Pospisil goes chin hunting on Bedard & Nazar! Blackhawks react

[@McToads]

Typical flame turns into a turtle 🐢

[@pjfan173]

Did you catch the super turtle Tkachuk fake being hurt when he was hit in the open ice? 😂

[@Lanarkwow]

Well done Donato. Definitely need to protect the star players. IF you don't they will become known as cry babies. This way they don't have to cry about it. Having said that, I think Crosby should have been protected more and I say that as a Sens fan but also a Team Canada fan so I do cheer for Crosby when he plays for Canada.

[@Dbear-p1m]

He won’t be on your team for long ahha

[@JoelER78]

Didn't protect them though...they still got targeted and cheap shotted. Both hits are definitely head shots and cowardly. He deserves to be suspended. And, he should've got penalties for both hits...that would've been better than just having to fight the loser because they creates a powerplay for them...thus, they can score on the Hawks.

[@Shurehlm]

None of these shenanigans actually protect players. If it did, Bedard wouldn't have been hit in the first place.

[@marcjohnson2610]

If Popsicle/Imbecile's name was Rempe, he'd be out of the league by now.

[@donkeyshot4497]

Someone needs to teach that Pachal guy a lesson. Second time in a row he intentionally comes in as the third man.

[@MikeBrutonisreal]

Couple clean hits

[@TheLexiconKing]

if you aren't going to fight and defend yourself ( like pospisil is know to avoid for concussion reasons) then DONT play a style where you will have to fight and defend yourself. Merry Christmas everyone.

[@Off-The-X]

Donato throwing his gloves had me rolling, I played with him in Edina outdoors, what a hoot!

[@918-Verax]

Hornets in the house.

[@alanvolante9011]

Imagine getting filled in by Ryan Donato

[@1161byron]

Welcome to the nhl,national hardmans league

[@cygnusx-1862]

Pospisil big man goes after 5'10" Bedard and 5'9" Nazar.

[@1pbdecoded1pb]

Pens fan: The Flyers should get Pospisil and get their identity back. Pospisil or Rempe or Trouba or a fighter like Reaves. Bring fun back to Philly. The Pens just beat the Flyers a**es all over the ice and achieved an amazing stat. The first game ever and there have been hundreds with no penalty. Bring back Flyers and goons and make Philly bully sexy again.

[@rumcoke9123]

The first hit was really dirty. The second was totally clean.

[@user-wp9mb5yq5e]

Sure did look like he got shoulder on the first one...

[@JoelER78]

Hit both players head first. Also, he hit the players after the puck was gone (interference penalties), could've been two penalties on each play. Don't be stupid.

[@SandyGlidey66]

Right up there with Rempe

[@mikestorino153]

Both have their heads lowered , neither hit was dirty

[@Sarando1]

At some point these NHL players need to realize that they play in the NHL now and need to keep their heads up. This isn’t peewee hockey.

[@BeerLeagueBreakdowns]

anytime (especially in the regular season) a undersized forward gets crushed - there’s gonna be a brawl. On one hand yeah they need to accept that’s gonna happen if they don’t keep their head up, but also the fights are fun for us to watch

[@JoelER78]

My god, if I got a dollar every time I heard this argument I'd be a multi-millionaire. This line of thinking is BS. Head hunting is not acceptable (CTE injuries can happen to any player actually), that's why they are supposed to be taking these hits out of the game. Also, interference.

[@thepassionatepackrat1988]

@@BeerLeagueBreakdowns When you don't have the puck and you get hit, that used to be interference. So, when you don't have the puck, you don't expect to get hit, and when that happens, one expects the refs to actually penalize the culprit

[@Sarando1]

@@JoelER78 This is what happens when they take hitting out of minor hockey. Kids get accustomed to skating around with their heads down. They end up getting run over when they get older. Proof is in the pudding.

[@dougkatherynm2968]

There’s no reason if can’t win the game you can’t win the fight. Well done Donato !

[@TaigaShaman]

Is body checking not allowed anymore lol

[@hunt_shinn2750]

It is, but so is fighting. Both hits looked high and pospisil has a history of dirty hits.

[@chel2472]

He’s 6:2 compared to the 5:9 guys he hit? How is he supposed to go any lower both hits looked completely clean to me idk why hawks fans r so salty

[@ryanpeabody8]

Body checking? You have to be blind to not see that elbow come up straight to head level both times. Body checking is what’s allowed, mma isn’t

[@KDXL6537NJoy]

Lol yea a 4 inch difference allows you to hit all head .. da da da drrrrr no

[@sethking4311]

@@ryanpeabody8 they are def a Calgary fan

[@SandyGlidey66]

Another modern day Oglethorpe…….

[@thepassionatepackrat1988]

Is interference no longer a penalty in the NHL? One of the many reasons I don't watch hockey any more. The refs are so subjective, not objective.

[@CaidozZz]

Pospisil is needs to stop turtling, embarrassing

[@michaelgurnick8422]

I always think back to when Bieska jumped Ferland in the playoffs. Bieska's gloves were off and he had three or four punches in on Ferland before Ferland even knew they were fighting. Ferland dropped his gloves and did his best to get into the fight. In a situation like that when the opposing player doesn't actually give you a chance to square up and just starts swinging, fuck that the player should damn well turtle. Let the refs deal with it.

[@cwmedia_cn]

Donato didn’t really give Pospisil a chance to get ready to fight.. his gloves weren’t even off. I didn’t have problem with any of the hit, I also didn’t have problem with Donato’s reaction either.

[@vSplyontwitch]

we gotta be dumb he didn't have a chance to get in the fight because he got held against the boards and was cornered the guy jumped him, im sure u would turtle to in that scenario to!

[@richardbruler1419]

Clean hits as far as I can see. Keep looking at the puck and you'll wind up like Bedard.

[@pickleballroadlesstraveled]

Hawks need an enforcer

[@JimboJones27]

Not a Blackhawks fan But, they need to protect their prospects better I mean if you're not winning games at least stand up for your teammates! Maybe, they should trade for Ryan Reaves or somebody like that? get their young franchise players some elbow room

[@1951sully]

Great hit ! Boom !

[@cwmedia_cn]

Here is my take on this.. 1) Nazar being 5’9, Bédard being 5’10, and Pospisil being 6’2, whenever there is gonna be any collision, it’s gonna look bad. In my opinion both hits looked clean, Nazar hit being forearm contact and Bédard hit.. I don’t know what did people expect when he was surrounded by 3 flames? Flames should all just fall on ice? I don’t think so.. 2) Blackhawks fans were upset because Pospisil hit their rookies.. Now this gonna be controversial, if they gonna be playing in the adult league then expect to be hit like an adult.. It’s unfortunate these things happened. I’m a Flames fan and our Connor Zary gets hit and throw around on ice all the time and never once the whistle was blown. I get it it’s frustrating as you don’t want to see your player to get hurt but sometimes, it is what it is.

[@chel2472]

100% agree Bedard ain’t even 5:10 man he’s 5:9 as well being a van fan I watch it happen to hoglander as well I don’t complain when he gets hit lmao I watched the Calgary game start to Finsh and I have no idea what hawks fans r salty about lol

[@cwmedia_cn]

@ Well some salty fan had to correct me on that.. it’s technically 5’9.75”😅 Pretty sure they were mad about Pospisil hitting their rookies and apparently ref had money on flames which that was a first I’ve heard as a flames fan🥴 But mostly Pospisil hitting rookies

[@chel2472]

@@cwmedia_cnmad that the flames beat them and played hockey? so dumb I saw people saying they wanted his bloodline to die😂

[@cwmedia_cn]

@ Pretty much lol. They didn’t show up till 3rd period and that’s usually when flames let pressure go, caught up a bit but we still managed to win the game. Which was painful😅

[@devincolclough2448]

Looked like two clean hits to me

[@gabegood8989]

see nothing wrong with either hit.. soft

[@joshuaneal7552]

How the hell did Donato just get a double-minor for roughing after that second hit? Jumping someone and assaulting them is supposed to be a 2, 5, 10, and a game.....

[@alexpayne1364]

By the way, the shoulder to the chin of Bedard ain't dirty. Its a taller player hitting a way smaller player Pospisil doesn't lift up off the ice for contact and the head isn't the target so its ruled as a clean hit, hit 2 is clean again doesn't lift and again Nazar a small player both Bedard (5'10") and Nazar (5'9"). Pospisil is 6'2" he didn't target the head he didn't jump off the ice he's coming at a slow speed. Elbow doesn't even stick out its almost a textbook good hit.

[@gregpost3320]

height has nothing to do with it. First hit was dirty.

[@alexpayne1364]

@@gregpost3320 Huh have u ever played hockey, if you're a head taller than a dude how tf u gonna dodge the head. u gonna crouch

[@michaelglowa]

Beds never touched the puck

[@alexpayne1364]

@@michaelglowa from this angle looks pretty clear he chipped the puck away

[@1bossman266]

So in that logic, rempe hit was not illegal either right? It’s an almost 7 foot player hitting a short player. Just height difference right?

[@cordaryl2481]

Overrated player getting laid out. That's sucks... ahahahahahahagagaga

[@Fist_Chindle]

Go watch peewee then little boy. Or another sport lmao

[@BeerLeagueBreakdowns]

I didn’t have a problem with either of the hits🤣 but I also didn’t have a issue with Donatos reaction. Any time you land a huge hit on a young star, legal or not, there’s gonna be a reaction

[@martinmatis7716]

@@BeerLeagueBreakdowns like yes both hits was clean and the response was reasonable like i dont see anything wrong on each side :D maybe little overeaction to punch Pospisil that much it could be solved differently but it is what it is

[@tomfilipiak3511]

Bedard,keep your frigging head up,you got to learn!

[@badassmods3945]

That's my boy pospisil Bedard is way to overhyped hawks weren't good since hossa kopecky Kane toews speaking from Chicago half of Chicago doesn't even like the blackhawks any more

[@andyquinn7312]

He’s fucking nineteen years old , re fucking lax .

[@JoelER78]

pospisil should be playing Beer league hockey and you shouldn't be commenting on hockey when you know nothing about it.

[@canadasugardaddysugardaddy1797]

Like Matthew Tkachuk once said “stay off the train tracks if you don’t want to get hit”. Pop plays like Chucky did in Calgary but just with less talented skill set. Imagine Pospisil, Rempe and Trouba on one team.

[@thepassionatepackrat1988]

Tkachuk the Turtle should know. Definitely one of the dirtiest players in the league and yet he likes to turtle after someone goes after him. He like many past players like to start the mayhem but are usually not around to finish it. Bit of a coward!