Nikita Zadorov rocked Ondrej Kase with a solid hit, Morgan Rielly retaliates

Nikita Zadorov delivered a forceful hit to the already vulnerable Ondrej Kase, who has a history of head injuries and appeared to be wobbly as he got up. Immediately following the hit, Kase headed to the locker room.
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[@drew3851]

Big beautiful hard CLEAN check. The NHL needs more of this

[@Tauno211]

Sure, but without a head contact. Zadorov's arms were down and his feet on the ice so it's technically a very good, clean hit. And Kase didn't embrace for the hit well enough, yet again, even though the situation came up quite fast. Kase needs to learn to take a hit and Zadorov needs to watch where he hits. All in all, more like an accident and carelessness from both guys part.

[@dougrodriguez9402]

@@Tauno211 It definitely wasn’t a targeted head shot, it was his chest and his rocked forwards. Did he get some of his head? Yes. Wasn’t intentional or the principal point of contact? No.

[@justwondering1967]

@@Tauno211 Zadorov doesn’t need to do anything different. He is the bigger man. I am afraid they will turn this into the NFL with the head contact nonsense. Just like the QB should be throwing medicine balls to his receivers, a player shouldn’t be giving sucker passes to his teammates either.

[@Tauno211]

@@dougrodriguez9402 It wasn't intentional in my book either, just reckless. Technically clean, but reckless.

[@Tauno211]

@@justwondering1967 This one I beg to differ. He definitely should care as a bigger guy if he wants to play without a conscience of hitting guys in the head or not. When you're bigger than most others, you need to adapt and make sure you're not dangerous to play with. Zadorov seems to not care about that, because this is not the first time he plays too dangerously. Lower your stance even more when hitting smaller guys so you at least miss the head. That's all there is. This was otherwise a good, clean hit as I said before, but reckless nonetheless.

[@rodbelding9523]

That was a great hit. Leafs really shouldve dressed Clifford against a big team like Calgary.

[@connordalrymple2905]

Was thinking the same thing all damn night, or Ritchie show some worth.

[@blakey88]

ur sorry ass franchise doesn't deserve cliffy

[@user-dv3hq4qp7u]

ни хера не понял)))

[@tylerjohnson8973]

@@blakey88 says the guy with a last name like that lmao

[@coffeewithbleach6168]

@@bendover62983 Second in the pacific bud Sutter already took us to the finals with less talent. If a hit ends your game then you ain't winning the cup laughs.

[@carletonrutherford1799]

Zadorov hit Kase clean and hard. Then Rielly responded. That's hockey. Kase isn't a big star, but you gotta respond for your teammate.

[@Woody10719]

Take a number is more hockey as opposed to jump a guy for a clean hit.

[@Slowe_]

Meh, not really clean hit no reason to go fight a guy for a clean hit and it was more Kase skating hard into the hit than Zadorov doing anything

[@wesengle1334]

I don’t know why you can’t hit anyone anymore.

[@hugh2hoob668]

Hit his head

[@St.Smitty]

I think he's had a few concussions already, no? He's always been an IR frequent

[@ninetynine9939]

Calgary is a massive team with guys that like to hit and fight.. good luck.

[@celinedelgado243]

But cant put the puck in the Net so thats about it.....

[@ninetynine9939]

@@celinedelgado243 incorrect. Thanks for comin out though.

[@celinedelgado243]

@@ninetynine9939 who cares...at the end of the day team gotta score goals ... dont give a shit about how big they are buddy😞

[@hugh2hoob668]

@@ninetynine9939 Flames get doused every Spring lol 🌧 🔥

[@ninetynine9939]

@@celinedelgado243 ok Celine Dion. Calgary just scored 15 goals in 3 games. Anymore brain busters.

[@dmitriirafalskii1070]

Zadorov🔥👍

[@user-ll4hj3ii7y]

Никитка конечно машина по чистым мощным силовым приемам....просто шкаф

[@user-ol8jn2hu7x]

Я раз 20 посмотрел,эту красоту чистейшего силового ))

[@get-pucked-eh-628]

That's a big guy to go after 😲Tip of the hat to Reilly for sticking up for Kase 💪💪💪

[@zalapski9399]

Maybe Reilly should be attacking Engvall for giving that suicide pass.

[@marcmoretti2502]

Reminds me of that pass that Player 61 (whoever he is) made to Lars Eller right before he got rocked by Eric Gryba in the playoffs a few years ago

[@TheSkeletor612]

@@marcmoretti2502 raphael diaz haha

[@tylerjohnson8973]

A suicide pass is delivered from the defensive zone into the neutral zone for future reference....please learn the game and it's lingo b4 u try and comment

[@brickner55]

@@tylerjohnson8973 a suicide pass is setting your teammate up to get rocked. it doesn’t have anything to do with what zone your in.

[@tylerjohnson8973]

@@brickner55 lol afraid not but I appreciate your opinion Anytime a suicide pass is completed it's a pass on the players blindside going thru the neutral zone.....a ton of passes completed on blindside in defense zone never get referred to as suicide passes so thanks and have a wonderful day

[@nickk3924]

Zadorov 😬💪🏻

[@whosN1co]

Clean and very beautiful hit😍

[@ds6329]

Kase giving Zadorov a whack to the head before getting blasted is humorous. Like "This is gonna hurt. Might as well show my Whac-A-Mole skills."

[@Sick_Boy_Rick74]

Damn I miss having Big Z on the Avs squad. Everyone was always saying he was a dirty player. There was definitely some questionable hits he made but a good portion of them were totally clean and very hard hits.

[@BillMorganChannel]

He was a Sabre that we traded for your O'Reilly, and I did not approve.

[@kennethforsberg8305]

cuz he so tall so it looks like a head hit but its not.

[@markmacdonald6452]

Reilly didn’t even drop his gloves! What a hero!

[@randy2949]

lmfao I wouldn't really say he retaliated, he got dropped and turtled within 2 seconds of Zadorov grabbing him

[@paulvivier1984]

Clean hit! Love it!

[@JamestheFisherman]

nice hit!!

[@scottchalmers986]

Great hit !!

[@Kerkopes]

6'6" 235 lbs vs. 6'0" 185 lbs

[@Kastula100]

Чистейший силовой🔥👍

[@hugh2hoob668]

Head shot

[@markzuck8486]

@@hugh2hoob668 why do you watch KZbin if you're blind?

[@andrewm.9066]

Reilly going after Zadorov 😂, MISMATCH

[@joshgarza1527]

Love some old time hockey open ice check!

[@jessehoran1052]

Miss having Big Z in Denver. His job is to hit, and I guess this played out as it should. Kudos to Reilly for standing up for his teammate, even if the hit was legal.

[@km-nl6pu]

Miss you Z

[@davetechme]

1. He's lucky he didn't hit his head on the ice. 2. He's got great teammates. 👍

[@zalapski9399]

If he had good teammates they would have: 1) Not thrown that suicide pass 2) Been screaming from the bench to get your head up- could see that hit coming a mile away. 3) Talked pre shift about who’s on the ice. When an opportunistic head hunter like Zadorov is on the ice you need to be more careful. 4) Tell him to tighten his chin strap.

[@semiwindup]

Sagging the chinstrap is a dumb trend.

[@skol4wild760]

Clean hit

[@beermaker1100]

That was a beauty

[@heresjohnnyy]

Big Z!! beautiful hit, come back to the AVS

[@jameshorton7496]

Kase saw Zadorov coming. Even brought his stick up for protection.

[@cann0n147]

clean elite hit nothings rude ! GJ Z . LMAO Rielly at the end

[@glebnegey]

Задоров красавец))) Стена))) Надеюсь, он по игре столь же надежен, сколь крепок в силовых

[@skrbl174]

Nice Pass Enqvall, reminds me of Sheifeles pass to Laine 2016 when McCabe rocked Laine.

[@toasteddoritos380]

This is why the leafs should play Simmonds Ritchie and Clifford

[@c_telking4433]

Completely agree. Keefe is an idiot for putting this roster out against a heavy Calgary team.

[@trevorstone9879]

I think they said Simmonds wife just delivered a baby so he wasn't around.

[@user-cn5qr6go3y]

Как об угол дома!😅

[@IPv6Freely]

Attaboy Mo. What a beauty.

[@deleteduser6074]

principle point of contact is the head Pierre "that's a solid body check"

[@hugh2hoob668]

Craig Button actually not Pierre

[@deleteduser6074]

@@hugh2hoob668 true lol

[@Rodgerwilco91]

Fighting after a clean hit is so stupid. Reilly did a good job of making himself look like a peewee player in that exchange though lol.

[@veda-vl6dz]

He was protecting his team mate that's what hockey is. Besides the fights is one of the reasons hockey is so fun to watch.

[@delsanravelvetheart4365]

Not a clean hit. His shoulder clearly hit his head. If it was shoulder on shoulder, that would be fine but it's clear in the second slow motion replay that he raised his shoulder to hit the dude in the head.

[@davidhowell5683]

@@delsanravelvetheart4365 totally clean Kase had his head down

[@davidhowell5683]

@@delsanravelvetheart4365 in fact Kase could have gotten a cross checking penalty to boot

[@curtwarner8505]

Zadorov is awesome I have no fucking clue why the avs would let him go but either way we want him and Matty T in dc

[@dmitriykakhankin5915]

Чистейший хит!!! Правда с ударом в голову локтем! Великолепно!!!

[@hohliiditenaxui]

Чисто сработано.

[@allboxing9851]

Clean Hit

[@mr.scotchlover6895]

I hate fights after clean hits, its getting ridiculous at point

[@PS-ui5zu]

Hopefully it eases in playoffs and they dont fight thar much after good and legal hits.

[@PEPSIPET]

I mean this one is fair. Yes it definitly is a clean hit, but Kase's helmet went off so Reilly maybe thought it was a shot to the head, thus went after Zadorov.

[@larsandersson5974]

I couldn't agree more.

[@CaseyWWelch]

Blah blah blah!

[@jameshorton7496]

Why? A fight is a fight. Bad enough we don't see enough of them.

[@chetbackwudz9882]

Leafs attempt to start shit over a clean hit and it doesn't work out for them 😂 Toronto got handled last night

[@haydenremigio9267]

As an avs fan…. Big z is absolutely nasty. Miss him on the Avs but glad to see him still being the goon he is. 💕

[@BurningWater95]

Is clifford in the line up tonight like god damnnn

[@MOSHNIY1991]

Zadorov top. Clean job.

[@AxeCheeks]

Rielly "retaliates" by eating some ice

[@mightymacaque]

When it's 2 on 1 and 3 on 1 for a little bit, kinda hard for that to be an even matchup

[@c_telking4433]

But he retaliated

[@mightymacaque]

@@c_telking4433 right, I'm saying he ate ice though because the numbers were uneven on the ice. Even more so when kase had to leave the ice. Gotta show, especially as an assistant captain, that there's an effort to stick up for your teammates. If there were 5 leafs on the ice and kase was able to shake off the hit a bit and join in the scrum, Rielly probably doesn't get iced. A catch 22. I just hope kase is okay, he needs to stay healthy so he can bounce back.

[@daveyboy2497]

Keefe should be fired, Simmons or Clifford have to be in lineup each game, with. Coaching and Campbell back to normal will lead to their downfall

[@vitaliykhal2404]

Чистый хит , его можно было и объехать а не нарываться.Как в столб!

[@BillMorganChannel]

Лучшего удара в сегодняшнем суперкубке вы не увидите! Эй, ребята, вы собираетесь вторгнуться в Украину?

[@daveyboy2497]

Not hard to tell Simmonds was not there

[@user-so7xh3ov1z]

При столкновение Задоров даже на см не двинулся стоит на месте как об стенку ударился

[@tylerjohnson8973]

Nobody notice the first point of contact was shoulder to kase head?

[@hugh2hoob668]

Yeah most here are trogs it was to the head

[@rinasych_1]

Красавчег мать его

[@Wickedsicked8]

That hits right to the head and he's watching his hit all the way through. Has everyone forgotten what a clean hit is?

[@Clash4life22]

Nope. Have you forgotten what hockey is? Not dudes fault that he’s big and other guy is tiny. He wasn’t even aiming for his head

[@Wickedsicked8]

@@Clash4life22 It's literally the first thing he hits are you blind or stupid or both. I like Scott Stevens style hockey but this shit isn't consistent and hard to watch. Either you can hit people in the head on purpose or you can't. He didn't even try to make it look like he was going for a shoulder check.

[@Bswaggy]

@@Clash4life22 doesn’t matter if he’s aiming or not idiot

[@Jon_Snow_88]

@@Wickedsicked8 Once again not his fault hes a foot taller than kase.

[@isthatujeebus]

You can't lead with your head and act all surprised when you get hit in the head. Clean hit 100%. No intent there at all and anyone saying different clearly knows diddly about hockey.

[@user-fh8eu9ky1k]

Он вообще ничего не делал, Kase клюшкой попал по лицу, а Задоров стоял на месте, только движение руками сделал

[@ev4231]

Kase Jeez he got rocked like that last game . No way his head is right after that.

[@PeacefulPointers]

He gets rocked all the time. Always out with a concussion. Dude has to learn how to keep his head up or he'll be brain dead.

[@cottonswab72]

It also think he'd learn how to wear a helmet

[@hugh2hoob668]

Yeah for sure he's gonna be a *head-kase* 😏

[@Unscheduledsandwich]

Second time in a week this goofball has been lite up

[@canadasugardaddysugardaddy1797]

I see Rielly took lessons from Tkachuk on the fine art of Turtling

[@Z--acc90]

Great hit! But watch #19 on the flames did he throw a kick?? Watch closely looked like he throws a kick

[@andrewlindhe722]

I see it the tkfuck brothers peices of sh#t

[@Bswaggy]

Looks like some head contact

[@Infiniti25]

Another hit where the player who got injured had his stick in the air and got hit by it as a result.

[@Fk7_papi]

Everybody saying, oh there's no need to fight after a clean hit, blah blah blah. But if no one went after him you'd all be saying that the Leafs are pansies for not responding. You can tell no one in the comments made it passed holding the skate assist on the pond by the way they comment.

[@user-lh3un5ty5z]

Задоров, здорово 😁😁😁

[@Teengenerate77]

The Blackhawks miss that. Stan Bowman stupidly thought Riley Stillman could fill Zadorov’s role of being a big physical presence even though Stillman is just 6’1 190lbs 😑

[@Statikshade]

That's a shame. Kase took 2 major hits that lead to concussions while on the Ducks. I think he'll have a short career. I'm just glad that he didn't land on his head after his helmet came off.

[@psychwardsandSCENE]

"it's a shame that he was hit cleanly" maybe he shouldn't be playing then, or maybe you shouldn't be such a soft bitchboy

[@radiosandrayguns]

This is the jagoff that Wilson laid out with also a clean hit. McQuaid turned him into a punching bag too. So he's notably a tool.

[@ionionov2054]

П.. ля как красиво сделано😌🔥

[@Mrtanton]

Никитос могёт 😁

[@durbanbudz]

Great hit.

[@ianterry8182]

Chinese mens olympic team watching videos like this and quietly thanking the NHL 😂😂

[@leafsruleall]

Absolutely CLEAR SHOULDER TO THE HEAD CHECK!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE IS BLIND, THE LEAGUES RULE IS ZERO HEAD CONTACT!!!!!

[@montuckyman4982]

Nice hit. Case is just smaller . Initial contact was to the shoulder. Teammate gave him a suicide pass. And case was the one carrying all the speed , Z just stood him up. Keep yer head up!

[@MotoMaximus]

Don’t put midgets to play against 6 foot plus hockey players because every check will be contact with the head. Also, don’t skate with your head down. Can’t handle it? Go watch figure skating.

[@hugh2hoob668]

@@montuckyman4982 not it wasn't get glasses he hit dead side of his head

[@wayneprivett1997]

Think he got hit back to 1967.

[@crystal.starr0]

Heads up

[@DavidWoelkechannel]

two disappointments in this game 1. Kase should have received 2 minutes high sticking on the Z hit (look at his stick on the replay) 2. Tkachuk did not flip the puck at Muzzin after a play was whistled dead

[@leonardmccannon3136]

Stop the video frame at 42 seconds and you will see Zardorov should making direct contact with Kase’s head. Immediately after, kase’s helmet flies off his head. The height difference is quite apparent, and is a a big part of why it happened. Still, if the refs see what the replay shows, Zardorov gets ejected from the game. It would not shock me to find out the leafs send a tape to the league, if Kase is as concussed as he appeared to be. Players are responsible for head contact on hits even when it could be unintentional.

[@DC-yl4vc]

@@leonardmccannon3136 Kase leads with the head and stick...you don't have a clue and are being a fanboy. ZERO will happen except crying

[@leonardmccannon3136]

@@DC-yl4vc I bet the player safety board would be really impressed with the argument that my opponent tried to block me with his head in the moment before I steamrolled him. Hopefully Kase isn’t concussed ,and it won’t matter.

[@DC-yl4vc]

@@leonardmccannon3136 Player safety doesn't look at clean hits so won't be looking at it at all

[@loganrufus1316]

Clean hit. That’s why you keep your head up. Got him in the chest.

[@hugh2hoob668]

No take an anatomy class it's his head

[@FERNANDOAUGUSTO-fv1ck]

This game is the reason why the leafs going nowhere in the playoffs.....fire Dubis and O'Keefe

[@rahulnagi90]

cherry picking in a farm I see...

[@ItSoupyuo]

I am a leafs fan and I agree, they need more grit man it drives me nuts that the management hasn’t seen this yet like cmon.

[@phanatik1953]

I think they tried ..with Matt Martin and Wayne Simmonds..but doesn't seem to work...so they screwed basically..😆😆

[@rahulnagi90]

@@ItSoupyuo relax. Simmonds out, didn't play any of our grit guys. Flames took advantage. Not our night. That's like our 10th loss for the season. Take it, move on and come prepared next time.

[@williamdougie6213]

Some teams can beat up the leafs just by looking at them

[@6XXyeahdudeXX9]

I think we all remember the night Tom Wilson almost ended Zadorovs life. Hes a big guy but can he be rocked too.

[@sheaweber3498]

Еще и Райли отхватил😂😂

[@corderomerritt9640]

Lets go CGY

[@jonnydee0087]

Lol everyone acting surprised there is a fight after a clean hit

[@hamfrom8023]

And this is why Toronto will always lose first round. They don’t have enough grit to win a best of 7.

[@dsutton777]

Let's see what the league thinks 🤠

[@dclark1870]

Tkachuk thinking Zadorov needs backup.....

[@zascorpusa]

Dirty hit look carefully the guys shoulder hit Kase head. Soft Leafs had Reilly respond. Needed Wayne Train tonight.

[@robertsimmons6374]

it was more of a size mismatch. Zadorov wasnt head hunting

[@adamohara9573]

The leafs are so soft lol

[@corderomerritt9640]

The team mates didnt like that they mad

[@jamescox7007]

I hate Calgary but that is a nice clean check

[@coophewitt4367]

Bruins legend

[@saschaganser9671]

That's a good old Kronwalled (tm) hit. Delivered by Zadorv. Hard, very hard, but fair. Just makes a step and takes a stand. Good call by the refs!

[@robcosta4186]

kronwall didnt put a shoulder to someones head. He hit them with his backside.

[@gromponsu8913]

not even close to a kronwall hit

[@mattiasandersson2709]

Great hit and all, but please. It’s not even close to an old fashioned Kronwall quality hit.

[@robwages8528]

He got rocked hard wow I sont wanna get hit bu that guy.ouch.🤪🤪

[@shroomgod1990]

You can’t even give a clean check without having to answer to a fight. Boston game there was a baby check and they fought over it. We need fights but every check there’s a fight.

[@AngusArtEntertainment]

And what makes you so sure Reilly could tell the hit was clean right there and then? People who fuss about this forget one thing: Hockey is FAST. So much so that some may not see the full hit and know it was clean. All they need is the end result and think, "Hey! You did that? YOU DIE!!" If you were down there live, without the aid of replay, would you have been able to tell from a big hit like that? I don't think I would.

[@randychase305]

More players are hurt receiving checks like that than they are in a good fight. All you pussies whining about a good scrap should stick to women's hockey.

[@montuckyman4982]

Are you sure? Your just getting all the highlight one packaged up all neatly cuz they get lots of views and people arguing. It been a normal thing for decades. Remember goons?

[@shroomgod1990]

@@randychase305 hey I love the scraps ya are whining way more then I. I love good hits as well. And I understand it’s fast. That’s why I pointed out the baby check in the Boston game. D’Angelo didn’t even hit the floor and they scrapped. It’s fucking hockey your gonna get hit so keep your head up. If your gonna bitch and fight all the time which I like but man the fuck up or go play woman’s hockey thank you.

[@aydrian8156]

Should be at least 2 games. Huge peasant energy in Calgary regardless.

[@_Targetedindividual]

Haha the dickhead leafs will never win a cup because they got no grit or toughness.

[@jrc01718]

In what world is that worth 2 games? I swear, you idiot Leafs fans would howl for a suspension if someone farted as they skated past the Leafs bench.

[@bowriver1]

peasant? Is that how Toronto views "the hinterland"? Save your queefs for local state run media vassal

[@jrc01718]

@@bowriver1 Torontonians think they're at the center of the universe, can't take them too seriously.

[@markzuck8486]

This isn't women's hockey, body checking is league bud

[@ettore6898]

Dubas is all about skill and speed come playoff time leafs are gone in round 1

[@veda-vl6dz]

Everyone in the comments are bashing on Kase for being a weak player, but if it was the other way around and Kase hit the other player, you would still hate on Kase for hitting the other player, even tho it was a clean hit

[@brickner55]

zadorov could’ve done way more damage than that. kase is fortunate

[@bigman8622]

clean hit, though there is minor head contact, he does not target the head and the head is not the principal point of contact.

[@hugh2hoob668]

Nah he pushed into his head he's getting games

[@hugh2hoob668]

No it clearly was

[@bigman8622]

@@hugh2hoob668 he made minor contact with the head bc he’s like 6’7 lol, they won’t give him anything

[@hugh2hoob668]

@@bigman8622 Nah he hit his head for sure

[@TheSkeletor612]

@@hugh2hoob668 if myers didn’t on Lewis then zadorov ain’t getting any

[@thomascauley6938]

Now you know how the leafs will perform in playoff hockey.

[@94n8dog]

Kase gotta work less on making his hair all pretty and more on keeping his head up. At least his teammate's face showed Zadorov's right fist who's boss.

[@CanadaBoyRocks66]

Surprise he didn't get called.fo4 charging but that boy can fucking hit and that man can take that hit

[@DC-yl4vc]

lol he was hardly moving

[@markzuck8486]

Charging? Really?

[@CanadaBoyRocks66]

@@markzuck8486 of course not haha it's a clean hit lol im just shocked he got up from it lol

[@CO_Yeti]

big z smash

[@vasya.vasya24]

Жаль этого Каше.Так и не раскроется он , столько сотрясов уже выхватил с начала карьеры..

[@user-mo7vp1fx7o]

ну кто виноват, что он жалом по сторонам вертеть не научился

[@BillMorganChannel]

I delight that Canada has not won a Stanley Cup since Fred Flintstone was a baby, and I fear Calgary is going to win it all this year!!!