Dylan Larkin Injury, David Perron Match Penalty For Intent To Injure

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[@Brendan177]

the fact that he wasn't moving when he went down was terrifying

[@aricerice7868]

most definitely i was there and everyone was terrified

[@matthowe768]

I was 3rd row behind the net. It was awful.

[@jamesknight8412]

@@aricerice7868 I was at the Adam Johnson game, it is a horrendous thing to see something like that, even though he luckily got up and seems okay, talk about it with friends and family if it’s impacting you, it’s a horrible thing to experience

[@petrpumpkineater]

looks like the Oliver pushed him sideways right into Kelly who accidentally knocked him out. Oliver should get a game for initial head contact, but it seemed competitive in the slot. Perron should get 20 games for that cowardly Gary Suter crosscheck.

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

Joseph and Kelly need suspensions NOW

[@Ai.WarriorYT]

Perron didn’t even go after the right guy😂

[@jonah.donohue]

He didn't know that, sent an message either way

[@badm0t0rf1ng3r]

Heat of the moment.

[@FlickiChicki]

@@jonah.donohuewhat, that he’s a raging idiot?

[@acrobaticswitches]

@@jonah.donohue coulda been a bench clearing brawl after that.

[@-Subtle-]

What do you expect from the Dirty Detroit Red Wings? #21 and #27( ?) make the hit, and he goes after #2. Maybe he's too stupid to read. And it's dirty AF because just like "Sucker Punch" Larkin, he hits an unsuspecting victim.

[@NintenJoe09]

Really hope he’s ok. The fact Larkin got up without the stretcher is astonishing. Dude is a true warrior.

[@itsstrikers9576]

Zub got up and HE took a actual hit

[@MachoManAndySavage125]

@@itsstrikers9576” a actual”? Not only are you blind, but you’re also illiterate.

[@NintenJoe09]

@@itsstrikers9576 yup. Both are tough bastards for sure. Gotta be tough to be be a hockey player

[@FlickiChicki]

Given Larkin ongoing issues/dramatics on his cervical spine, if he/team are that concerned, him getting up is actually one of the dumber things to do. Stay down, immobilize and transport.

[@streetsharkz]

@@FlickiChicki do you not see the team of like 12 medical professionals around him gtfo of your moms basement

[@Yonin21]

Poor zub got killed for just being close to Perron

[@paulybeefs8588]

It was because he was standing over Larkin while he was unconscious. Thousands of players have been close to Perron over the last 15 years or whatever and they never got "killed." And hundreds of players in the league would have gone after any guy looming on top of their unconscious captain. If I see a raging hornets nest I don't go strip butt naked and stand in the direct middle of it like an idiot. Had more to do with Zub being a moron than Perron.

[@eliteWOLFgamer]

@@paulybeefs8588 Looks like Zub's foot got caught in Larkin's legs as he was falling, more of wrong place at the wrong time for him

[@conallross1694]

@@paulybeefs8588lmao what a ridiculous comment. Zub saw Larkin hurt and started calling for the trainers. You’re upset with him about that because… he stood too close to Larkin while trying to get him help? Perron is an idiot

[@glizzified7578]

@@paulybeefs8588true tho if he wasn’t standing over a dead body that prolly wouldn’t have happened to him

[@taylorseaton6671]

@@paulybeefs8588 Perron was the one that got tied up with Zub causing him to fall on Larkin. If anything numbskull move on Perrons fault for reacting with his emotions and not his brain.

[@greghooper7788]

This after he and his wife lost their baby during the pregnancy. Hasn't the guy been through enough? Hope you're alright, Captain! That was scary to see for a few minutes.

[@Chris_Ireland]

Omg I never heard of this 😢 thats heartbreaking, oi I'm really rooting for Dylan. I dont watch any Detroit games. But I will definitely be watching for Red Wing games from now on to cheer on larkin .

[@mexicanprivilege7848]

Oh cry me a river. If you can’t be a man, don’t play hockey. “He lost a game after losing his baby, he should win every game, god is so cruel, if the redwings don’t win, God isn’t real”

[@derps8690]

@@mexicanprivilege7848 only one who'll be crying is you when all your shit gets leaked.

[@DuffyTheGander]

​@@mexicanprivilege7848dude take a chill pill

[@brycenparker179]

Ur tough

[@jeffthewhiff]

I sure hope that Dylan is okay.

[@jasonlane7743]

Lmao talk about wrong place wrong time for Zub.

[@austinyasmine7722]

Perron a clown for that lol

[@alfies11]

Twice this season for Zub. Got an Ovie snapshot to the side of the head earlier in the season, missed time with concussion and fracture.

[@petrpumpkineater]

​@@austinyasmine7722whats new. Perron missed elbowing Kadri by a hair right after the hat trick goal vs STL in the playoffs; he has that rage in him.

[@kylet9023]

I like what perron does as far as standing up for his captain, but he went too far AND got the wrong guy

[@ApexBruin]

There is nothing to like about perron. You like his reaction to Larkin getting spun around? Fuck yourself

[@Wayf4rer]

Without condoning or condemning, I understand.

[@Daaaaaaaa192]

You can defend your teammate without being a jackass. Who runs at people heads with their stick especially without being a hundred percent sure they hit the right guy lol only a dummy would, enjoy the suspension

[@JaredBruski]

​@@Daaaaaaaa192😅 so youve never made a mistake? Must not have any friends to ever defend 😅

[@notthatfriendly596]

@@JaredBruski I'm amazed that some many children that could be diagnosed as blind are hanging out on KZbin because so many people have keyed in on Perron going after the wrong person. Like, yeah Zub wasn't the guy, but if they actually watched the damn play they would see Perron's back turned when Larkin gets cross-checked.

[@clubpenguin13531]

I hope Larkin is OK. And talk about a bad case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time for Artem Zub

[@darnoc0933]

Lol everyone hoping he's okay, I hope he can fix his glass jaw that play was nothinggg for him to get knocked out what a wimp

[@itsflanny6303]

@@darnoc0933lmfao keep hating

[@Jay-mm1kw]

Nah that's a case of Perron being a nut job

[@xdrstevox7805]

He can blame his own teammates' reckless actions for the receipt he had to take. Joseph should be getting a suspension equivalent to Perron's

[@Jay-mm1kw]

@@xdrstevox7805 lmaooo clown only guy getting suspended is Perron

[@jeepfam2955]

I was gonna say. Why no one was talking about the cross check to the face after the play?

[@TheCMGiordano]

Detroit broadcasters rarely find any fault in anything that Red Wings players do, I've noticed. To be fair though, when the stretcher comes out, I think it's natural for your attention to shift to the player (potentially) about to be carried off.

[@dr1vebyninja101]

Detroit broadcasters are known league wide as being some of the best...Mickey regularly calls out shit that the wings do...so that is a terrible take @@TheCMGiordano

[@MeMe-sw1yu]

@@TheCMGiordano They noted the major against Peron was warranted and that he would be sitting down with the league after that one. It's not noted in the clip.

[@TheBuzzedBH]

@@TheCMGiordano the commentators for the Wings immediately said that perron should be ejected once Larkin started moving.

[@TheCMGiordano]

@@TheBuzzedBH I was speaking more to my experience in general watching Red Wings games over the years, not necessarily isolated to this incident, but I've watched the video 3 times now and I haven't heard what you're referencing. Feel free to leave a timestamp, because I'm just missing it.

[@nolane3972]

whether or not Joseph was the guy that actually knocked Larkin out, there is absolutely no reason to target the head/kneck area of any player like that

[@borntochill9558]

Joseph is a Neanderthal

[@johnholmes8919]

you mean like joseph the knuckle dragging goon did think before you write

[@SexyUncleRico07]

His hands slide up the back of his shoulders trying to clear him from infront of the net because larking was leaning forward and his back/shoulders arched. The whole situation was unfortunately unfortunate. No one “targeted” or tried to hurt Larkin, Larkin just got samwhiched between two guys in front the net

[@Milehighsnake98]

@@SexyUncleRico07 I don't think the hit that really got Larkin was from Joseph either. I think it was when his head was pushed forward and hit Kelly's glove. Kelly was pushing into him, but Joseph's hand was pushing him away, and there was just nowhere for Larkin's head to go.

[@Milehighsnake98]

@@zonkerharris1144 No. Not even close.

[@stonerayven2455]

The title had me confused as they are on the same team but the replay justifies the Perron penalty Trying to injure an uninvolved player is unjustifiable

[@Baby_boodle]

I honestly wonder if Dylan will come back after this one. That's very scary and I hope he will be okay.

[@ashlynkarolak5248]

Sadly, he’s on injury reserve

[@travishopper5133]

from getting his bell rung?

[@SteveMurnaghan]

It really looks to me like Kelly knocked him out within his right hand after the initial cross-check

[@bladerunnerjb]

Looks like he butt ended him with his stick

[@johnmichaelbyrne6551]

I honestly think Zub had his hand to signal for assistance. I have no dog in this fight, I am a Leaf fan.

[@CC-me4yx]

Yeah.. irony is PERRON falls onto Larkin, with zub in front of him.. takes a skate, comes back and hits the wrong guy :rofl: The irony is Zub is trying to call a stretcher out for Larkin.

[@jackcochrane215]

Like shit David, make sure your captain is ok, then go after the RIGHT guy once you know who it is!

[@richardwise350]

Hope he gets better and back to playing asap

[@AlexBigShid]

Idk if he'll be back this season tbr, he's had a history of neck Injuries

[@kylie-gracewagner2790]

Somewhere #24 is super-pissed & Ready to Go! RIP🙏

[@Salvatore1268]

Im a Rangers fan speaking, i have a fear we are going to have a fatality on the ice. The lack of respect players have for one another is getting dangerous and I fear its going to end in a tragedy

[@rynor7132]

if Perron Played for the Rangers it would have just been a 2 min high stick minor penalty

[@nelsonroy4157]

Red wings fans are a joke for that reaction. Their player headshots an opponent who wasn’t even involved in anything, and then they boo him when he gets up.

[@tysonseafoot7834]

I’m not a red wings fan at all but pls stfu

[@gabrielrockman]

Joseph punched Larkin in the head, that should have been a five minute major, and maybe a suspension. Kelly got Larkin in the face with the butt end of his stick as Larkin was falling. I don't think that should have been a penalty as Larkin's head was pretty much punched into Kelly's stick. And Perron got the five minute major he deserved and will probably get the suspension that he deserves.

[@shelbysmama4974]

If anything positive can be drawn from this horrible incident is that the closeness of the players surrounding Larkin slowed his collapse and literally prevented him from landing face first on the ice. He was clearly unconscious.

[@1birddog73]

Nhl and the refs let lots of cheap shots go and call only what they feel like in the moment. All these types of cheap shots occur because players know that most of the time they won’t be called. It is such a joke and the lack of consistency is the biggest joke.

[@RoyalMela]

Owners and coaches want it this way. "Let the players play" so there is nothing refs can do. They call the game based on the line owners want to.

[@mikedoyle5939]

Ask em if they mind their top talent being cheapshotted beyond the bounds of the rules. I don't think that would be the case. If so tho I mean Benn had no repercussions injuring Larkin so maybe he should keep his head up especially in the kitchen when he's looking down at the puck? Not my style but it's a competitive league headshots in tandem are just hockey plays accidentally. Who likes Benn anyway he makes everybody look bad with lazy yet productive play.

[@Chris_Ireland]

Man thats scary seeing him lay like that.

[@gr8tnowwhat]

Perron's actions here are terrible. He went head hunting without knowing how Larking went down. The hits on Larkin didn't even seem that bad, it was just poor timing and he got turned around and hit as he was falling down, but Perron went for the head shot with full force. Suspension of 6 games was a "light" punishment.

[@woomydayz]

Prayers 🙏

[@thenextguest3230]

He litterally ragdolled onto the floor. holy cow. I really hope hes okay.

[@arabjude8314]

Refs and the league lost control a few seasons ago. This season we really start to see the effect with bush league antics being the norm. Someone is going to pay the ultimate price before the NHL and the NHLPA wake up.

[@KingBorkBork]

Just a strange freak injury. The head and neck areas need more protection in ice hockey imo. Especially at youth level.

[@lakerfan7324]

I agree for avoiding skate blades but there is nothing really to be done about accidents like this. You have to be able to move your neck

[@KWally]

The Perron match was an easy call, no place for that in hockey.

[@Mike-xq8bv]

The hit itself didn't see to vicious but everyone can only take what they can take glad to see hes ok after that

[@rudfil]

Some of the dirtiest stick work is hard to see during close contact.

[@KWally]

It's the fact that it was contact directly to the head, which the league has been trying to call more and more each year, but another example of them getting in their own way. Not a fan of either team.

[@keefej.7216]

prayers 4 Larkin!!🙏🙏

[@rsklinge]

That was terrifying to watch.

[@nadiarowland289]

I starting crying 😭😭😭😭😭😭 when I Saw Dylan Larkin done on the ice

[@mbelfer8145]

Pretty sad that the entire arena booed Zub when he got up from Perron trying to take his head off.

[@-Subtle-]

Wings fans might be as delusional as Bruins fans. They think anyone with a neutral take must be a fan of the other team.

[@misterhumerus]

Ya gotta love these homer Detroit announcers. Every replay shown, the Sens guy did something worse and they didn't replay Perron's retaliation once and he got a match and now a 6 game suspension.

[@Michael-iz2qd]

Prayers for Larkin

[@mikko7540]

Sick cross-checks from both Joseph and Perron. When will they begin to take away these sick cross-checks given to the head / neck. Or slashes on wrists / arms? In NHL probably never. Do we have to wait for some serious injury? Would even that change anything?

[@500stoney]

As I look at the replay again, Kelly’s intent to injure was more egregious than Joseph

[@jasonf9325]

Nah. I think Kelly was going for a double push to the chest but was already in motion when Joseph got Larkin from behind and forced him down and into Kelly's right hand. Listen, I am a Sens fan and have watched the video a ton, I don't think the hits by either player was an intent to injure. It was a front of net battle. We've all seen worse battles where nobody got hurt. Shit happens. With that said, I truly hope Larkin isn't out long. He's your captain and a great player.

[@Mypocketshurt]

No chance that there was any intent to injure him. If Joseph didn't push him forward, that crosscheck would've landed on his shoulder or chest.

[@alpearson9158]

intent to injure poppycock!

[@darkphoenix2]

I wish NHL players could control themselves better during these loose puck scrambles. The typical response is to just start hitting the nearest player to clear them out, and it leads to Joseph (probably) missing his target and getting Larkin in the head. Bad luck it ended up pushing him into Kelly's fist/stick. I don't think there was intent during this chaos, it just looks worse when we watch replays in slow motion. What Perron did is also a matter of control. He's obviously just reacting to seeing his teammate lying on the ice, not moving. He could have hurt Zub as badly or worse than Larkin was. He deserved the penalty and probably deserves the suspension, just to send a message to players that they need to be in control of themselves even when things get hectic. I do wish the refs had blown the whistle. That puck was covered for a moment before it was dug out.

[@gianlucaegleston8923]

Joseph has many controversial dirty hits. Once is an accident 2,3,4…10 it isn’t a coincidence anymore. He’s just a dirty player who knows what he is doing

[@f_homo-s]

Hitting people in scrambles in front on the net isn’t a matter of control, if you want to play any hockey even moderately high level for a defenseman and center at least, you need to be able to clear the front of the net during something like this. There’s a reason why every NHL player does this, the safest way to prevent a goal in a situation like that is to tie up skates, knock the enemy down, and let your goalie cover the puck.

[@darkphoenix2]

@@f_homo-s I'm not saying you don't play physical in these situations, it's the way they do it. A lot of guys just cross check as hard as possible and do the kind of things that would normally be interference or some other penalty. You should get body position, tie up sticks, hit the puck carrier, but what Joseph did was just pure desperation to keep any Wings player from scoring.

[@spartannige3296]

@@gianlucaegleston8923Joseph isn’t really a dirty player. He’s just a big, fast, and strong guy who plays in front of both nets. This one was clear bad luck.

[@StarkRaven59]

The DoPS is recklessly inconsistent. You could elbow a guy in the back of the neck and get a $5k fine, while a random boarding call might earn a four-game suspension. If you want players to control themselves, there have to be clear and significant consequences for irresponsible actions. Otherwise players are going to continue to gamble on a soft sentence.

[@bonesmacgones7502]

January 31st Ottawa senator night in Detroit should be interesting

[@Ghost9909]

I still can’t tell exactly how Larkin got knocked out.

[@CyborgNinjaGaming]

Cross-check in the neck? This really needs to stop! Some idiots keep doing it like it's nothing...

[@devinbrines]

The hit doesn't look that bad in slow-mo but if you look at the situation in full-speed once you understand it, you can understand how that would fuck you up pretty bad. If you punch someone in that spot you can definitely do some damage. Boxers get knocked out over less (punches to the back of the head)

[@midnight10495]

boxers aren’t even allowed to hit the back of the head because if the damage you can do to a person from it. there is a mma fighter who is disabled from back of the head punches. the refs should have taken this much more seriously

[@byaialele5916]

@@midnight10495 He shoved him and his hands got high. Kelly laid the KO on his neck. Doctors review suggests Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity. Basically his blood pressure skyrocketed because he got hit in a certain spot and he passed out. Tests came back negative for concussion.

[@joshartz1779]

I don't think the Joseph hit is what did it, I think it was the 2nd hit to the chin that knocked him out.

[@RAIZOtheASSASSIN]

The jolt from the first hit to the second hit fucked him up

[@devinbrines]

@@RAIZOtheASSASSIN For sure. His neck got twisted all over the place 😂

[@MickLoud999]

Let me get this straight. Perron has NO suspensions in over 1100 games. He gets 6 games for doing LESS than what Kelly and Joseph did. Kelly and Joseph just get roughing minors? Those guys gave Larkin a concussion. They hit Larkin in the head from BEHIND. TWO of them at the same time!!! So much for protecting the players there NHL!!!

[@MonthManAugust]

I’ve got no horse in this race so don’t come after me. The replay tells me it was completely accidental. Larkin got shoved by Joseph as Kelly in front of him was coming to push him too. Joseph’s push put Larkin’s head down so the push from Kelly turned into an unintentional uppercut right on Larkin’s sleep button. The push from Joseph wasn’t a cross check as others kept saying, as you can clearly see his right hand was just an open handed shove. Hell, Joseph was the first player to check on Larkin after the play and called immediately for the trainers. In my opinion, what happened to Larkin was incredibly bad luck, whereas Perron completely suckered the wrong guy with a cross check to the face.

[@MickLoud999]

@@MonthManAugust You know absolutely nothing about hockey. Why did you even spew that cr@ap? BOTH players hit Larkin in the head. Joseph even used the butt end of his stick to the back of Larkin's neck and should have gotten a major. The refs are garbage in this league. They give penalties when a player taps another player in the glove. I mean a literal tap. Yet these 2 guys hit Larkin in the head immediately knocking him out cold. All they get is 2 minutes as well? Yeah your ignorance and audacity to say this is COMPLETELY accidental is something a double digit IQ m0 r0nic 8 year old would upchuck. There is no reason for these classless id 1di 0ts to target Dylan's head.

[@stonerayven2455]

The KO did look like an accidental but unfortunate event but Perron appeared to be intent on injuring. sad part is he cheap shotted a guy he should have known wasnt involved as Perron was tied up with Zub when it happened. @@MonthManAugust

[@JoelNads72]

Nice hometown broadcasting there. not once did they mention what Perron did.

[@HockeyFoxNHL]

there is bad blood between the Red Wings and Sens. this could become a rivalry like we had with the Avs.

[@johnnycigar7699]

Why did the broadcast not show the god damn Perron cross check replay like once? I’m not a fan of either team but what the hell? was this Detroit broadcast?

[@user-om6qr5zu2w]

Sportnet did the Same, biased against Ottawa

[@azizshavershian2065]

Perron made a complete fool of himself - the guy he hit wasn't even involved. Despicable

[@collectivevolution]

Eye for an eye bitch. Cry about it.

[@jtstyles100]

No way the wings were gonna win this game after this incident. Hopefully just a concussion and he’ll be back in a week!

[@brandongainer9434]

You can't come back from a concussion in a week...and he's had serious neck and spinal problems and this is the 2nd time Joseph has done this to Larkin in 2 seasons.

[@jtstyles100]

@@brandongainer9434 they do in the nfl. Hell, they play full games while concussed. Lol

[@brandongainer9434]

@@jtstyles100 well there aren't the same...they could've broken Dylan's neck and yet you refuse to condone what they did to him

[@jtstyles100]

@@brandongainer9434 haha it looked unintentional bud. Get over it

[@brandongainer9434]

@@jtstyles100 dude it was definitely interional as he did it to Dylan last year or did you forget that.

[@gordie225]

The right hand by 27 knocked him out.

[@colinlam5502]

Ive always thought that if a player intentionally injures another player, that they should sit out the same time it takes for the injured player to return.

[@-BUGZ-]

Well, we would have quite a few players who would have never came back.

[@beerdo]

haha that's a garbage take

[@-Subtle-]

Larkin would miss a lot of hockey.

[@HollyJollyTeemo]

You don't have good thoughts

[@blueshky]

lol no

[@frankdrubbin12]

All the best to Larkin. I first read about a punch but it looked like a freak thing. Weenie move by Perron…understand what the motive is but my goodness, drop your gloves.

[@jonah.donohue]

Heat of the moment

[@CelticSlayer93]

​@@jonah.donohueThat excuse only goes so far, he pulled a shitty move.

[@-Subtle-]

​@CelticSlayer93 that's the Detroit go to when someone on their team blindsides an unsuspecting player.

[@itsstrikers9576]

Who gets heated that much when you know Larkin is a top 5 soft player

[@mikedoyle5939]

​@@-Subtle-he saw him coming. Stop spinning it. We know who got blindsided.

[@JaredLand]

Boooooooooo NHL needs to clean this sport up

[@alexCnorthjersey]

Wrong guy man..that's the problem

[@pineconesroc]

Joseph was actually the one waving for medical staff.

[@twen7yseven]

well obviously, he didn't MEAN for that to happen. It was just a minor rough as you see many times a game. Unfortunate result, hopefully just hit his "off" button and Larkin will be alright.

[@bone-snypa]

​@@twen7ysevendude plays dirty as fuck

[@Ratstick58]

Yeah cuz he thought he might have paralyzed the dude. Dirty play but I doubt he meant to do that.

[@phillaurin7125]

Exactly, was Perron waving over medical for Zub? Did ottawa send out an enforcer to rough up Perron afterwards? Wings fans need to get over themselves

[@Ratstick58]

@@phillaurin7125 it just looked so bad I know a lot of us were just terrified and angry. But now that the dust has cleared, Perron def did not handle that well at all. Should have just let them get him off then next shift dropped the gloves for a gentlemen’s bout with Joseph to let the steam out for everyone involved and a little bit of an emotional reset. Not calculating the enforcer stuff correctly is beer league and he deserves a suspension or you get a Todd bertruzzi incident.

[@darkbreaker9767]

As someone who's not a huge fan of either of these teams, that was a horrendous call to drop Joseph's penalty to a 2-minute minor

[@Descan26]

@Jens95 show us the Perron hit!

[@douglasbaraniak4257]

“Boy, Dylan Larkin really looks in rough shape”

[@jacobjanek9244]

Perron might be the most underratedly dirty player in the league. Every once in a while he loses his mind and tries to injure someone but no one seems to notice that he’s done this more than once

[@jacobjanek9244]

@@zonkerharris1144 he very well might be too but it’s possible that I was talking about one guy and not implying anything about anyone else

[@chrispajtas3790]

You want those players on your team though

[@jacobjanek9244]

@@chrispajtas3790 I’d want guys to stick up for each other but he just tried to brain the wrong guy. If I wanted a guy on my team to be that way that would just be me being selfish if anything it just leads to more people being needlessly injured. If ur gonna try to injure someone, at least make sure you’ve got the right guy

[@picklesandwich5949]

Yes, remember when he swung at Kadri's head with the blues after he scored a goal?

[@CC-me4yx]

He's almost as bad as Backes was.. Walking case of roid rage.

[@jayden2669]

Didn't look intentional from Kelly but definately a targeted hit to the neck from Joseph. On a player with history of neck injuries

[@lb3131]

Raising the stick with two arms like that toward the neck is intentional. You can see Perron did the same thing in retaliation and the guy he hit got fucked up as well. Both teams calmed down but both players should be suspended. Both were wrong.

[@ImmortalWombat]

​@@lb3131yep

[@zakraz4883]

not intentional at all. it a net front battle, stuff like that'll happen doesn't mean it's intentional

[@ericanderson4323]

@@zakraz4883100% intentional, no reason for his stick/hands to get that high up

[@huohization]

@@ericanderson4323 He clearly had his hands to cross check him in the arm, like players always do in front of the net. This time Larkin was falling down that's why he got him in the face. How can you not see that?

[@user-bp6st5bx9p]

the blow was on a tangent, there is not even a knockdown. Larkin is an actress of large and small theaters

[@tylercurrie3800]

If you dont know what your talking about dont comment. Whiners will be ignored. If Joseph gets suspended I would be surprised. This was nothing more than hard work in front of the net with an unfortunate accident. Give it up Red wings Fans and your absurd comments

[@Bryz0n]

Tough night for Larkin, hope he’s ok

[@HilaryHallam]

I'm guessing that the Joseph hit on the back of Larkin's neck caused Larkin to short circuit and lose consciousness briefly. Joseph should have received a match penalty for intent to injure. It's clear he was going for the head! Perron's actions were understandable, though it appears that Joseph didn't suffer any consequence of Perron's challenge!

[@HilaryHallam]

In re-looking at the contact between Joseph and Larkin, it seems that the right glove of player Kelly could have caused external trauma to the carotid sinus that caused a temporary unconsciousness. It was clear that Larkin was unconscious as he fell to the ice.

[@BSJ7031]

First time watching hockey?

[@vargviper7192]

Nasty looking end result but none of the action in front of the net looked to be an intent to injure. Thinking anything different just confirms that the person thinking it was an intent to injure an abject homer. The announcers are even rehashing was was nothing more than a push by Benn. Now they do have a legitimate beef about the Mathieu Joseph hit square in the numbers but not on Benn's push or the mess that occurred in the Sens game. Fans and homer announcers get carried away with this sort of thing and forget what little they know about the game that would tell them better and something different than their homerness does.

[@weeatpplproductions]

Kelly shouldve gotten the boot. Hopefully Dylan recovers quickly.

[@frozenpoopy]

I don't think Joseph did anything that would warrant more than a 2 minute penalty at best. Looks like Larkin has a lingering problem from that Benn cross check which sucks but you can't get mad at other players when they make a pretty standard hockey play and he gets injured because he's injury prone.

[@davids9520]

I am guessing Perron will get fined and maybe have to sit out some games. Meanwhile, the Sens got two minor penalties. Nothing more. Typical, Lose two players. versus two minor penalties. Great officiating.

[@mh13mini]

also the correct officiating

[@user-rq5ux1sg8j]

За что Артем под раздачу попал, вообще не понятно, выполнял свободы работу, а все палки на него.

[@caseyhoward6638]

Watching the replay it looked more like Joseph pushed Larkin on the neck, not cross checked him, but still going after his neck. However, #27 Kelly, hits him with the butt of his stick to the face, which is what probably knocked him out. It was a combination of Joseph’s AND Kelly’s actions that caused this. Whether or not there was any intent wouldn’t have made a curse word of difference in Bob Probert’s day and shouldn’t make any difference today. Perron saw Larkin unconscious on the ice and went for the guy he thought caused it. It was the wrong guy and he went for his head. Perron will be suspended . This is the modern NHL where teams can go after guys weaknesses with little to no repercussions to deal with on the ice or from the league. There’s a reason why old school “goons” were called sheriffs. They kept the peace Lots of respect to Giroux for calming people down so Larkin can get help. I always liked Giroux and he’s shown he has class.

[@gregscholfield8110]

Joseph just pushed on his skull and brain. Incidental cranial contact. Mostly his glove contacting the grey matter. It's too bad the old timey sherrifs aren't around to keep that excess brain trauma in the game. This league deserves fans like you.

[@krakenspectacor]

There’s no butt of stick. Ffs people really are blind. It looks like he just got crunched between two players and had some pretty severe whiplash

[@CC-me4yx]

@@gregscholfield8110 Take the enforcers out, and

[@ValhallaRaven]

Joseph has a history of going after Larkin’s head/neck. He ran Larkin’s head into the boards in the first game of the season last year, when he played for Tampa Bay. Hopefully the league looks into that because that’s proof of intent to injure, and Joseph should be disciplined, as well as Perron

[@ValhallaRaven]

@@CapraObscuraI’ve been watching hockey for 40 years and played for 25 years all around the world. Try again kid

[@-Subtle-]

​@@ValhallaRaventoo many concussions make it hard for you to see what's on the screen. Thanks for being honest. But sure I bet you think Joseph keeps tabs on Larkin in order to cheap shot him when he going through personal stuff. Instead of what actually happened: Joseph saw a Detroit player spear Korpisalo's leg and reacted. As all you Detroit fans say, "stick up for your teammate" when rationalizing Perron's cheapshot on Zub.

[@ilarinikkarikoski4765]

@@ValhallaRaven your sense of time must be off, he was in Senators in last season as well.

[@dansaucelol]

He has a history based on one example you provided?

[@joechriste7052]

I wonder how a player's initial move to clear the net front is to go for the opposing player's face. I played hockey and it's much more efficient to move the body and not cheap and dirty like Joseph's move here.

[@stefanantol4461]

I wish guys like all mighty Bob Probert and Joe Kocur are still in the league to protect team leaders nowdays.

[@humphreygruntwhistle3946]

Times have changed. Enforcers are wastes of roster spots these days. Look at a bum like Ryan Reaves in Toronto. Barely sees any ice time. Utterly worthless signing by the Maple Leafs.

[@ALetterP]

This is one reason I don't miss watching hockey as much. I am so tired of the NHL and their officiating. The fact they allow obviously dirty players to continue trends they've done for years and years. Ultimately allowing stuff like this really gets on my nerves.

[@user-fk7ou6zg3r]

Who's the player that has obviously dirty trends for years and years?

[@ALetterP]

@@user-fk7ou6zg3r Too many to name. Benn for one. Plus oh gee the players involved in the Larkin thing just so happen to have history with him before. Totally in no way played a role in this. But as usual the NHL will act ike the only issue here is a teammate responding to nonsense in anger is the only problem. The NHL literally allows players who play with intent to injure to go on and have no real issues.

[@user-fk7ou6zg3r]

@@ALetterP Calling Joseph a dirty player is a wild stretch, but I can see what you mean with Benn. Either way, the game is almost unrecognizable from two decades ago. It's become remarkably clean, considering.

[@alpearson9158]

horse pucks !!@@@ALetterP

[@PatrickSpetrino-rd5rl]

Larkin shut off easy looks like concussion issues or some nerve problems in his neck

[@ericscottstevens]

Who knows Larkin could be out for the season over this. As usual the world of the NHL goes forward without making substantial suspensions a regular way of deterring play like this.

[@VDVEDC]

@@ericscottstevens how might one go about deterring this play? It was a nothing play. You see netfront battles more intense than this every night. Its unfortunate but its just hockey.

[@masonparsons4920]

so is joeseph is getting suspended or just the guy sticking up for his teammate?

[@mh13mini]

in order to get suspended, you actually have to do something wrong!

[@Kartkid12345]

No the guy who lightly shoved a guy is not getting suspended. The guy who cross checked a unrelated player in the face with intent to knock unconscious will be suspended

[@redwingsrock1000]

both crosschecks where on purpose , both deserve a close look

[@amatt2116]

Perron trying to injure someone? Where have I heard this before🤯

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

As an Avs fan, I'll never forget how he tackled Kadri and tried a flyby hit to the head, only for Naz to respond with a hatty in the same playoff game as we go on to win the Cup. Perron is such a tool. 😂

[@amatt2116]

@@lelouchvibritannia4028 that flyby elbow was so gutless should’ve been at least a 5 game sussy

[@petrpumpkineater]

​@@amatt2116nah, he showed restraint. But this one should be a major suspension.

[@noahharper8351]

I keep seeing people say that it was a normal hockey play but who the hell turns around and goes right at a guys head instead of playing the puck and Kelly definitely doesn't help matters but Larkin went limp right away before Kelly got there so if there's not a Joseph suspension that is bs

[@stupidas9466]

Suspend Joseph for pushing a guys head with his glove?

[@TheSaberchamp]

It's loose puck, net front play, on the PK, full on calapse, that is a hockey incident. The "retaliation" shot was dirty, better hockey was to deal with that, even if it's the wrong guy.

[@i_am_macgyver84]

​@stupidas9466 that is called a crosscheck pal. He should be banned from the league.

[@SSC-hockeyboy18]

Perron just said I will go for u

[@josephwirtz8352]

All the way through, they ignored the fact that a Senators player was also down on the ice and that it was from a cross check to the head from Perron

[@decidiousrex]

Yeah the Wings announcers are the worst. Total homers

[@blakebeaune1357]

⁠@@decidiousrexSTFU dude lol. Not only are they NOT the worst, they are often considered the BEST by fans league wide.

[@decidiousrex]

@@blakebeaune1357 Nah. They suck

[@HailCostanza]

@@decidiousrexuhhh, yeah. Local announcers are usually biased to the team they announce for. You new to hockey, or just stupid?

[@decidiousrex]

@HailCostanza That was true in the 90s, now most teams have decent local announcers. The only one who's stupid is you.

[@StriderDSC]

And to think, social media was rife Ottawa fans saying Larkin embellished and it was "hockey play by Joseph". Gtfo. They've updated that Larkin was unconscious when he hit the ice. Joseph has a history of targeting Larkin, he did 2 years ago when he hit him in the numbers when he played for Tampa and Larkin got up and clocked him. Don't tell me it wasn't intentional.

[@ronniek7748]

Long Suspension definitely in order.

[@xmggaming2104]

Why not then and there if that's the case? Whyd they get 2 mins a piece? Linesman and the league need to be held accountable. Protect your players. I love hits good hard hits fights all that. Get this bush league cheap shot bullshit out of here.

[@-Subtle-]

How many games does Perron get, you think?

[@ovulaattori]

@@-Subtle- 5k fines probably..

[@krakenspectacor]

@@xmggaming2104suspension is only for Perron since he’s the only one with intent to injure. I recommend reading the rulebook

[@mh13mini]

@@-Subtle- in person hearing was announced. 5 games likely

[@alphahotel8391]

Hopefully, that's isn't the end of Dylan Larkin's career.

[@TMLJunK]

Damn...as if the boarding two years ago wasn't enough, this guy cross-checked him right on the neck this time.

[@BSJ7031]

A Leafs fan completely misreading a hockey play? I'm shocked.

[@jceggert7163]

The wings are probably one top teams that are victims of cheap shots yet no one does anything. The league won’t do shit and the gm won’t get anyone that can fight I’d trade one our extra dmen or goalies just to make room for an enforcer type player. Wings can have all the skill in the world but they pay a price every game being bullied and pushed around.

[@capsaicinkat7767]

Huge Wings fan but I didn't see much as far as bad, looked like hockey, not some kind of vicious shit

[@Avalanche2996]

I saw the same. You see this kind of thing battles in front of the net all the time. Scary how something like this can happen to fast

[@BigKeegDrives]

Them Ottawa boys better take the bus to the stadium next time, these streets don't treat that shit kindly

[@xBananaTERROR]

so the guy that crosschecked a guy in the head got a game misconduct, and the other guy that cross checked a guy in the head got a roughing minor. got it, great league. super consistent.

[@itsstrikers9576]

Larkin never got crosschecked, he got a mild push on his empty dome

[@Kevx08]

​@itsstrikers9576 you kiss ur dad on the lips bud

[@SparePartsBud]

​@@itsstrikers9576😂 "mild push" what a 🤡.

[@itsstrikers9576]

@@SparePartsBud I know! Larkin is a top 5 clown in the league

[@jonah.donohue]

​@@itsstrikers9576Have you had a neck injury before? Exactly

[@CrispyChristieMAC]

Watching the hit, and this will sound crazy, it might actually not be as bad as it looks. It looks like the OTT player accidently pushed into Larkins neck, I think it's far more likely that impact knocked him out (restricted blood to the brain), which is why Larkin got up looking for the most part fairly unfphased. It is very rare you see an unintentional push (witht hat force we might as well say punch) to the neck, and it absolutely can knock you out. For example a squeeze to the neck can put you under if restircting bloodflow in 1-3 seconds depending on force. A sudden impact can just put you out.

[@MrBoker69]

This was my thought exactly. None of what happened looked much different than any other play to clear the crease. It seem to me he got hit on the jugular vein and cut off the blood supply to his brain. I sincerely hope that he is ok and can continue playing. I am not a doctor, but I was a hockey player, pre helmet days and when helmets were made mandatory and have been laid out like that before. Not a pleasant experience at all.

[@CrispyChristieMAC]

@@MrBoker69 we'll the good news is being knocked out by blood being cut off is actually fairly safe, especially compared to the trauma of a concussion. You don't do MMA for example without being choked out a few times. Now the secondary hit and fall could easily have concussed Larkin, although neither looked particularly brutal. I suspect he'll be fine, not a doctor but I've seen my fair share of people knocked out by blood restriction to the brain(including blunt force) and I've never seen it cause issues even 10 seconds after waking.

[@pjc3994]

I'm good with Frenchie's action there.

[@2wells1]

Perron 6 match for cross checking to the head, Jospeh 2 minute roughing for cross checking Larkin to the head and knocking him out cold

[@schillami]

Your eyes must be as soft as Larkins chin. He didn't cross check him. Only one hand is on his stick. That's a careless high shove in front of the net battling to save a goal, which he probably did. Dylan's forward and downward momentum caused him to incidentally get hit in the Jaw by Kelly's glove. Open your eyes and stop being so emotional. Also, I like the Wings more than the Senators if you assumed I'm a Sens fan

[@2wells1]

I guess your right! The soft one handed high shove knock him out cold. Love ur point of view on this. Your a smart one! @@schillami

[@TheFrodoBaggins33]

To all the people saying "freak accident," how is it an accident when joseph looks at larkin and deliberately punches him in the side of the head. He knew what he was doing

[@darnoc0933]

😅😅 did you watch the replay? Larkin has a glass jaw wimp gets knocked out from nothing, Perrons cross check looked wayy worse

[@petrpumpkineater]

looks unlucky as Kelly actually delivers the knockout blow when Larkin is off balance.

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

Joseph knew what he was doing. He’s still salty about 2 years ago when Larkin stood up for himself and clocked Joseph in the face for trying to injure him

[@-Subtle-]

So Larkin jabbing his stick into Korpisalo's leg, which incited Joseph is supposed to be ignored. Icing on the cake that it was the guy who blindside suckerpunched Joseph two years ago instead of squaring up.

[@Jay-mm1kw]

clown take

[@hoolie2000]

Suspension coming for repeat offender Perron.

[@stephanietorrenga331]

Wow.. just wow

[@monsterjam3525]

Okay Larkin was out for the season against Tampa that one year and now another bad injury and no suspension from that Tampa player and now the sens player dosn’tget one and Perron gets one

[@keldonboone2992]

If only Perron went after Joesph

[@NintenJoe09]

Honestly I don’t think Perron knew who did it, he just went after someone to send a message.

[@jonah.donohue]

It was more like Parker Kelly

[@keldonboone2992]

@@NintenJoe09 true true

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

I would’ve been hyped to the max if he did something to him or to Brady who just sat on the bench and laughed

[@eldoabrahamson]

Love how the Red Wings broadcast focuses on the Larkin injury, while completely ignoring Perron's blatant attempt to injure Zub, who had nothing to do with what happened to Larkin. Unfortunately I've come to expect that kind of BS from Detroit announcers.

[@midnight10495]

perron was just pissed that someone hurt his captain. joseph should have gotten the intent to injure not perron

[@YooperHatesOhioStateII]

Mickey literally said that perron deserved the consequence he got. Just say u hate Detroit and move on

[@mh13mini]

@@midnight10495 "Not Perron"?? Man, RW fans are delusional ( or just emotional)

[@jamessimon3433]

As a penguins fan im all too aware of these sickening tag team hits. Shameful and pointless.

[@datcrazywhiteboy6205]

Thank you and yeah Larkin was defenseless on the shot he took from Joseph that's what shut his lights out and went limp

[@datcrazywhiteboy6205]

Perron shouldn't have brought his stick up either but sticking up for his captain, just think of this happened in the early 1990s

[@datcrazywhiteboy6205]

When you hurt the captain of any team like that this outcome isnt unexpected

[@jasonf9325]

Watch the slow motion reply and then comment. 1) It's a battle in front of the net like it happens in every single game. 2) Joseph went to shove Larkin hard with both hands, stick was only in one hand so, no cross check. 3) Kelly was coming from the front with both hands up (stick in both hands) but more to brace/shove Larkin. 4) Larkin was already in a downward motion as Kelly came in and he took a gloved punch on the chin with the right hand of Kelly.