Rangers Blueliner Trouba Hammers Timo Meier As He Enters The Offensive Zone

[@Matt_Palm97]

Dude woke up and thought he was still on the sharks

[@hornofabraxas]

made me chuckle

[@Lokocastell]

😂😂😂

[@casperrealov]

LOL

[@bigtom1991]

Yeah and he moves on while d!ckhead trouba goes home LMFAO rangers suck

[@hectoralvarez1298]

Lol as a sharks fan I laughed harder than I should

[@xhead75]

"The shoulder makes some contact". 😂 It sure did.

[@jussikankinen9409]

U would be dead, do other what hope do self

[@anthonyparadiso1a]

The same contact that a tree makes with a car.

[@f_homo-s]

Still clean though. Principal point isn’t the only consideration for an illegal head check

[@letsgomets07]

“Not picking the head, goes thru the center core of the body” clown

[@nickgismondi2416]

@@letsgomets07it was certainly a good hit lol

[@joshuaalbright1175]

He came back and they had words at the handshake Meier is a warrior

[@kja6336]

He was still laying down when he said should’ve had my head up 😂😂 bros made of iron

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

He's a warrior that won't be able to tie his shoes or remember his kids names in 15 years.

[@jimmybobby1652]

A warrior ?! He's soft like marshmallows lol and no one to the rescue because they're all pansies in NJ they're going to get destroyed by Carolina

[@christophergalagotis9527]

@@kja6336 what Jesus said. 😂😂

[@KubazTKDLBL]

@@JesusChrist2000BC omega 3 can rebuild physically destroyed brain Jesus.

[@DrSpaceCapeTV]

Seeing them shake hands at the end of the series was nice. But damn Timo's face got crushed! lol

[@thatsright4194]

Let's see trouba try and make that kind of hit on the golf course next week. Because it sure ain't going to be during a hockey game.

[@БранимирМилошевић]

There was 0% beef in the entire handshake line because they knew it was normal hockey. Meier even looked conciliatory to Trouba when they spoke like "yeah I'm a fu- idiot for putting my head down. GGs."

[@curtismartin9054]

@@thatsright4194 Timo out for game 1... Maybe he is playing a round of golf with Trouba?

[@steppingtotheam281]

Meier’s glove ended up here in Raleigh when it flew off. We can hold it until game 1 or we can overnight it….just let us know. Thanks, Carolina Hurricanes

[@BudBrown245]

Im sorry, was scott stevens playing tonight for the rangers? Lol. Crazy hit, glad he is ok.

[@davidharrison4632]

dang what a hit... seen it a few times now online and instantly reminds me of the greatest call in NHL playoff history (Stevens hit on Kayria 03 SCF) "Off the floor on the board" can't believe its been 20 years since that hit. Glad to see Meier got up under his own steam.

[@MetalDetroit]

My favorite was Konstantinov on Howerchuk

[@TheDiecastFanatic]

reminded me instantly on the kariya hit too!

[@thesaxguru]

Except that Stevens’ hit was interference (late) and his intent was to kill #9. But a great comeback!

[@RIPJimmyA7X]

There is no way Trouba could've hit him without a little contact to the head, shorter player, leaning over, head down. The key is his forearm stayed in and he never aimed at the head, he aimed straight at the body, text book hit

[@buttkick22]

Exactly

[@f_homo-s]

@maekklynNo because for a hit to the head to be illegal in hockey it has to BOTH be the principal point of contact and needs to be targeted either by a jump or clip or down to up motion prior to contact; none of which are present in this huge clean hit

[@HammerJammer81]

ISS just confirmed!!! Meier's Mouthguard has made it to orbit!

[@Max_m]

Devils fans saying Trouba’s hit was dirty, Timo himself in the end game handshake line saying “f**king good hit” to Trouba with a smile.

[@l.a.w.5738]

Most said it was fairly clean, but completely uncalled for when you are done and dusted because you can't compete skillwise.

[@stevenreid2571]

​@@l.a.w.5738 I can somewhat see that point, but it is a 60 minute game.. is Trouba just supposed to stop playing defense and let him skate through the middle? That's not what he's paid to do.

[@freedomring3022]

I’m a devils fan and none of us said it was dirty. It was a clean hit.

[@l.a.w.5738]

@@stevenreid2571 Yeah, I agree, but it is unworthy for a captain of an established franchise like the Rangers. That is not how you lead imho.

[@michaelbecker2435]

I say it's kinda funny when it hits head first by truba it's clean but Steven hit on kariya is always labeled "dirty" imo both were clean honestly.

[@KeeganWagner00]

Taking some anger out before he hits the course, at least he finally found a way to contribute this series.

[@cmahammer]

He only ever lays hits like this when his team is down and in dire need of something. Very predatory.

[@Jinjee_YamYam]

the series end

[@angkorian4897]

If this was in the 80’s or 90’s,there’d be a huge brawl

[@iiiiii1449]

To be honest, Trouba was actually pretty good in this series.

[@Jack-iw2us]

@@cmahammer clean hit u pillow

[@russagt1709]

Big props to Meier for getting up quickly after such a devastating hit. Holy cow that was sick!

[@Tylerboyd2001]

Even bigger props that he hugged it out with Trouba during the handshake

[@alschmidt8963]

That was a dirty hit.

[@daezel.]

@@alschmidt8963clean as baby wipes

[@martavismiles776]

Damn I felt that hit myself my goodness

[@donthitme8813]

OH MY HOPE HE'S OK BUT WHAT A HIT!!!!!!!

[@AttilatheThrilla]

He died 10 minutes later.. Time to cap size your prayers!!

[@Scott-nj9gq]

Love how the Jersey players come to his rescue.

[@sRPlay1989]

They didn't because it was 100% clean. Can't have jumps after every single hit my man.

[@paulthompson8793]

@@sRPlay1989 Was far from clean, initial contact is to the head, he would probably eat multiple game suspension if he wasn't about to hit the golf course tomorrow.

[@Scott-nj9gq]

@@sRPlay1989 Unfortunately it happens all the time. A guy makes a great hit and they go after him.

[@chrisbiskey6012]

And take another penalty and give the rangers a chance to get back into it. Stay behind the keyboard.

[@dylancampbell52203]

@@paulthompson8793 when a player is bent down to shoulder height, and the person initiating the hit has already started the motion of making the hit, initial head contact is deemed clean. Elbow tucked. If Meier was upright, it would’ve started through the body and went through the body. Can’t skate through the middle of the ice with your head down when you have a bulldozer playing defense for the other team.

[@DirtyBeefCurtains]

Trouba is such a beauty.

[@we8rice1]

At 1:29 in 0.25x speed, you can see Kane’s and all the spectators mouths simultaneously open in shock and awe 😮😂

[@andrewechevestre5759]

Literally the highlight of the game😂

[@domsanchez148]

This is what the NHL needs. Highlight of the playoffs so far.

[@rocksinmysox]

This is the type of hit that will get hitting removed from the sport. But if that's what ya like then all the power to you. I for one would prefer watching guys make safe hits not headhunting

[@rocksinmysox]

@@domsanchez148 try again tomorrow

[@rocksinmysox]

Maybe then you won't sound like an idiot, but good luck with that

[@thomas77597]

@@rocksinmysoxit was only “headhunting” because the kid had his head down. If he didn’t principle contact would’ve been chest.

[@SteelTiiTan]

Needed a devils player to go after Trouba there, clean hit but stick up for your teammates damn man

[@jakedelhom]

Thats what I thought also... you see your teammate go down, you go after the guy who did it, no matter if the hit was clean or not...

[@gregtiller3569]

middle of 3rd period in a 2-0 game 7. not the time to fight. plenty of chances to settle the score next season.

[@larsandersson5974]

Why punish someone for playing a fair game? Why not then stand up for your goalie after Mcdavid scores and go after him?

[@jakedelhom]

@@gregtiller3569 No need to fight, just a simple reminder in form of some pushing and shoving that shows that hitting a teammate like that is not ok... Now it seemed like nobody cares if their teammate goes down

[@scottrodgers9101]

Who was going to go after him Jack Huges

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

You really can’t cut through the ice with your head down like that.

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

@@aparksmusic It wasn’t, his head was completely buried, contact was unavoidable.

[@boyboynova]

@@aparksmusic okay this is the second comment you’ve comment on i guess ur just baiting lol well done

[@montuckyman4982]

@@aparksmusic Nope...so if someone can skate around with their head down at ass level and keep their head facing people then they can't touch you?!

[@ryanblanchard2508]

@Frank T agree, most of these idiots never even played pee wee hockey where this is taught day one. Yet they have a platform here to spew their misinformed garbage and outright lies. I swear some humans are pathetic.

[@Mxatt178]

Man’s got the Paul Kariya hit

[@kgunitkeese17]

Nah, the difference is Stevens hit an unsuspecting Kariya outside his field of vision. Along with not having the puck. This was just plain suicide on Meier's part. Luckily he wasn't knocked unconcious like Kariya suffered. I hated Stevens ever since because I liked Kariya and I felt the hit was completely unnecessary and quite cowardly.

[@okyouknowwhatever]

Kariya had already made away with the puck, he didn't carry the puck when Stevens hit him. Meier is carrying the puck here.

[@dexterous187]

His teammates didn't even care.

[@blueshirts0819]

The only highlight for this game last night.

[@stumodelmaker]

Heads up matey. Don't want to see players get hurt but damn, love seeing a massive hockey hit.

[@joeidaho5938]

Ya....and I love seeing a clearly head hit get suspended. I'm no fan of hitting someone in a situation where it could have done much more damage than what seems to have occurred. Seeing a head snap back like that at first contact could have caused a neck fracture, without a doubt. Incredibly dangerous hit, with head clearly as first point of contact.

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@joeidaho5938 it’s a contact sport, just because someone gets hurt doesn’t mean it’s a penalty

[@tyleremmetts5937]

@@joeidaho5938 what a stupid soft comment lol… everyone agreed the hit was CLEAN. I guess you’re the best judge out there now aren’t ya? Naw I doubt it. The hit to the head on the way down… how do you prevent that? Not hitting the guy at all? You’ve got a monkey brain thought process.

[@joeidaho5938]

@@thatoneguy9666 That was a kindergarten level remark, bud. It was a hit to the head...as first point of contact. The replay shows it. Get your eyes checked.

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@joeidaho5938 he hits through meiers body, in this case, head contact is allowed

[@akilalqadi]

best hit of the playoffs

[@aparksmusic]

Dirty*

[@supremehkyy4211]

@@aparksmusic how

[@BigH0mie89]

​@@supremehkyy4211 ignore him, he must be a casual.

[@aparksmusic]

​@@BigH0mie89 well as a fellow Leafs fan, its embarrassing you try to call yourself BIGPhony online 😂

[@aparksmusic]

​@@frankt285 yes good job, have a 🍪 .... doesn't mean you should target a defenseless player full force like that.

[@akilalqadi]

clean hit

[@aparksmusic]

Have another beer you blind idiot 😂

[@gp2003gt]

No way, that's as dirty as they come

[@seabassisagod]

“I think he goes through the center core of the body”. Bro that was straight to his face 💀

[@БранимирМилошевић]

The only way Meier's face wouldn't being crushed while still being checked is to basically dive down at him. His face was leading his entire torso.

[@MegaParillo]

Cheap shot all the way, that's what he's paid to do.

[@dslechip]

That's not a cheap hit. That's called becoming a man. It's not for everyone

[@seabassisagod]

@@dslechip yes. Becoming a man requires you to get an absolute soul crushing body check to your face 💀

[@dslechip]

@@seabassisagod it sure helps

[@larryriley8802]

I don’t see this as retaliation for anything. This is Trouba being Trouba. Someone has their head down and/or is not aware of where he is (and for Meier in this case I think it was both) Trouba is going to run them over. It doesn’t matter if it’s a game in the middle of the regular season or the last period of his team’s playoffs. Meier put himself in a bad position there. Great hit. Reminded me of the one on Kadri earlier this year.

[@klauswigsmith]

This was a clean hit. As was Stevens' hit on Kariya all those years ago. KEEP YOUR HEADS UP, KIDS

[@dougdigiacomo3613]

All aboard the Trouba Train!!!!

[@MRprod.]

Good hit but not that clean. Main point of contact is the head and Meier is not making any last second change in position. Trouba is also a recidivist so we'll see if the league suspend for next season. (I'm not a NJ fan)

[@ovidiusfrazier8783]

Beautiful 👏👏👏

[@OgKorindian]

I’m a devils fan but this is a clean hit. This is why you keep your head up and on a swivel as every one of my coaches used to say to me.

[@vilhamdutch2962]

LOL u do realize that it’s not a clean hit if you hit the opponent head .. which he did. This is exactly how lindros career got wrecked

[@bradanglin2136]

How is this clean

[@codybent2729]

If this was dirty all you would see is people looking at the ice because my heads low you can’t touch me. It changes the way the game is fundamentally played

[@taffyden9718]

What a beauty

[@Max_m]

Clearly there is a lack of understanding: When delivering a check, head contact (even if initial and main point of contact) is allowed so long as the hit is delivered through the trunk of the opposing player, the head is not targeted (I.e. clear elevation to hit it, a sideswipe, etc) and contact is not easily avoidable. That is the NHL rule, there is even a full video released a few years ago explaining it.

[@DonPeppinoo]

trouba is building a banging highlight reel

[@garettturbettmusic]

Looks like head was the first (and main) point of contact to me

[@Soundtracks92]

Definitely. Should have been a 5 minute major

[@billyboy94-yt]

You don't understand the rule then.

[@LurkkiYT]

"Shoulder is making some contact but he's not picking the head" as his shoulder crushes Meiers head :D Though Meier didn't have his head up.

[@paulthompson8793]

It wasn't a good hit, it's the hitter's responsibility to not get the head there and he very clearly does. Meier needs to keep his head up though, gonna get seriously hurt if he doesn't.

[@blingman78]

@@paulthompson8793 Snowflake, just cause you look down doesn't make it so no one can hit you.

[@PhatChin]

That glove was the star of the show though

[@kxzarix]

kanes jaw drop at 1:29 has me dead😂

[@rd9427]

- Sir, Do you know the color of or remember the number on your jersey? - Orange juice...my name is orange juice

[@dmacg5520]

Beautiful hit

[@simonluke2096]

Truba is a Beast

[@rainel3588]

Keep your head up most taught thing. Clean Hit

[@SaltyDylan]

That’s nothing but head.

[@jameslowell9656]

@@SaltyDylan thats through the body.

[@yakivpopavich]

@@SaltyDylan Same as your old lady gives me.

[@rainel3588]

@@SaltyDylan because his head is down? he has the puck. SO if players just look down and skate they arent allowed to be hit unless the hitter gets on his knees so its body to body? he lead with shoulder NJD player looked down thats that.

[@iamgrooters4326]

Can someone please find where in the rule book you can hit a player in the head because his heads down. I found no head contact is aloud at all

[@JS-kb4bk]

You're not allowed to hit players in the head, but you also can't skate with your head down. If you could avoid hits by leaning forward, every single rush up the ice would have 5 guys who look like they've spent 30 years hunched over their computer.

[@Max_m]

It’s literally right in the rule book, Rule 48.1(i)(ii)(iii). Clean hit

[@footbase199]

LOVE a nice Trouba hit

[@TheFlamingPike]

Bro got morphed into a Slinky.

[@beastofman77]

Best part of the game

[@joycenkenes]

I thought meiers career was over , seriously he's a tough guy to stay in the game

[@Mattoilers97]

Before saying bruins choke make sure your team has advanced to the next round

[@saschaganser9671]

I like that hit, it was part of hockey and Meier can`t expect to drive in there like this and not get hammered. But, and that`s a big BUT, Trouba delivers his hits always high, and this one hit the head. This should be 5+ suspension. It`s the shoulder, the arm is in, but there`s no discussion about the principle point of contact is the head. I don´t know much about the Devils enforcers, but really nobody did stand up for that hit, while the last years everyone gets jumped for way lesser hits?

[@buttkick22]

It’s not even a 2min penalty let alone a 5 game suspension hahaha! Relaxxxxxx. You’re allowed to make contact with the head on a clean full body check if the opponents head is down. It’s unavoidable. Not all contact to the head is always a penalty. That’s not how it works. Meier even called it a clean hit. It’s not even gonna get reviewed. The explanation in the video says it all. 5+ game suspension?!?! Dude, get a grip. Not even close.

[@saschaganser9671]

@@buttkick22 read the rule. Head contact is avoidable. Just need to hit low, which Trouba never does.

[@buttkick22]

@@saschaganser9671 head contact is not always avoidable. Head contact during a clean hit is allowed. You’re completely wrong. There’s a reason why theres no penalty, no review, and no suspension. And timo called it clean. Could be a clue. Educate yourself.

[@codybent2729]

@@saschaganser9671 i feel if he goes lower he either clothes line him and it’s head first into the ice, heads both collide and two chances for concussions, or three takes out his legs and miere is out for who knows how long. Point is hitting through him because his head is down and he’s puck watching is the best way to use as much energy before he hits the ice. The ice is also not going to give anywhere for the momentum to go except miere’s head. As someone who constantly put myself in miere’s position the ones that hurt and did the least damage to me was always when buddy hit right through me even when it was my head getting hit first.

[@tskeldin29123]

Hate that we had to wait till game 7 for one

[@fourdoorsmoresmores]

Made a ton of contact with the head but got to agree it was a clean hit, kept his shoulder in and there was no launch up post hit by Trouba

[@SingaporeFriedrice]

We got to keep in mind that he still had the puck and was going through 4 players. Stevens hit other players when the puck was long gone and he left his feet.

[@kyleb8250]

So any head to head is illegal. You say hit to head and clean. That is like saying I paid $10 for a free dinner. 🤪

[@fourdoorsmoresmores]

@@kyleb8250 Rule 48.1 declares an illegal check to the head as "a hit resulting in contact with an opponent's head where the head was the main point of contact and such contact to the head was avoidable." It sure was the first point of contact, but it was a big shoulder check primarily in my opinion, I guess thats probably where we disagree

[@kyleb8250]

Thanks for stating the rule it clarifies even further. I know the level of reading comprehension has dropped over the years, but it clearly is an illegal check to the head. you can try and spin it but there were 4 guys defending and Trouba chose to hit his head. By default per the rule, illegal.

[@Ultramatt17]

"He's not picking the head." He was clearly aiming head the entire time. "Clean" on a technicality, but obviously targeted.

[@Sngy9621]

Yeah dude, people should just be able to skate in with their head down, completely immune to body checking because of that. You should be the DOPS head.

[@tjp1451]

Technically it might be 'legal' because of how you can interpret some of the fuzzy language in the rulebook, but Trouba took full advantage of the situation. This hit goes well beyond just taking a player out of a play with a check. Trouba knew exactly what he was doing, it was predatory and there was intent to injure.

[@JimBic72]

Meier got up pretty quickly considering, who’s the real tough guy?

[@man-bagdammit2297]

Great hit! Unfortunately, Meier made himself a huge target attempting to skate between four Rangers with his head down and Trouba on the ice. Meier took a huge and unnecessary risk and got burned.

[@apointtomake1517]

Idiot, your head is never to be a target... and his head was not down, he was looking at the puck for an extended period of time, it was not like he suddenly changed elevation, and lowered his head.

[@CharlieTWilbury]

This offseason the Rangers can watch this over and over and maybe understand that because they didn't play this way from the beginning, they beat NJ to the golf course.

[@Agentsmith212]

they played physical in the games they won .. what happened in the others is why gallant is gone

[@izumolee6714]

That was a clean hit. Meier had his head down & didn't notice Trouba coming. Trouba used his shoulders and if Meier had his head up that would have hit him straight in the chest area. As a defenceman you aren't gonna let a guy skate by you and have a scoring chance. Meier should also be responsible & he got rocked. These guys are going close to 30 mph so you got to keep your head up.

[@thebandboy]

surprising to see meier didnt have a single point all series

[@SuperRanger4x4]

@@CupContender are you blind or dumb?

[@michalkucarov5544]

Don't understand commentator here: "...he's going right through the center core of the body" WTF??? It's clear shoulder to head hit from almost every cam angle! 1:27 Yes, he goes through the body but after initial contact to the head! Don't know if its clean or not, but certainly deserves a review by player safety dpt.

[@Bandaid_Bus]

100% clean and absolutely goes through the center of the body. Meier's head position makes an inexperienced viewer think this is some predatory hit. It isn't.

[@Samvanderburg]

trouba clearly didnt intend the hit to be dirty, but its certainly head contact. Incredible hit with a scary outcome

[@earthquakkejake9894]

Just like he didn't intend on getting out of the first round

[@gp2003gt]

No way, that's as dirty as they come

[@joewlosjosephwlos5713]

​@@gp2003gt Maybe tennis or golf is your game, hitting is part of hockey. Always told keep your head up in the middle of the ice, Temo was looking at his laces.

[@jessewahwah]

@@gp2003gt Go drink a tall glass of soy and shut the f*ck up.

[@videogamenoob100]

​@@gp2003gtwell his season's over so he can't get punished for it

[@curtisb5978]

Looks like a whole lot of principal contact directly to the head but Trouba always seems to get away with that I guess because he’s tall, my problem is he never makes an effort to get low and drive up through the chest he just shoulders guys directly in the face with a rock hard plastic shoulder pad. Clean or dirty though a devil should have came and cross checked him to the face, a one or two game suspension would have been worth it showing you aren’t going to let a predatory hit like that go and yes predatory hits can still be technically clean. Trouba delivers these hits with the sole purpose of injuring guys and the way he lights up heads so often he’s very effective at it.

[@Max_m]

My problem is that there’s a segment of hockey “fans” like you. Not to mention the hypocrisy of complaining about a totally clean hit & then advocating for retaliation with an intent to injure, which is what’s actually predatory

[@brandor763]

Hughes doesn't even skate over afterward to check on his injured teammate.... nice, kid.

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Nobody skated over. Usually the Captain is the only one who goes out.

[@Lpr2hawkar]

How is this not a hit to the head is beyond me... 1:14 exactly, head goes back first.

[@bobpaulson9r72fk24]

no kidding

[@ICLight412]

So if a guy is skating looking down at the puck, as a defense player you can’t hit him or get on your knees? Sorry but keep your head up. Great hit.

[@chrisaddison5530]

Almost like he had his head down closer to the core of his body where he is eligible to be hit...trouba realized he was in a vulnerable spot and didn't have to wreck him like he did, but that is not targeting the head sorry

[@Lpr2hawkar]

@@ICLight412 He his already dealing with Goodrow stick. How do you expect any player skating full speed with 3 players already on him to keep looking up.

[@Dx-so7jm]

Any bodycheck straight on to the chest will connect with the head , that's not considered principal contact , typically the headshots are called when more side on

[@DanielJonesToChina]

What a clean hit

[@silferzz5499]

Devils has good team spirit. No one dont even care what Trouba did…

[@j.thomas7128]

Dumb. Don't retaliate after a clean hit... Retaliate after clean hits for what? So the next one is dirty?

[@SuperRanger4x4]

@@j.thomas7128 far from clean. 100% head contact with full intention of head contact.

[@j.thomas7128]

@@SuperRanger4x4 Rule 48.1(ii). Absolutely, not an illegal check to the head. Body position. Go have a Bud Light and discuss the use of pronouns.

[@johnjarzabkowski8612]

Timo Meier...Ohh!...Blasted!...by Trouba...and NOT getting up!" Epic!

[@cullycross4786]

When you lead with your face...why is the Ranger at fault?

[@sonofsamhain4208]

Meier was seeing tweety birds circling his head after that one

[@name-vi6fs]

Looked bad but clean. Timo was leaning forward, so his head was low.

[@niceneasyraps]

Shades of Scott Stevens on Lindros

[@aparksmusic]

Yeah, extremely dirty hit. Trouba was salty he wouldn't make the 2nd round so tried taking one the Devils out LT

[@ogreman2229]

@@aparksmusic can’t skate through the middle with your head down. Dude committed suicide on the ice.

[@aparksmusic]

​@@ogreman2229 no but the nhl has rules in place for this to prevent goons from doing this. This isnt the 90s here. Get with the times. It was dirty and not clean whatsoever, regardless what his intent was

[@menlockeverquester2303]

"A guy who will hit you high, but it's clean" yeah totally, Trouba's had SUCH a history of clean hits

[@The_Hutchyboy]

Agree…what a stupid comment by the announcer.

[@phils6733]

Alittle too late you gotta make a hit like this in game 3 or 4 to send a msg. hit was hard though! Hope the guys ok, I know he came back but man he may be sore tmrw

[@domenicdurante966]

I was kind of thinking the same thing. Trouba should have hit someone early in the game to set the tone. Of course, the Rangers let Jersey set the tone.

[@christophergalagotis9527]

My thoughts exactly

[@JustHockeyy]

I can’t believe that clip is crazy I mean crazy!!!

[@LastlyMore]

What a beautiful, beastly hit. Love playoff hockey!

[@frankkeller1258]

Just brutal, nothing else

[@boomboombilly342]

Finally a hit worthy of the playoffs.

[@flyersfanatic9053]

Clean hit

[@aparksmusic]

Course a Flyers fan would claim such BS 😂

[@AnDrew-zg2ie]

L

[@kevinb2844]

Actually this flyers fan thinks he is a coward cheap shot jerkoff. Trouba is trying to give people concussions…. I hate him more than Scott Stevens who was also an evil hitter… but at least would fight more from memory…. I hate players who are trying to injure which is what Truba does

[@runningthesw5788]

Hope the ice was okay where he landed

[@danpro4519]

When Trouba blew up Meier... I felt that.

[@michaelbacchiocchi8111]

We need some more of this during this Panthers series. Not just from Troubs…

[@MetalCharlo]

Keep your head up

[@9mmSafetyAlways0ff]

Trouba plays the tuba while watching Timon and pumbaa

[@saynotodrugs5765]

GOOD HIT!! Stevens would be proud. Keep your head up!!!!

[@mrboogedy7682]

The problem is not whether the hit was clean in which it was, it is the timing. That stick check forced Meier to put his head down. It’s entertaining but the hit accomplished nothing in the game. It also shows that trouba can make big hits on players who are getting checked by his teammates and are distracted.

[@boomboombilly342]

Pffft you sound like a tier 3 wannabe.

[@thatoneguy9666]

It accomplished not letting Meier get a scoring chance

[@hockeyman001]

Good D make a habit out of reading plays when backcheck pressure forces a forward to one spot on the ice and closing the lane with authority. Scott Stevens did it for a living and was one of the best at it. That's just good hockey.

[@Max_m]

My problem is that their is unfortunately an segment of hockey “fans” like you

[@dominicdincau]

Got to keep your head up. I like Trouba trying to get his team going though.

[@1592hockey]

Watch the play donkey. Dudes head was up. They were on the pp and timo was the puck carrier entering the zone. Anyone with this job plays the sport with their heads up bud. Trouba flew on to the ice in a hurry cause he saw the play coming into his dzone..timo could not see his body. He saw 3 other white j’s surrounding him and in charges trouba straight to his dome. But don’t sit behind your keyboard and chirp timo. Thanks

[@dominicdincau]

@@1592hockey yeah he saw him am just decided to get lit up.

[@dominicdincau]

@@1592hockey he was staring at the puck the whole time. Look at 1:15 man. I didn’t say timo is the worst player in the world and it’s all his fault that he got blown up. Hockey is a collision sport not just a contact sport.

[@1592hockey]

Bud there’s a difference with your head being down or looking down with your eyes. And don’t tell me about the sport bro. In fact I’ve played several games against trouba when he was a young buck on ntdp. I’m aware of the collisions. Point is still trouba making the choice to not lower his stance several inches to avoid hurting a guys brain.

[@dominicdincau]

@@1592hockey so you had to write me a novel because instead of his head being down his eyes were down. I don’t get it. We agree on the play.

[@joehoffer2112]

How does your commentators not call that a penalty. It was clearly a shoulder to his face. That is the first contact. Face and shoulder. Anyone who says it’s a clean hit is high as Fk

[@Agentsmith212]

Anyone else notice igor checking on meier?

[@randomshortz17]

Absolute yard sale omg. Clean. Best hit since Brian Campbell obliterated RJ Umburger in the 06 playoffs

[@aparksmusic]

Explain how following a hit through to the neck and head is at all clean? Lol ya idiot just stuck in the 90s standards of what's clean and what's not 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ottomatic3123]

Meier was being very physical and aggressive in the series until this moment. Great work by Trouba. I'm a dual Sharks and Rangers fan - long story - so I love Meier, but you live by the sword, you die by the sword. Best wishes to his long term health and a long career.

[@anthonyparadiso1a]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Meier was knocking into Shesterkin throughout the series and when you try to intimidate a team's best player...you're gonna get hit and hit hard.

[@willsk7068]

I gotta say thats a clean hit, he came in like Paul Kariya and got laid the hell out by Stevens. Hope he recovers fast.

[@45crisess]

Hitting the head first is the definition of head contact. Which is in fact, not clean

[@poejavelski148]

@@45crisessTimo had his head way down. Clean hit.

[@christophergaumond1901]

the point of contact seems to be the head so not clean

[@dustykh]

Stevens hit on Kariya was a late headhunting hit from the side. They made a rule specifically to prevent those hits. This is more like Stevens on Kris King

[@willsk7068]

Keep your head up is the number one rule.

[@kothagod01195]

Kadri Part 2. Trouba had shades of Kariya, Scott Stevens and Kronwall on this one

[@edd06001]

Not Impressed. Should have never been named Captain.

[@esvignettes7592]

Clean hit. Just good ole hockey

[@nikshill8767]

i am not sure on any of trouba's hits. what makes it hard for me to figure out if his hits are clean is how the nhl defines "principal point of contact"? i guess if principal point does NOT equal first point of contact then i guess this is clean. does anyone know what exactly principal point of contact means?

[@dylancampbell52203]

Where point of contact would be had Meier been completely upright. Essentially they can’t just say “hits must go through chest” because there are many instances where a person will either fall or lower themselves before getting hit, and at that point there is nothing the person making the hit can do other than go through the head. If you watch this hit, it appears that Meier is more upright as Trouba begins the process of making the hit, and then Meier starts to bend down to shoulder height and at that point there is nothing Trouba can do outside of finishing the check.

[@nikshill8767]

@@dylancampbell52203 much appreciated friend. makes total sense. now i see how hard it is in this instance to be a ref. not defending the refs as they seem to miss tons of other easy calls.

[@dylancampbell52203]

@@nikshill8767 no problem. And refs are human. Calls will be wrong. It’s part of the sport. It evens out in the end.

[@nikshill8767]

@@dylancampbell52203 agreed

[@OneTouch1980]

Center core? It's all head at first contact.

[@GJBedrin]

100% if it was 2-0 the other way this would have been a penalty but no ref is gonna send a team down 2-0 in game 7 on 2 man penalty kill.

[@douglasrizzolo1243]

That’s what happens when you take out the Goalie……………..❤

[@douglasrizzolo1243]

Also I’ve watched Scott Stevens do that DOZENS of times ………….It’s called Hockey 🏒😎

[@EuroITC]

That is a hit to the head snd he uses excessive force. There is no need for these hits. They will only injure players.

[@danieln1732]

Trouba is known for these sneaky hits on good players....have fun golfing ya dirty player