@@anza7522 as much as i hate the sens, gotta keep it real.

[@joeonthego8247]

0:18 ... still in full turtle mode with only the linesman involved, lmao

[@KyleMacSkill]

He didn't turtle lol brady threw him down

[@xArcangel32x]

Yup, he knew Brady was gonna rock him if he didn't Turtle like the Uvalde Sherrifs

[@scottclarke1228]

@@KyleMacSkillbecause Brady had his gloves off arber didn’t lol a lot easier grabbing someone with your bare hands

[@Crimsonfangg]

Yes an 5 minute major for interference because thats how the rules work.

[@bpearsell]

Xhekaj should actually get in trouble for this. He didn't get a suspension for starting a fight with Pare, without taking his gloves off, but he DEFINITELY should get a suspension now.

[@KWally]

Everyone will yell at me, but i personally believe the refs messed up the review and the league got it right. Im a stars fan, not a fan of either team.

[@DirtyMikeTM]

So this guy gets back to back game misconducts. Are the toilet seats trying to be the old Bruins or Flyers?

[@neilsunstrum933]

You know this is going to come back to bite Montreal

[@jessewahwah]

Anything he can to not fight Ryan Reaves.................

[@antoine5321]

He fight him last year, and he beat is ass, shut the fuck up pussy

[@Emotionless0000]

Lmao he already fought him, what the fuk are you even yapping about

[@nsneddon24]

And once again Tkachuk get away with beating the crap out of players with just his gloves

[@69opsman]

That hit was not that bad, there was less contact than the Dach hit. the Montreal player hit the gloves of the Ottawa player which bumped up into the face of the Ottawa player. I am not a fan of either team. I would like to add that if they diced the instigator rule, none of this would happening.

[@rileystone3017]

montreal player stuck his elbow out

[@bsmartr806]

I'm glad the hit contacted his gloves first and he was slow throwing that elbow, or else there could have been a very serious injury.

[@pastisi]

Total cheap shot and way late on that hit.

[@Thechezbailey]

Instigator doesn't apply to Tkachuk though...

[@pastisi]

@@Thechezbailey agree the instigator rule is the the biggest downfall.

[@Scoots_McGee]

Looks like column a column b to me. Stutzle saw him coming and put his hands up to brace. Xekaij definitely tried to throw a chicken wing at the end, stutzle took a bit of a dive. I'm a sens fan. As much as i like stutzle, he is prone to diving, but not so much anymore since the league got wise to it; thing is, every team has a guy whos really good at this, drawing penalties is a good way to swing a gane in your favour. You dont have to like it, but every team does it. I could see stutzle avoiding that hit and being wide open for a pass in the slot, but then again they scored 3 on the ensuing pp. I do like Xekaij, he's fun to watch but hes gonna get extra eyes on him from his attack on Pare the previous game. He plays on the edge but hes been over that edge. I also dont think the injuries are serious, i think they just ejected everyone because they didnt want the situation to devolve any further, especially in the preseason. It doesn't mean much, seperate the players that have issues, let the young guys get more reps. Blood drawn from stutzles own stick. Easier to eject everyone in the preseason lest it turn into a clown show

[@lrwilliston]

Habs fan here and I agree with your analysis. I don't however think that Stutzle was necessarily faking it, he took a pretty good whack in the face from his own stick. That would take out most guys for a bit.

[@Irishhaf]

Questionable because he has a rep, was elevating to try and get an up high hit, toss in the chicken wing and they had to toss him or the game would really devolve.

[@andrewmaddix1999]

Habs fan here, I’m fine with them ejecting him to control the game, however…. Call him for a charge for leaving his feet, there was contact first which wouldn’t make it a charge but there’s no way that’s interference, he had just released the puck and watched his pass. 0 contact to the head however it did seem to make everyone much happier that he was gone even Savard didn’t argue. I’m sure Marty was fine with it to afterwards just wanted to figure out why it was called. Also the reason his helmet came off was the force of the hit, there’s a famous f1 crash here the dudes shoes and socks came off due to the speed of the collision, glad to see stutzle was ok tho, 1 hell of a player. Stay awesome everyone.

[@wandregisel6385]

So I'm willing to accept that he missed Stutzle's head. and so? he left his feet and stuck out his elbow. Looked very intentional, quite a bit more so than the Pare play that Habs fans seem so sure was intentional.

[@Promelair]

Watch the replay, you dumbfuck. Elbow had no part of it, neither was jumping. Stutzle's stick did all the damage, seek a doctor, your brain is clearly damaged.

[@tjxrick4139]

I wouldn't say any more so than Pare's knee to knee, but equally as intentional.

[@wandregisel6385]

@@tjxrick4139 nope. That's the kind of play that can easily happen in a split second play, particularly with Laine's stance coming into the zone. Not at all comparable to leaving your feet and sticking out your elbow.

[@Alexnader8788]

It was a dumb hit. However, he did not stick out his elbow. The elbow didnt come out until after contact. Just a high, dumb hit

[@Drumrock361]

This is the craziest preseason I've ever seen. The NHL needs to manage this otherwise this season is going to be an absolute blood bath.

[@T0mat0_S0up]

Now Xhekaj is acting like a wimp against Brady. Oh the tables have turned 😂😂

[@shif06]

Canadiens fan here, definitely a major.

[@magicmike7198]

I love the Sheriff. He is essential. But here he was not right. I don't know if he had a reason or if it was a retort. But it was just wrong. He doesn't need to act this way. This is what happens when referees don't do their job or when they aren't consistent.

[@JoeyVilleneuve]

Greig hit Dach the exact same way earlier in the game and the refs didn't call shit. This was retaliation. You hit our star in the head, we hit yours.

[@WhatMattersMost88]

Xhekaj - The KING of GAME MISCONDUCTS!

[@MickeyWicked-dj8zh]

Referees and linesmen bout to get replaced with video tech and advanced AI 🤫🍿

[@jacoblamb3535]

Clean. Everyday of the week.

[@elpusegato]

Amen. And I'm the furthest thing from a habs fan.

[@jacoblamb3535]

@@elpusegato wings fan here.

[@mike8099m]

Arber shouldn’t have been on the ice after last game. He was head hunting there. Stutzle career could’ve ended there.

[@R7U1LE]

Ok bud lol

[@jayy1727]

Lmfao what is buddy saying

[@chrismac5560]

Stutzle's career could've ended because Stutzle's stick clipped him in the nose, god damn I've been in worse collisions in beer league

[@AC-in3mo]

Finally some normal run of the mill 1970s hockey.

[@ryanh.2979]

If you target a team’s star player (as Greig clearly did to Dach), this is the natural outcome that will ensue as a result. Whether you’re a habs fan or not, this is the unspoken code of the game and any successful team needs a player who will enforce it to ensure other teams refrain for targeting star players. An eye for an eye.

[@freewayfive7142]

Dach is not a star player XDDD

[@jeffreycairns767]

It's not about what we agree with or unwritten rules. This use to be OK but Bettman has changed so much and this kind of stuff is going to be taken of the game. They don't want player policing the games. Guys like Xhekaj and Rempe have little competition for younger enforcers and they're not smart about what they do. Too much power in these kids hands and Bettman wants it to stop

[@neilsunstrum933]

Grieg and Dach are the same player and neither is a star you delusional manchild

[@ryanh.2979]

@@freewayfive7142 lmao definitely not, but for the habs he is 😂

[@DavidMartinez-q6y]

Dach is no star, bud. What planet are you on??

[@SonGoku-rd9ds]

His mame is Stützle

[@petermelville5524]

Arber with an interference-rub out and that's all...Stuts had his hands and stick up and wacked himself, and did a soccer dive. Stuts is an elite talent, and an elite drama queen. There is no place in the NHL for soccer theatrics.

[@JP-pr9re]

Still, Xhekaj needs to chill a little. I get wanting to enforce after the Greig hit on Dach, but he is just being unnecessarily reckless and jumping people. He could've creamed Stutzle legally here, and nobody would be saying anything. Instead, he attempts to chicken wing him. Personally think that Stutzle getting smoked would be a good thing for him and his diving, but not in the way Xhekaj was attempting.

[@pumpkinking5174]

Shoulder to head, direct contact and you go all soccer bullshit? Moron.

[@retrogeko7955]

I really don't think he dove. He got blind sided and was prepared for the hit after the puck left his stick. He got the wind knocked out of him and the stick to the face didn't feel good. He left to get checked for concussion and didn't come back because it's a preseason game.

[@cforte0423]

You are dumb as a rock. He targeted.

[@Outrageousconduct]

Oglethorpe!!! Dudes becoming a freaking menace

[@tomofwc]

Are these announcers homers? WTF they watching. They are also captain obvious announcers "This game can go one of two ways, it can settle down or boil over" no kidding geniuses

[@EazyM_514]

A true leader, put an “A” on his jersey

[@Xscape128]

Xhekaj gonna's be sent to laval again at this rate

[@martinlatour9311]

lmao Arber aint going nowhere

[@xcfjdyrkdtulkgfilhu]

@@martinlatour9311 If he keeps up this pace of a goon move every game, someone's gonna pull one back to send him to the IR.

[@gohabs8918]

@@xcfjdyrkdtulkgfilhuhaha nah, Wifi is too strong. It’s not his fault Sens and Leafs are weak little sissies

[@CantBanDaSnoMan]

Do they have a good aquarium in Laval to keep that turtle in?

[@CantBanDaSnoMan]

​@xcfjdyrkdtulkgfilhu Sens play them one more time in the preseason then second game of the regular season. If someone else joins Reinbacher and Laine on IR they can thank Jackoff for it

[@georgeclaffey5773]

Stutzle the diving queen! Xhekaj doesn’t need to make this move here - but it should just be a 2 min interference. Stutzle has been diving for years

[@BB-mq5xg]

The league vs Arber

[@andrestamour9110]

Their goes the refs making the game I wonder want these ref would have done when we had the tough guys like Shack, Ferguson, Schultz, Clark the list going on .

[@jeffreycairns767]

Imagine guys like Xhekaj and Rempe thinking they're tough and fighting guys like Probert, Ray, McSorley, Clark, etc.?

[@independentmind7782]

Stutzle with the self own, hitting himself in the face with his own stick. Terrible call.

[@LikeablePuppet]

I have a feeling this is going to be a very floppy season, and the refs bite on it every time too, so I guess why not just keep flopping and getting calls.

[@gabew7480]

@@LikeablePuppetand they looked at replay for 5 min and still booted arber. Terrible ref

[@Maronator]

Mike Johnson just yaps with 100 percent confidence before knowing anything lol

[@toosickk2808]

Hahahahha meanwhile Laine skates across the blue line with a five foot wide stance and gets his knee clipped and this very same guy throws a fit 😂 😂

[@patdro1662]

I'm shocked TSN is calling it better than RDS.

[@GongShowTy83]

Wifi went full pare when he saw Brady coming. 😂😂😂😂

[@jeffreycairns767]

Brady didn't punch him in the back of the head. BTW, nobody turtled. It's hard to get up with player on top of them

[@timvyfvinkel4542]

Suspension

[@Csimon2429]

wow Xhekaj is fast becoming the new dirtiest player in the NHL. Two Game misconducts in pre-season games already! Xhekaj better keep his head up this year, everyone in the league has his # now!

[@hottuna2006]

DoPS says it's ok if you pay a fee. It's like a tax to play to dirty.

[@spencer2365]

Everyone in the league could have had his number last year. Very few tried

[@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621]

@@Csimon2429 no, dirtiest player is that guy on the Rangers. Xhekaj is just enforcing the game when the refs fail. Grieg should’ve gotten a game misconduct. Also since Stützle is a noted diver and embellisher like some German Neymar on ice, my sympathy is low for him.

[@Csimon2429]

@@spencer2365 this is pre--season. There's no call for this shit in pre-season. I hope Big Z pastes this clown and soon. We still love ya' in VanCity Z!

[@Csimon2429]

@@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621 I have sneaky suspicion that Français is your native language I can't wait until Xhekaj shows up in VanCity so we in act some unwritten rule justice. Because apparently the league is impotent.

[@marcouellette5090]

this is the correct play. you tell tkachuk & greig this is their fault.

[@Sar3n]

That was a shoulder to shoulder hit, Stutzle' hit himself in the head with his own stick it looks like.

[@jasonsan3746]

for real

[@BOG0690]

Hit was unnecessary, shoulda tied him up, lazy hockey

[@Matts000]

You better go read up on the rule for interference, that results in an injury.

[@Sar3n]

@@Matts000 I know, it was borderline not interference too... But something i noticed is Xhekaj lifting his skates off the ice on the hit, doesnt look good for him there

[@chrismac5560]

⁠​⁠@@Sar3nlook again on slow mo, at the point of contact Xhekaj's right foot is completely flat on the ice, his left foot his toe is in contact with the ice while his heal is just ever so slightly elevated ... neither foot completely leaves the ice until after contact is made therefore he did not jump into the hit. As I always say, ever watch a vehicle crash test when they slam it into a brick wall, the wheels often come off the ground after contact is made but you can't honestly tell me the car jumped into the wall. The hit is a tad late, that's it, two minute minor for interference at most

[@SpiroFleecy]

Clearly intended to be a hi to the head with intent to injure. Disgusting.

[@Max_m]

In no world is that a 2min let alone an ejection? Same with the hit on Dach the other day that was somehow ruled 2min retroactively cause hitting is banned

[@chrismac5560]

Xhekaj two minute for interference. Tkachuk two minutes for instigating and five minutes for fighting

[@MrJerome1103]

Get this Xhekaj out of this league he's good for costco

[@jeffreycairns767]

They've been sqaying the want enforcers out of the league but then certain teams are allowed to bring new ones in, watch them deliberately attack players, get kicked from several games, yet still no suspension

[@paulym5814]

His name is jackoff

[@Bardownski86]

It was retaliation for the hit on Dach

[@Rosterized]

These teams gonna murder each other this season at this rate

[@Mike-sl5lu]

Can we not forget how much of a beauty Tkachuk is? Such a warrior.

[@curefied]

bigtime beauty

[@car-mazing]

nah bros dust

[@sensfan7550]

​@@car-mazingyou're dust

[@car-mazing]

@@sensfan7550 hows the infinite rebuild glitch you have going there?

[@sensfan7550]

@@car-mazing not that long Buffalo's is 13 years ours is 7

[@MegaNuc]

Forgive my ignorance. A game means the rest of that game right !? Or, is the game , the next game ?

[@ap_moneykris6693]

yeah, a game misconduct is for the rest of the game, not for the next one, though it remains to be seen whether he gets suspended for a few games for that hit

[@DreadX10]

@@ap_moneykris6693 To add to that. If a game-misconduct occurs in the beginning of the game, there is less chance for a suspension then when the misconduct happens late in the game. They do account for 'time-served' already.

[@ap_moneykris6693]

@@DreadX10 👍 didnt know that, thanks bro

[@DreadX10]

@@ap_moneykris6693 Mind you, this isn't written in the rulebook, let alone stone. DoPS seems to take it into account.

[@gordonbgraham]

WTF takes so long. 5 and a game...how is that so effin hard?

[@FredZiffel-s2o]

Once a goon always a goon.

[@SNIPER-c5]

Arbur is such a goon. Extends the arm up into Stutzles head area. Theres playing on an edge, then theres being an absolute goof.

[@gabew7480]

He got hit with his own stick

[@chrishansen8477]

same exact hit as ridley in period 1

[@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621]

That’s called being an enforcer. Habs needed a player like Arber and I’m glad they have a player like that who holds other players accountable.

[@SNIPER-c5]

@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621 I have issues with Enforcers. Theres playing on the edge, and theres this.

[@gabew7480]

@@SNIPER-c5 stutzle got hit with his own stick lol

[@Max-gv5wy]

Starting to become almost as embarrassing as the NFL’s officiating

[@thaliatikasz]

Can Xhekaj get suspended finally?

[@misterinsanity6980]

no cause he didnt hit his head. his own stick hit him in the face. That is why Stutzle was bleeding

[@gabew7480]

So he misses a preseason game? Who cares

[@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621]

@@thaliatikasz no

[@thebigbucktheory5488]

​@gabew7480 it would be a regular season suspension

[@wellokthen720]

​@@misterinsanity6980he poked his elbow out and grazed stuzles face. Dangerous play that could've been a lot worse. Hence the 5 minute penalty after the refs looked at replay for 5 minutes

[@Keuka1980]

The puck was not even near Stutzle when xhekaj hit him. Just a joke of a player.

[@gohabs8918]

2 minutes for diving on Stutzle

[@mightymo7687]

Not too smart of a player

[@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621]

@@mightymo7687 he’s smart, just doing his job of enforcer. They don’t call him the Sheriff for no reason. We need more players like him holding players accountable. Ultimately this shows how bad the refs are, nothing is done about Grieg who should’ve been ejected, absolutely nothing happened to Pare for the dirty hit on Laine, at least a minor penalty for that. When the refs fail players take things into their own hands.

[@gabew7480]

@@mightymo7687 fr. Why’d he have his stick so high

[@severimakela3141]

@@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621 yeah no. These hits are not for preseason.

[@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621]

@@severimakela3141 preseason is still a hockey game

[@mightymo7687]

@@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621 sheriff more like Dudley do- right

[@marcopetrella7466]

The refs are consistently getting more and more ridiculous each season. They even spent 5 minutes rewatching the replay and did not come to the realization that Stutzle high-sticked himself! And since when is Interference a major penalty and a game misconduct? The league must have hired these refs outside the arena while they were panhandling. What a joke!!!