Larkin lies motionless on the ice, Perron gets ejected

2023 - 2024 Season
Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings
12/9/2023
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[@timothycannon1519]

For those who don’t know, Dylan Larkin suffered a bad back/neck injury a few years ago that had him in a brace and recovering for much of the offseason. Then soon after he came back from that injury early in the 2021 season, Mathieu Joseph dangerously cross checked Larkin up high near the neck into the boards. Larkin punched him and was suspended for 1 or 2 games. No penalty to Joseph. Now a few years later, Joseph hits Larkin high again injures him. To me this looks like a dangerous and unnecessary hit/punch directed to larkins neck. Seems like Joseph had the opportunity to not check Larkin in the head and neck

[@darkwarriorgames5092]

I’m a Sabres fan and I agree how does Joseph not get a penalty or ejected as well, same cross check to the head. We had Eric Robinson Board and injure Justin Barron a few games ago and he got ejected. Prayers for Larkin, hope he recovers quick 🙏.

[@dESTRON76]

O wow so some history there...I'm not gonna say it was clean but it Def looked more of a shove to me, and when one of the later angles finally shows what happened damn his neck was not in a healthy alignment whatsoever

[@sabine3769]

He has no business on the ice with that medical history.

[@bronwenhintz7787]

Joseph should have been removed from the game he obviously is a dirty player and doesn’t deserve to be on the ice

[@beautifulvoidaudio]

​@@bronwenhintz7787 he sounds like a real loser

[@Machtyn]

Man, Perron went after Zub with a vengeance. And it wasn't even his fault.

[@andys1548]

Zub was waving for help, Perron's got rocks for brains

[@tyanderson6638]

@@andys1548Perron got an eye for an eye. Wasn’t zub’s fault at all but I do not blame Perron for protecting his captain after a dirty hit.

[@travisbarry2909]

@@andys1548 rocks is giving him too much credit.

[@stevenbailey181]

​@tyanderson6638 dumb decision by perron. Should be suspended rather easily. If not, he'll definitely get a hefty fine. If he wanted to go after someone he should've went after Joseph.

[@mattandrews9276]

Perron has always been a player that intends to injure. Hard to watch people defend that behavior.

[@patrickbelvin7625]

Man, Perron, just lost his head and went after the closest Senator he could find.

[@user-mz3px1xs2l]

Don’t excuse it. That was intentional assault. A pro player doesn’t lose their head…

[@dabndangle]

​@user-mz3px1xs2l stfu this hockey. If your team takes a player out be ready to have the same happen.

[@drifter14114all]

@@user-mz3px1xs2l Looks like you don't have any friends to get that angry for.

[@bdach88]

@@user-mz3px1xs2llol what a dumb comment

[@justinsime3786]

They went after every Ottawa player except the one who was responsible for the hit in the back #21 Joseph

[@ethansucksatcuphead]

rough couple weeks for larkin. i'm a blackhawks fan, but my heart goes out to him and his family and i hope he recovers quickly

[@Weathermannic]

🤝

[@ilovemattboldy]

As a wild fan I have the same respect for this guy. 😔

[@mrhurst198]

Scary.. no matter what team you cheer for you don't wanna see this happening

[@dankdank9837]

It's not at nfl level. Don't have a coach telling him to fake the injury. Really glad he was ok.

[@Razahoo7]

Saw a lot of sens fans cheering for it. Of course this really isn't a surprised. Lowest tier of hockey fans.

[@Dougie1969]

​@@Razahoo7 Ah yes Let's insult an entire teams fans for a few aholes cheering.

[@cca73127]

@@Dougie1969 Totally, even most of the people cheering wouldn't have know he was seriously injured. It looked very innocuous, just a fluke with timing and where the contact happened. It's a penalty but that's all nothing malicious.

[@blackoutgstar9949]

that's hockey intentionally causing injuries my opinion is it's the best playoff sport because the refs let them play it out, though i noticed they only do it in the finals now tensions are high, everyone is playing hard and they don't want penalties. so let them play it out unless it goes overboard you should have seen back in the day. they used to wait for the perfect opportunity to take out the opposing teams best player. one guy even axed another guys head with his stick and they were talking about criminal assault if not attempted murder charges

[@timelmy6694]

It's weird cause it doesn't look like that bad of a hit but the neck and head factors can be worse than initially perceived. Prayers to him.

[@dummy40034]

Dr. Brian Sutterer did an analysis of this. His hypothesis was a case of carotid sinus hypersensitivity. Essentially, the pressure of the contact on the neck was mistaken for actual blood pressure by the body. The response is a rapid drop of blood pressure, which can knock you out.

[@esp4372]

DR ME Says. …He’s had neck issues before.. hit to back of head stunned him , the other guy hit him on way down on chin with either fist or knob of stick.

[@smith13579100]

It was the other player Kelly that hit him at the same time in the chin.

[@richardzink6026]

I really don't see what hurt him so bad

[@domno286]

Imo it's best seen in the replay at around 03:50

[@danv1061]

Commentators never mention the Zub hit until the penalty calls, then they say it was a more dangerous hit after the expulsion.

[@robert48044]

because it was a hockey play that happened to go bad, now they have to kill time its a crime

[@sublimedhaze7792]

​@@robert48044the guy calling for help gets crosschecked in the face. And it doesn't get mentioned. Nah, that is some horseshit commentating

[@_KRose]

Homers only care about "our boys" lmao

[@nutmegz9534]

These are average-at-best commentators. We expect them to be able to pick up the stuff the audience doesn't immediately see-- not just tell us what we already know. Sigh

[@AlexanderMoises]

Commentators are fucking clowns

[@Abacadabraholmes]

Definitely scary. I'm not sure if I have seen an athlete be flattened and motionless for that long. Great to see him skate with help to the locker room. The hit on Zub looked to be much worse and he paid the price for doing absolutely nothing

[@ronfroehlich4697]

Have you ever seen football?

[@jazz-influent]

When you have dumb teammates, sometimes you pay the price.

[@JustinEthnostate]

Maybe they'll think twice about having people with no impulse control on their team.

[@gurg9329]

He should talk to his team mate before their next game against us then. Maybe not throw a check at the neck of cap. FAFO i guess lol

[@chongabong]

Paul Kariya - Look it up - and he came back same game.

[@williamlind202]

feels bad for zub, gets crosschecked in the head for nothing

[@bartsanders1553]

You don't go calling for a doctor on Perron's watch.

[@SpiderEditz91]

Perron went for the wrong guy lol nobody went after Joseph

[@kevinmach730]

@@bartsanders1553 stop talking

[@DoggosintheHouse]

@@SpiderEditz91 ... except Joseph wasn't the one who knocked Larkin out. Kelly was.

[@shanerGT]

after watching this like 10 times yeah it was Kelly and Joseph together , Zub was a punching bag for angry Perron

[@annihilationHaven]

It's looks like whiplash. The neck doesn't expect motion, and when it comes at an unexpected angle, it can knock you out.

[@Siksdev]

he more than likely has a concussion.

[@DTylereRod]

@@Siksdev I'd say both. He got rocked right in the wrong spot.

[@Dr.Acula76]

Could be. Or Kelly's right just caught him in the right spot on his jaw

[@bertog946]

You right but Larkin also got sandwiched Joseph pushed his neck forward and Kelly comes in with the glove straight to the chin

[@bertog946]

​@@Dr.Acula76that exactly what I seen

[@sandywa3057]

I’m a Penguins fan but I send prayers to Larkin, his family and fans. That really was scary.

[@To411u]

From potential cup contender, to possibly barely squeezing into the playoffs after that hit! Prayers for him & his family, Larkin is such a difference maker for them.

[@SuggyPopSodaBoy]

Poor Larkin. He’s been through a lot lately

[@neilsunstrum933]

That was a bad dive. Softer than Charmin

[@AlexBigShid]

​@neilsunstrum933 I agree, Zub is way too big to go down that easy

[@CV-ej5cu]

@@neilsunstrum933can tell you’re a ignorant fuck.

[@GottMediaschannel-by8br]

Definitely a dive. Soft

[@Athestial]

@@neilsunstrum933 Retard #1

[@Skynertia]

Feel bad for Zub, man was just trying to help. Also thank god for Larkin's sake he had a helmet on, that could've have been really bad.

[@paulbaglio6295]

How is a helmet protecting his neck?

[@Skynertia]

​@@paulbaglio6295Larkin lands face first on the ice. The very front of his helmet impacted the ice first and slowed down his collapse, which if he had a brain injury is pretty important.

[@ethanskelton9695]

Bro I don’t even respond to people who don’t get my comments. Lol they saw the video then decided to comment. I got your first one, and ya #21 shoulda been rocked in the face for that, he knew he had a high cross check did he think it’d knock him out no but he knew where he placed it.

[@paulbaglio6295]

@Skynertia the fact that he has a neck injury is already "pretty bad" the helmet did nothing in defense of the hit itself. So yeah... it could have been worse but it's already a serious injury.

[@somerandomidiot1333]

@@paulbaglio6295lol shut up an injury can always get worse no matter what. He’s lucky he had a helmet since his head hit the ice

[@tak-el-uc]

All that pushing and shoving around Larkin when he was down not moving had me nervous as hell. There should be a sound signal that means knock everything off now to alert players who aren't aware of a potentially serious injury.

[@adamcoe]

There is, it's known as "the whistle"

[@roguishpaladin]

@@adamcoe Too bad the idiots are busy either trying to prove their machismo or, worse, trying to increase the number of people injured on the play to 2. This is why retaliatory hockey doesn't solve anything. If they actually cared about their teammate, they would've cleared the area and immediately beckoned a trainer (so, to be fair, tons of credit to Perron and Joseph there, though of course Joseph then loses a ton for actually performing the hit).

[@adamcoe]

so the problem isn't a lack of a signal, since a very loud and recognizable one was given, and the trainers were alerted in very short order. sounds like your problem is with hockey players. also, if you watch the replays, Joseph basically just shoved him sort of hard but was clearly not intending to hurt Larkin. The hit on Zub after the fact was far more inappropriate, and the refs made the correct call. what I see is the system working perfectly. the guy that got hurt was attended to quickly, and appropriate penalties were handed out. what was your problem exactly?@@roguishpaladin

[@madadhdbrain]

You mean like the ultra loud REFEREE WHISTLE???

[@madadhdbrain]

That's hockey, like it or hate it it's part of the game. Always has been, always will be.@@roguishpaladin

[@alexmaclean1]

I hope he recovers and doesn't end up with long term issues from this. Kind of ironic that a guy gets checked to the head for real in response to a perceived check to the head when all he was trying to do was get the guy help.

[@HeavenlyHouse]

Looks to me like it's Kelly's hit that knocks him out. That's when his legs buckle. Weird play.

[@saschaganser9671]

Look again, he`s out when he`s flaling down because Joseph cross checks him to the head.

[@DoggosintheHouse]

@@saschaganser9671 Seriously, does ANY Red Wings fan actually know what the definition of a crosscheck is? That is CLEARLY not a crosscheck. A punch to the face, maybe... but I'd argue it was more of a shove. A crosscheck? Not even close.

[@fleatactical7390]

@@DoggosintheHouse Wings fans are stupid and lazy

[@Dr.Acula76]

​@@saschaganser9671Not a cross check. Also, it was Kelly's right that knocked him out

[@LikeablePuppet]

Ur right, I was confused as hell thinking it was from whoever pushed larkin from behind.

[@jruler44]

Right in the neck ... Poor Larkin I hope he recovers and heals. To see any player on any team sprawled out flat injured for that long is scary

[@deborahkenneally54]

If he can’t take a glove shove to the head he shouldn’t be playing hockey. The commentators are a couple of morons inciting hostility without any evidence. Everything they said was clearly biased and completely wrong. Idiots

[@Lsthnbrd]

Perron reminds me of a time in college where our buddy was piss drunk and he fell over in his chair, got up all pissed off yelling “alright who punched me!?”

[@kentvanhoeven3946]

No one to blame here. Normal play by Joseph and Kelly. Perron comes in to stand up for his teammate, obviously targets the wrong player. Just unfortunate play.

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

@@kentvanhoeven3946 An eye for an eye no matter who's eye

[@roguishpaladin]

@@kentvanhoeven3946 I see tons to blame here. A two-handed hit to the head is always unnecessary and the focus on vengeance instead of the injured player is unnecessary. The culture needs to change.

[@genamartin229]

Thanks for staying with it for the entirety. I usually see the injured player carted off and we never hear anything else.

[@phils6733]

I feel bad for the 1st Ottawa player to call for the trainers and he gets crossed checked in the head! Hopefully larkin will be ok…scary seeing him out for that long

[@AllWeAreLost]

You sir may possibly be a moron, absolutely f-ing clueless. He's the one who put Larkin out, idiot....# 21 for Ottawa

[@nightcorerj6024]

How do u know he wasnt faking it. Some players are paid to troll

[@theWanderersnotebook]

@@nightcorerj6024So Larkin being held in hospital to be observed for 48 hours is now being a “troll”? Give your head a shake, Larkin has had injury issues stemming from these kinds of hits in the past.

[@Jayman21890]

lol 21 the one who crossed checked Larkin was the one who called for help. Bet you didn’t expect that twist. Glad he got shoved away!

[@BurtTurbo]

I don't know what's worse, the injury, or the title's use of an apostrophe in "gets"

[@BillWilliamson-eh7cq]

I was at that game. Fun Fact: That day was my birthday and Alex Lyon's (the red wings goalie in that game) birthday too.

[@dskeptic]

Joseph knocked him out then called for trainers. At least he was considerate to get him help. Also, his teammates wasn't having that BS

[@theohenderson192]

Number 27 clocks Larkin right in the chin as he goes down, completely inadvertently, considering he was pushed into it with momentum, it explains him getting knocked out. Hope he's okay.

[@mitsanut5869]

Not only that. Larkin hits the ice face first as well, so the initial shock from whiplash plus probably badly bruised or broken nose and possible concussion. He was down and out cold almost instantly. What amazes me that Joseph only got 2 for roughing. He clearly crosschecked Larkin above the shoulders and caused an injury to a player, and even as I don't think it was intentional at all, it should be five minutes major in my opinion. The rulebook says that player must be in control of his stick at all times. We could say that he was indeed in control of his stick and wanted to make rough defensive play, but he as a player must know that the neck and head are off limits.

[@reddragon5147]

@@mitsanut5869 on first angle I seen I also thought it was a cross check. But after seeing many angles Joseph shoved him with his glove. It was high to the head which was careless. But not a cross check with the stick.

[@itsswink7785]

@@reddragon5147it’s a combination of stick and glove it looks like, pretty forceful too, and from the looks of it a targeted hit

[@reddragon5147]

@itsswink7785 looking at the angle at 7:45 it looks more like a shove than a hit.

[@karlkarlsson9126]

​@@reddragon5147 Exactly. That shove at 7:45 pushed him into the right glove of Kelly, most likely getting knocked out unintentionally.

[@b4warned115]

Such a weird situation. It didn’t look like a cross check. Looked more like a push with his one hand that’s off his stick. Hard to tell. I hope he’s okay.

[@Dr.Acula76]

That's what I saw. Unfortunately he pushed his face right into the fist of Kelly

[@SystematicMechanic]

@@Dr.Acula76 sure he did.

[@greenmanofkent]

I agree - it wasn't a cross-check. Perron's was way worse. I think the referees made the right call - it's just one of those times when a fairly innocent scrum has potentially disastrous consequences.

[@Alcolock]

Yeah one hand on the stick, but both hands to the head/neck area from Joseph. Doesnt need to raise your hands that high for a push, quite hard push it seems using his weight. To me its obvious he went for the head/neck but clearly not a crosscheck as people are saying...

[@ftasenotfed]

Not a cross check from Joseph. Clearly glove hand on the face of Larkin has no stick. Contact does not look too bad. Kelly was stick in both hands but it looks like a hit/glove to the neck of Larkin. Perrons cross check to Zub was definitely bad especially considering Zub had nothing to do with Larkin.

[@Danielcasher]

3:53 best angle. Its Kellys hand that knocks Larkin out.

[@NeSeeger]

Perron must have a much larger rap sheet if he gets 6 games for retaliation but Gabranson of CBJ only gets one.

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

As a Sens fan, I still yelled at the TV to stop the play; I was legit scared somebody would fall on Larkin.

[@FrankD23]

And that bonehead went after Zub And cross checked him in the head for no reason.

[@tonyryan9416]

Joseph puts him down, and then works to help him up. ???!?

[@KolbyDietert]

SENATORS SUCK AND CHOKE JUST LIKE YOU 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂

[@byaialele5916]

@@tonyryan9416 He got his hands up high boxing out and hit his head down and forward, directly into the fist of Kelly who was aiming chest level, and landed straight on his chin. Freak accident.

[@reddragon5147]

​@tonyryan9416 he wasn't trying to hurt him, if you watch some of these replays you can tell he was trying to clear the net and shoved him away. He never did hit him, just a bad placement on pushing him, but I don't think that alone is what caused the injury to Larkin. I don't think Kelly intended to injure him either. Just a quick double hit.

[@gooilers83]

Perron: so anyways, I started blasting….

[@violetsnowflakes]

It's interesting because it didn't look like a super bad hit. Obviously in that area anything can happen, but out of the more recent hits I've seen, I'm surprised. Glad he's ok though.

[@SgtSyphilis69]

Joseph needs to be ejected too. This is not the first time he has cross checked larkin in the back of the neck. Remember the last time he did it and larkin was suspended for retaliating. Larkin has had a season ending neck injury prior to the 2 times joseph has practically punched him in the neck. He is trying to kill him.

[@ju6340]

Both Kelly, and Joseph hit Larkin.

[@xOogieBoogie3x]

He fell into Kelly.

[@dad.1642]

josephs fault. same fucking clown who put his fist up for the national anthem. fuck em. doesnt belong in the league.

[@doncorleone3829]

oh no ... not in hockey ................. bahahhahahaaaa

[@rkymtnchi503]

Both barely touched him

[@somerandomidiot1333]

⁠@@doncorleone3829you’re such a loser. Dismissing someone getting injured because “it’s hockey” is ridiculous. You couldn’t have a care in the world huh?

[@66BW]

If anyone has ever fought before...it was Kelly right hand that hits Larkin's chin - basically hitting the good night button for some people. The jaw acts as a lever to torque the head when the blow has a lateral component. If the blow is straight on, then the base of the skull is wrenched backwards. Both types of motion can crumple or twist the brainstem at the bottom of the brain or it can cause the brain to "bounce around". That was very hard to watch as you never want to see any player motionless. Wish a speedy recovery to Larkin.

[@Ste743]

Spot on. 21 hit him with both hands while holding onto his stick with his right hand.

[@josephsmith2417]

You would think an NHL player would have such a glass jaw… but it’s Dylan Larkin, that guy is such a 2023 hockey player. He would have lasted 2 shifts in the early 2000s and ran home crying.

[@Ste743]

@@josephsmith2417he was out cold before he even hit the ice- his arms splayed out and he didn’t try to break his fall. He hasn’t built up the scar tissue around his brain that the 80s players had.

[@66BW]

@@josephsmith2417 It's new age hockey, move on from this argument. Even the strongest can be concussed. I would bet he would have lasted longer because in the Juniors he would have been groomed for the NHL and if he couldn't hack it there.....he would not have played in the NHL

[@timomomomo969]

@@josephsmith2417 ok keyboard

[@artemia79]

Damn... I'm not sure what to say. Hope Larkin is okay first of all. Had to wait to see the replay, but I'm still perplexed. A push to the head? Thought it was a cross-check penalty, but wasn't. Perron's was much worse. Infinity stones? 🤔

[@mdcuts3646]

He never got the stick to his head it was more of a closed fist, a rare ref call that I agree with

[@maksim82tallin]

Joseph pushed him from the back and Kelly puched him with glove from the front. If both actions weren't in same momentum - he would not be hurt. Larkin recieved it directly to the jaw - he was knocked out in boxing style

[@easportssucks4347]

21 goes up high and with intent. Watch it in real time. It's a clear cross check aimed right at Larkin's head. This league is a joke.

[@s0fa274]

Really scary, praying he’s okay.

[@lyledeporiss5937]

Crazy. The guy who did nothing except end up by Larkin while he was down got attacked and the guy who did it was the one who in the middle of everyone going at it, called for the trainer

[@snowyfox_01]

Zub was calling too. Overall just a mess of a play. At least the players were calling for trainers despite being on opposing teams. All penalties deserved

[@williamford9564]

So Perron attacks a totally innocent party?

[@neilsunstrum933]

Yup he’s a coward and idiot.

[@stupidas9466]

He got a match penalty and will also be suspended.

[@Undefeatedsports3]

And Joseph hits a guy in the head?

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

But u think it’s ok for what Joseph and Kelly did?

[@LivingNed]

@@YooperHatesOhioState No but one is careless and unlucky and the other is straight up malicious retribution, on a guy not even involved no less.

[@aaccount547]

I know this was 3 weeks ago but I feel bad for Zub, He literally did nothing wrong and Perron just went right after him.

[@f-twelve7155]

I've seen it before but it still amazes me how Zub got jumped, Joseph got all the blame while Kelly actually did all the damages.

[@butler-macdonald8351]

From the angle at 3:53 it looks like the right hook from #27 was the KO blow

[@Tylerrrrrb]

Bro there was no right hook to the helmet knocking him out he got pushed into it

[@BlueInOrangeAgain]

no. not even close. He was hit behind the ear from #21. #27 had no hit on him at all.

[@mikescorpio13]

left sucker punch hook from Joseph is the culprit

[@ziggle5000]

I'd like to see an NHL where the players are less brainless and are willing to have fines greater than 5k for player safety issues but I know that's a pipe dream.

[@tomdadwell]

Rangers fan here, didn't hear about this till just now. Hoping the man is OK, and it turns out to be nothing serious. Scary to watch though.

[@maamold]

21 started it, then he fell into 27 who was just trying to push, but because Larkin was falling he was hit by 27 in the face.

[@BlueInOrangeAgain]

that's not right. 21 hit him behind the ear. 27 had no hit on Larkin at all.

[@maamold]

@@BlueInOrangeAgain Did you just ignore the part where after 21 hit Larkin, Larkin's face fell into 27's fist?

[@MikeySkywalker]

@@BlueInOrangeAgainyou obviously didn’t read his comment, and you didn’t watch the video closely.

[@Gopherzooka]

he was out before his face fell agsinst zub zub more caught him then hit him if anything zub accidently stopped larkins nose from breaking on the ice

[@timmyb8694]

He was definitely already out with the Joseph hit... Sum1 tried to tell me the same thing about Kelly running into him knocked him out. He said "a doctor" said that about the replay. Probably not a doctor.. But sum1 who jst stayed at a Holiday Inn Express... I'm a Wings fan...But I must say most Wings fans are idiots.. So there's that..

[@mandar107]

At the end of the review, this is one I think that got called right. Larkin’s a stand up player and wish him a good recovery. Joseph is just plain sloppy with his stick getting high but was also shoved off balance from behind, and Larkin just got sandwiched in an unlucky way. Perron just went after the closest Sen, standing up for his captain but being way over aggressive and getting Zub in the head was uncalled for.

[@acdii]

I tend to agree, they were close to each other and looked more like trying to push him out of the way, but wasn't expecting Kelly to also make contact. It was the second hit that brought him down.

[@shmooveyea]

Seems like the Detroit players were the only ones not aware Larkin was out cold for a minute there.

[@play2win929]

Just last game two games ago I think he got boarded and in the post game interview he said that he needs to be more aware on the ice, now this happens smh

[@Rosterized]

Not entirely sure if it was joseph hit that knocked Larkin out or the hand/elbow of the player his face fell on afterwards, honestly looked like a relatively mild situation compared to what happened to Larkin, unfortunate stuff

[@Dr.Acula76]

It was Kelly's right to the jaw

[@albundy5198]

It was a perfect storm of stuff. Nobody’s fault in that one

[@rorystruthers2853]

@@albundy5198 Thats ridiculous, Joseph cross checked him in the head. Obv didn't mean to knock him out but thats what lead to the "perfect storm".

[@solarion9802]

@@rorystruthers2853 Yeah, a couple sucker punching cowards on team goon. The Sens play a lot of games like this though. I guess it's what they have instead of playoffs. lol

[@SystematicMechanic]

@@albundy5198

[@motorman2013]

i feel like that was more or less a couple bad coincidents that led to larkin getting injured. joseph was most likely aiming for the shoulder to push him away and was a bit high not paying full attention. not an excuse but is what i thinkl happened looking at that. and kelly coming into help in front of the net just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@solarion9802]

Agree! Joseph accidentally punched Larkin in the back of the head an then Kelly accidentally sucker punched 71 in the face. All in good fun and totally not cowardly goon stuff.

[@neilsunstrum933]

@@solarion9802lmao, it was A push and battle in front of the net because he was swiping at their goaltender. He got knocked the F out, nice to see the senators protecting their goalie. Go after the goaltender like the wings were doing and you’re going to pay the piper. Larkin is soft

[@roberteinarsson3353]

Reminds me of Pavelskis injury against Vegas.

[@jakubjohnson6741]

First and foremost I am not a fan of the Sens or Wings (Habs fan). But this was no case of the wrong place at the wrong time. A player doesn't just "accidentally" crosscheck somebody in the head. These are professionals, not little league children, there is no way that crosscheck by Joseph was not intentional. And it's not like Larkin was doing anything Egregious in f, front of the net, he literally just wacked at the puck like all forwards do, and as somebody who played hockey would know that defensive players(or forwards) are allowed to push people out of the way, but that's lower down on their body (near the pants) not crosschecked to the face.

[@justinbosque3995]

I don't think many have seen it, but it was the 2nd hit that knocked him out. The 1st check to the head was blatant and uncalled for but another angle shows almost a punch to the jaw, and I think that is what knocked him out.

[@erikjohnpotvin]

I was thinking the same. A hit on the chin can put people to sleep right away, it’s weird to see.

[@mramisuzuki6962]

Idk looks whiplash stinger but yea I could see him falling face first into the other guys glove.

[@MrTehnoobshowfan]

Look, totally unrelated, hope Larkin is ok, but I have watched hockey my whole life until recently.. and I still like it, just dont have cable/want to pay for it… but seeing Patrick Kane in a RW jersey was a mind fuck… how did I miss this??

[@jonathanschadenfreude9603]

ive watched the wings since igor laronov years, larkin has this team behind him, he is a star, as a bruins fan im sending you my healing vibes to your stud. It hurt to see him on the ice like that. Stop man handling my bruins tho

[@josephsmith2417]

Larkin is a star? Guy has never even been a point per game player in his life. He is also a punk bitch, like every Red Wings player. Larkin is above average at best. He isn’t tough at all either, I mean, look at this play. Pushed a little and acts like he just got shot by a sniper.

[@user-xg8ig6zx5r]

That had better be 2 big suspensions for hits to the head, make a statement about head shots ffs this is getting stupid! Then Perron to add stupid to moronic cross checks Zub in the head when he was NOT the 1 that hit Larkin!

[@Dr.Acula76]

Refs called it right. Perron will be the only suspension

[@ggymnast3]

Joseph looks like he’s pushing to get out and get after the puck @3:55 It’s separate from the group with the goalie. I thought he was pushed but the movement of Joseph being pushed doesn’t add up. He gets bumped and then he uses others to push himself out of that and towards the puck

[@elindauer]

I expected to be outraged over the hit, but it looks more unlucky than dirty to me.

[@DeltaV11]

The initial hit by Joseph was a little dirty, but far from the most egregious thing I’ve ever seen. The second hit by Kelly honestly just looked like inertia. Even with that though, I’m surprised Larkin went down so hard. The hits didn’t seem all that crazy. Just goes to show how the heck and head are super vulnerable and under the right conditions it doesn’t take much.

[@Corvoreviews]

@@DeltaV11 to me it seems that he was aiming at larkins back, but then he gets bumped from the behind by the other battle happening behind him and his arms goes up, penalty yes,but I don't think there was intention to hit larkin in the back of his head, perron in the other way...

[@conquestjosh6970]

Is that the same Joseph that boarded him last year?????

[@reunionisland7940]

yep, the very same chickenshit loser shaking his head when he gets confronted

[@chrisczech744]

Yes. But it was a couple years ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6CZioWMp5l0hrcsi=AV-CTVIsRBk2jSv3

[@helmedon]

Same guy

[@conquestjosh6970]

@@helmedon That was purposely done then for sure...

[@Severance8859]

His brother plays for the Pens, could have been him, might not have. POJ (Joesph's brother) has a history with Larkin, as the two have been involved in scrums.

[@shammi8133]

Detroit fan I'm glad they got the calls right. Been a fan sence Yzermans wn. year as a player. The cross check to Zub was horrible not what we ever want to see in this town.

[@Dr.Acula76]

You seem to be the most sensible fan I've seen

[@DeltaV11]

Larkin going down was scary, what lead to him going down didn’t seem all that egregious, more bad luck than anything else. Zub’s hit was near criminal. That cannot be acceptable.

[@jonborton1295]

@@DeltaV11Perron should be suspended but so should Joseph. It wasn’t accidental.

[@LivingNed]

@@jonborton1295 Looked accidental to me, the reverse angle looks like Joseph was trying to shove Larkin on the shoulder but got his glove up too high which causes Larkn's head to move downward into Kelly's arm.

[@DeltaV11]

@@jonborton1295 I don’t disagree that Joseph’s hit may have been purposeful, but the degree of hit matters too. When watched at full speed the Joseph hit looks more like any kind of normal jostling you’d see in front of the net. It could be a roughing because he Larkin’s head, I’m not entirely sure he targeted the head, but it’s debatable. The Perron hit was simply vicious blind retaliation that could’ve seriously injured Zub. Perron cross checked him to the head/neck from a running start. Joseph’s hit while dirty, is nothing like Perron’s.

[@chappy48]

I'm pretty sure it was 27's fist to the chin that knocked him out. 21 hits him in the back of the neck/head, forcing his head right into the oncoming fist of 27. It was a combo platter, but the finisher was 27, not 21.

[@DAD0123]

Someone check the grassy knoll ! Because the shot that knocked out Larkin did not come from someone on the ice. Ended up being a lower body injury?? WHAT?!

[@stanley13579]

What a bizarre thing to happen. Head-shots happen all the time (and they shouldn't), but when something so par-for-the-course happens like that, and it ragdolls a guy... it's really freaky. Hopefully he's okay...and also hoping the league takes a better look (and delivers greater punishments) to those who go for the head. It's not a game, or a joke, to hit someone above the shoulders.

[@kaptaink1959]

I can only hope that Dylan is ok after this .

[@chrishughes3873]

Greg Louganis would have been proud of that dive.

[@JonnyBlaze69420]

Looks like Larkin's days in the NHL are numbered

[@time2shinehomestead498]

Hope Larkin will be OK

[@scottpressnail543]

What does Joseph have against Larkin?

[@chettajohnson5261]

The clean right hook to the face he got from Larkin after boarding him a few seasons back

[@solarion9802]

@@chettajohnson5261 Plus Joseph sucks at ice hockey.

[@neilsunstrum933]

Larkin is softer than Charmin and a diver.

[@Liprocky]

@@solarion9802that is also very true

[@raymondpaul1657]

@@solarion9802 lol he's in the NHL and pretty sure has won 2 cups with the Lightning! Know your facts bud.

[@syncmonism]

I have no idea what Joseph is protesting for. He's lucky to get only a game misconduct for that. That should be a multi-game suspension at bare minimum. People have to be held accountable when they're clealry deliberately hitting someone, and when that person gets knocked out. Some might argue that it's impossible to know if he was intentionally trying to injure the other player, but you have to assume the worst, otherwise many players will continue to try to get away with accidentally-on-purpose trying to injure other players. This isn't a criminal court system, and there's no need to err on the side of presuming innocence when that would only encourage players to play more recklessly, and would result in more head injuries and other serious injuries. There's also the retaliation to consider. If the suspensions from the league are strict and heavy, then there will be less of an incentive for players to retaliate against dangerous hits. Just look at what happened with the Naslund/Moore/Bertuzzi saga to see an extreme example of what I'm talking about. Things have improved since then, but they're still letting guys get off too easily a lot of the time, imo.

[@amerrickanacres3354]

And Joseph was suspended for how long? No suspension = NHL approval of dirty play.

[@theinternetbw]

He attacked the wrong guy 🤣

[@RealYoutube33]

After the dirty play. No one is safe for the senators. That goes on for games going forward.

[@vTxDynasty]

@@RealKZbin33the dirty play was Perron. The Larkin play was a fluke

[@ipu085]

@@vTxDynastyZub was cross checking all game. Perron turned and saw him standing over him and probably just figured that that’s what he did again and that it was him that hit Larkin… it is what it is

[@mbelfer8145]

@@RealKZbin33 Relax. Detroit is a soft team.

[@raccoon2899]

​@@RealKZbin33kk grandpa

[@trevord.6545]

Perron with one of the most clownish moves I have ever seen. Your buddy is out cold on the ice, a random player on the other team is calling for help and you run up and crosscheck them in the throat. Absolutely unbelievable

[@Elliesbow]

Joseph committing the act then playing the nice guy is more of a clown move

[@dustinssimpson]

Stupid

[@mhdab2416]

@@Elliesbow here comes the racism and death threats towards Joseph.....Red Wings fans that threw a banana towards Wayne Simmonds never forget....

[@Hjkkgg6788]

Perron exists to annoy why are we surprised

[@Fludescorner]

that happened in london, ontario.......not detroit dumbass@@mhdab2416

[@AntonXul]

Damn, at 1st I thought Larkin looks like he’s made of glass. Initially it looks like a light tap from behind from Joseph and it didn’t even look bad. It was when they finally showed from the opposite side where you see what happened. That shove from Joseph lead Larkin’s head to move forward towards Kelly right hand which clipped Larkin’s jaw and then it was lights out! He was KO’d by Kelly’s right hand. I wouldn’t even call that a penalty. It was just an unfortunate series of events of physicality and Larkin’s head was just in a bad spot to be trapped by the hands Joseph & Kelly. In the end he took an accidental shot to the jaw and that knocked him out.

[@Bravo7Foxtrot]

My man got neck checked then throat punched (regardless if intentional or not) on his way down 😬

[@squnk3613]

With his history with neck injuries. I cant see why they didnt put a c cauler on him. Hemust have told them it wasnt his neck or back. otherwise they for sure would have secured him on the stretcher. But, i still think they should have secured his neck.

[@thebigbear4696]

Twenty plus years ago when I was a freshman in college I passed out due to dehydration and general weakness due to a really bad case of the flu. I fell backwards and cracked my head open. I was alone and regained consciousness quickly. I found my roommate and had him look at the wound and he thought we should call an ambulance (I had a nasty cut). When the EMTs got there they determined that since I lost consciousness (even though it was before the head injury), they should follow “standard procedure” and immobilize me and stretcher me out. As part of the work up at the hospital they did some head imaging (CT or MRI not sure which), again because it was “standard procedure.” So I found it very interesting that more than twenty years later (and with all the knowledge we’ve gained on head injuries) he was allowed to skate off on (kind of) his own power. He looked like he lost consciousness for sure there.

[@squnk3613]

@@thebigbear4696 i agree, The way his head was hanging forward while skating off. It just didnt look right at all.

[@JamesMartin2014]

The NHL will never change

[@philfriedmann2109]

It already did a lot.

[@flimbs]

It's changed a lot

[@bluntman3180]

What a coward you must be to check someone in the back of the head like that.

[@austinchicoine1310]

That looked scary a shot to the back of the neck/head after Larkin was in a brace for the offseason, the way his body crumpled made it look like a neck/spinal injury

[@DevWil]

12 minutes of broadcast time and a ton of focus on Joseph with absolutely no credit given to him for keeping the area clear and calling the trainer over and showing concern as Larkin left the ice. I don't have a rooting interest in either of these teams. I hope Larkin is fine and I hope people recognize how classy Joseph was after the injury, which--as best I can tell--was more or less caused by heat of the moment hockey and bad luck. Because yeah: we keep seeing these situations where a player is down and there's too little concern for their safety while tempers flare. For an opposing player to recognize the situation and keep everyone away is something that I think we should commend.

[@jimjohnson9808]

Kelly, should have also got the boot.

[@Dr.Acula76]

For what? Having a guy's face shoved into his fist

[@mattd2026]

So did #21 get a fine/suspension too?

[@jaygt4]

Looks like what knocked him out was Kelly's right hand as Joseph's driving his head and neck forward ... you can see Larkin react to the Joseph hit but goes limp after Kelly right hand connects with his face

[@HelloImadamn]

Glad Larkin got up 😢

[@bpastorb]

Made me realize how strange it must be for NHL players to wake up from being knocked out cold, only to hear the crowd erupt into cheer for them.. I mean I know it's well intended, but would be such a crazy thing to experience right after regaining consciousness

[@Eric-uh7nl]

Perron is getting at least a 5-game suspension if he's been called to an in-person hearing by the NHL. And deservedly so. His intentional retaliation on Zub, who had nothing to do with Larkin's injury, was vicious and uncalled for.

[@34muggsy34]

And the hit on Larkin was barely a 2 minute minor.

[@edwardduering5776]

Im a Red Wings fan and I agree. It is uncalled for to attack another player; this is sports.

[@34muggsy34]

@@edwardduering5776 Admittedly it’s a tough call to call live. This is an instance where the replay worked.

[@Eric-uh7nl]

@@34muggsy34 the hit on Larkin is not comparable. That happened as a result of incidental contact during the play. The hit on Zub was an all-out attack with a stick after the whistle, on someone who did nothing.

[@tompy3738]

Feel better Dylan ❤

[@itsstrikers9576]

Feel better Artem ❤️

[@connorhickey4681]

@@itsstrikers9576zub was back in, feel bad for him he got caught in the crossfire

[@itsstrikers9576]

@@connorhickey4681 let’s still pray for him for not faking

[@planetcaravan2925]

He got ice on that chin immediately

[@Severance8859]

@itsstrikers9576 Don't be moronic, have some humanity for the guy who was on the ice lifeless for ffs. It's not that hard. You can disagree with the response but try not acting like a c lown

[@muhammadissop7230]

Didn't even look like any huge contact occured. That is super scary man.

[@pointman3672]

I love how 21 is immediately calling for help them gets pushed around while trying to call for serious help, awareness red come on

[@Taylor-gb5gf]

well 21 was also the one who checked him in the head sooo

[@pointman3672]

@@Taylor-gb5gf to be honest I noticed this after the fact

[@mattd2026]

​@@Taylor-gb5gf"hey guys I just killed this motherfucker. Get him a stretcher!"

[@87lostfan]

​@@Taylor-gb5gfhe didn't check him in the head

[@user-wg5wr5gi1z]

That was a scary scene as Dylan lays motionless on the ice. You never want to see anyone in that type of condition

[@robertdiaferia7356]

All these cheap shots should be stopped. This was scary, not only for Larkin but for Zub as well.

[@DustinMikkelsen]

It's insane that they called it a minor...

[@willstuart4504]

Tbh I didn't see anything too egregious with the play, certainly not something we see 10 times in any other game when D-men are trying to clear the front?? But that's the scary thing with Heads and Necks.... sometimes it just takes that certain specific hit, to that certain vulnerable area to shut a guy off. 😖 Prayers he recovers fully.

[@machinaxephos]

It also bugs me that the some of the wings were prioritizing fighting and pushing over Larkin’s motionless body as Joseph was calling for a trainer

[@DavidL14]

Raymond needs to chill out he acts a little punk sometimes

[@darkphoenix2]

Lots of hockey players react this way during injuries, but they stopped pretty quickly in this case

[@Liprocky]

What a dumb comment

[@ilarinikkarikoski4765]

I am okay with Detroit players reacting this way, excluding Perron who has and always will be, an absolute ape.

[@FillipTraumItWasAGoodDream]

He got hit in the part of the neck that leads into the jaw. Like when you punch someone at what you think is corner jaw and they get knocked out, it's that nerve that makes that happen. Weird play.

[@brandonsayer7631]

Any update on his well being?

[@Shadow_Fox221]

I think it was the hit from Kelly it was right to the chin

[@Andrew-bb2ql]

2 didnt even do anything lol

[@QemeH]

The effect on Larkin was certainly elevated by the fact that he crashed into two other players right after recieving the blow to the head/neck area, so I'm willing to say that it wasn't Josephs intention to cause that big of an impact. But he did punch him in the face with a direction and strength that was enough to whip the head around. That alone is not only a penalty, but potentially assault...

[@buzzzzzy8924]

As someone who doesn’t follow hockey, why wasn’t the player that head checked the red wings player not get suspended??

[@robertmaxwell2596]

I think he got hit with the butt of the stick right to the temple.

[@Kazzee1992]

Larkin must have glass jaw. Makes sense for a weak team

[@kevinburns827]

Thats one of the worst checks i can remember. It was a plane as day double team check and high stick at that.

[@troycrum9294]

Tomas Holmstrom, Dino Ciccarelli, and Pat Roy all watching this together…..: “they stopped play for that?!”

[@dingdonglouie]

obviously Perron did a vicious, unnecessary cross check to the wrong guy and should be suspended. he didn't see what happened and immediately saw an Ottawa player standing over his unconscious captain. any player would go and defend their captain like that. heat of the moment for Perron. Zub just got into the crossfire of someone else's actions.

[@neilsunstrum933]

Only a coward would cross check someone in the face.

[@dingdonglouie]

then theres a lot of cowards in this league. @@neilsunstrum933

[@derekjones3694]

​@@neilsunstrum933exactly what the Ottawa player did. 😅 Dumbass