Worst NHL Plays of The Week: The Devils Are Back! | Steve's Dang It's

Steve Dangle shares his picks for worst plays of the week.
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[@cjstangman]

The NHL rule book is heavily weighted against any shenanigans with broken sticks. I presume this is to discourage any sort of attempt to find a loophole. Everyone should know by now that if there is a broken stick on the ice, avoid it like the plague.

[@noahadams5694]

The funny part is what he did wasn’t techniacally against the rules. He didn’t knock the stick at the puck, he knocked the stick at where the puck was going there’s a difference.

[@philipgwyn8091]

@@noahadams5694 I also think he knocked the stick before the pass was made.

[@HousewolfDaddy]

@@noahadams5694 The rules are pretty liberal about what’s considered “towards the puck”, and unless it’s been updated it also includes “towards an opposing player”. There’s also the rule that separately makes it a penalty if you do anything but gently clear a broken stick to the wall from close range. There’s about 10 different things they explicitly say you cannot do with a broken stick, everything else is covered under the general rule of if you break your stick you must immediately drop it where you stand or leave the ice, or the rule about throwing equipment into the play. Players know you’re not allowed to shoot broken sticks or play them in any way unless it has zero impact on the play as mentioned before- and even that is technically a grey area but refs will allow it if it clears it out of the playing area with no risk of hitting another skater or the puck. It’s not a novel new rule. No matter whether it’s USA Hockey, Hockey Canada, SIF, or FIHA, they all grew up playing with those rules from youth all the way til pros. I don’t know Russia’s rule differences to the same degree, since they don’t often work with the other programs at clinics and the like, such as the ones I mentioned, but I doubt it’s going out on a limb that they also have relatively the same rules when it comes to what the players would have learned growing up.

[@HousewolfDaddy]

@@philipgwyn8091 He did, I would agree. That doesn’t change anything as far as the rules are concerned. Playing a broken stick (or other object), or throwing any object “towards another player or the puck”, is and has been illegal for as long as these guys have all played hockey. You’re also responsible for your own actions, so even if the puck wasn’t there yet, you can clearly read that he does it with the intent to block a passing lane. If I was the ref I’d just say he played an illegal object into the play, since that’s all they need to establish. Moving a broken stick or fallen glove/helmet in any way is technically illegal, though they often will allow it if it’s just getting it to the boards from close range, and it is soft enough/with enough space that there’s no risk of it hitting another player (and nowhere near the puck). There’s a lot of rule changes I think are bullshit, and other rules I think are just dumb. This isn’t one of them. There are very valid safety reasons for not allowing illegal equipment to be played intentionally by players. Even if the stick itself doesn’t fly up and hit someone, the most likely scenario here is that shooting the stick into the passing lane causes a player to be hit in the face by a deflection. Since it’s made to cover all scenarios though, I don’t think it can or should change.

[@captainsoapv2203]

2:03 “show it again” (nothing happens)😂

[@zachr6137]

It’s good to be back. From a Devils fan

[@pendy_2969]

Zach R is it tho is it.

[@seangodbold8560]

It ‘tis

[@frisbeeshots.9664]

I’m a devils fan too

[@maxrates]

This has been a year to remember for the Devils NOT

[@joshdude2243]

I just want to put this on record before it changes but there's 69 likes

[@chad_b]

I don't think Dubnyk going to the bench was a dang it at all. It was smart. I've said for a while they should start taking advantage of the net being dislodged

[@colinf3963]

You're absolutely right. I thought the rule was once the team that scores on the dislodged net touched the puck, the play is dead. Unless I'm wrong, (which I totally could be) this is a dang-it on the official that was supposed to blow the whistle once Nashville touched the puck.

[@tyleranderson6707]

I think the dang it was for the execution of the play. Yes dubnyk was smart in going to the bench but the second guessing himself was more or less the dang it

[@remixedremix]

It was a dang it because the Wild took a too many men penalty because of the lack of communication.

[@zachreligious629]

i thought the play was dead the moment the net is dislodged no matter what, which is why dubnyk didn't say anything. if he tells the ref, the play dies instantly

[@gdoubleyou3159]

This happened recently in a Bruins game. Tukka just left the net off and the other team would have had an odd man rush. I imagine if this becomes a loophole the rule will be changed.

[@4BradG]

The dubnyk one, didn't Georgiev literally do the same thing last week or the week before?

[@lahighlights9821]

DANG IT - Devils fan

[@benxvariety8878]

dubnyk was actually a genius for doing that

[@Miqz0]

The penalty shot for knocking a loose stick towards an opponent or the puck came up in the 2014 winter games bronze medal game between Finland and USA, Timonen knocked a broken stick towards a US player and they got a penalty shot for it, that's where I know that rule from

[@evinfritschle5794]

International/Olympic rules and NHL rules differ in a lot of situations though, especially with regards to sticks.

[@y0zero]

its not so much that its a specific situation its just a variation of throwing a stick at someone to separate the puck rule

[@blakeallen2721]

Oh DIVING. That's the summer Olympics sport

[@braedenralph5850]

You haven’t seen a goalie butt-end well watch a Guelph storm game

[@SourceSDK101]

Was hoping to see Tavares' fantastic shootout attempt from last night

[@jonokiller]

wait till the next week, it must be there

[@Logan-ib5rz]

he’s a toronto fan😂

[@Kipindahouse]

Is it just me or are young players trying so many new, dumb things that the NHL rules can't keep up? I swear this season has had more "wtf moments" than I've ever seen.

[@wolanin9255]

I wish you covered the toews being body blocked by the ref

[@guthriesturmey3863]

6:30 No way this should've resulted in a Minnesota pelenty. This is a genious idea, there's absolutely no reason this should be a pelenty, unless Dubnyk got back on the ice before someone tagged him in.

[@hisokamorow4057]

Dubnyk got on the ice without swapping with a teammate, that is why there was too many man penalty

[@AEMoreira81]

poop pooped - Dubnyk could also have gotten an illegal substitution penalty as well.

[@gerble36]

Doesn't work that way. You all are forgetting another rule! A goalkeeper, once off the ice for an extra man, CAN NOT return to the ice until a stoppage in play. Had he left the ice, and a sixth player stepped on, Dubnyk can't return to the ice.

[@guthriesturmey3863]

@My Cat's Breath Smells Like Cat Food there is ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with the goalie leaving the net to bring on a skater at that time or any other. Technically a team could play an entire 60 minute game with 6 skaters and no goalie. Go review the rules yourself and see. The only way this should be a pelanty (and it was brought up by by someone else in this thread) is the lack of stoppage in play. This was still a genius play by Dubnyk.

[@guthriesturmey3863]

@@hisokamorow4057 ya I brought that up

[@michaelhiltz7846]

"oh My God! Mike are you ok?" "There's a snake in my boot" Goddamn that caught me off guard.

[@pbbj893]

6:32 - 7:39 Dubnik goes to the bench knowing what he knows... Bomp Bomp *Achieves Sneak 100*

[@rohinkartik-narayan7535]

That shouldn't have been a penalty on the Wild. There's no rule at all about when you can pull the goalie, including when it seemingly doesn't make sense. If the goalie is off, you can have six skaters

[@camc9225]

Anyone else think Smith didnt really embellish and this is his reputation talking?

[@boland73]

If I don’t see Tavares shootout mishap on Dang It’s then Steve’s bias is gonna be the real dang it here!!

[@nicolebax825]

One of my favourite parts of these videos is when Steve gets really animated he starts to sound like Charlie Day

[@joywrona8084]

I have to admit that the Dubnyk play have SOME sense to it. I can see how Dubnyk wanted to get off but it wasn't the correct rule.

[@beep_beeooop]

12:47 is that drew’s voice in the background?

[@PlebWRLD]

That Kipper mask in the background 😍

[@Beakzzy]

They make it so the nets come off to reduce injury, imagine if the nets were screwed down and someone ran into them.

[@yipeefps]

also zambonis exist

[@ZeAngrySnowmongol]

I don't think Smith did anything overly dramatic. As a goalie I don't expect to end up in physical situation where someone is going to tackle me from behind. So... I see "no foul" by Smith there

[@sebastianpatriksson7814]

That's genius by Dubnyk

[@tendresseak27]

Not sure why you're confused about the last play. It's the same as throwing your stick. Automatic penalty shot. Doesn't need to prevent a scoring chance.

[@boland73]

If Minnesota had to get the guy back to the bench and Dubnyk go back on then it would’ve been a really high IQ play!

[@AEMoreira81]

It would be an illegal substitution. Once a goalie goes to the bench, he cannot return until the next stoppage in play.

[@tommacintyre8489]

3:56 the pronunciation of Jacob Markstrom is the biggest dang-it

[@PBJBand]

My coworker is from Slovakia and her son is named Jakub and she pronounces it like we do Jacob.

[@SpaceWolfPainter]

That Goalie must have gone to the Crosby school of embellishment

[@stevengarrett9502]

Steve Dangle is a class act. love this guys videos

[@MLMX612]

I'll never forget the goal on Toskala #pplneverforget #leafs

[@hatt3r1994]

Put every game Martin Jones played on this and you'll have plenty of content.

[@Ruizg559]

As a Sharks fan... yeah...yeah...

[@hatt3r1994]

@@Ruizg559 it's been a painful thing to watch. Maybe it'll turn around

[@moodlampActual]

New Jersey dang-its

[@HousewolfDaddy]

The whole penalty shot thing I’m honestly okay with. As a player, you know you can’t shoot a stick into the play- and really most players do know that it’s a penalty shot for shooting or throwing an object towards the puck. Where I would be fighting against it is if a stick broke and the player got called for a penalty shot because he dropped his stick and the other team tried to pass right through it as it falls (but that already shouldn’t be called as long as the refs follow the rules). As for why Sam Steel took the shot- there is no rule saying the player who takes a penalty shot had to be the affected player. Now that I could see being an interesting change possibly (but not necessary), just because you’d get more variety in the shooters, but the rules allow the coach to choose any skater from the ice to take the shot. The idea behind it being that if a team decides to do something dumb like that and say the targeted a 4th line grinder who’s only out to keep a lead at the end of the game- there’s less incentive to target that player and just have multiple penalty shots to avoid giving up a big play because they might have TJ Oshie from the Olympics whatever year that was with the ridiculous 7 attempt shootout because he was like 70% in shootouts that year or Alex Ovechkin, or Connor McDavid, or Nathan MacKinnon- and you’re not going to want to give those guys even one chance never mind multiple.

[@ltunesdownIoad]

The Minnesota one isn’t even a dang it that’s a referee dang it

[@stinks4612]

Mike smith simply lost balance and got checked. 0 embellishment

[@coulterhaskell1550]

Ashton F low key looked like a charge and hit from behind

[@debennyboygames1233]

OMFS YOU CAN HEAR PRODUCER DREW AT 12:48

[@vampirefroggie]

Steve should do his own acting awards for embellishments this season lol

[@mrjordan771]

12:45 DREW IS REAL, YOU HEAR HIM MAKE A NOISE!!!!

[@TheSonicsean]

Dubnyk with the 2000 IQ move over there. I think refs get a bit of leeway to not blow the whistle if the puck is out of the zone on a net off the moorings, so if Minnesota had scored it probably would have counted. Honestly the only dangit about the play was Minnesota taking the too many men cause they didn't realize his play. Also Reinhart was going off for a change while he scored a goal. You can tell after he dumped it in he took a step towards the bench. Absolute legend.

[@oyeahjustcomenting]

How the heck did Reinhartget the puck to bounce like that

[@ianofvinheim]

He sounds so much like Charlie Day

[@andrewgabriel2824]

Tavares?

[@andrewbowman2976]

Next week think it happend to soon

[@MynameisMikeee]

Schneider had 45 saves actually. NJD fan here haha.

[@dylanzima7895]

12:49 you hear drew

[@duckface1038]

12:47 is that drew!?!

[@joestrozyk4061]

I think the penalty shot rule is there to completely take it out of the game, if it were just a 2 minute minor you might see it taken more often

[@cheesycircumcision]

Joe Strozyk no it wouldn’t. Why would a player take a penalty so obvious with such a low reward if successfully done for a penalty. They should just keep the “if it stops a goal it’s an awarded goal” but none of this penalty shot stuff that’s dumbs given how rare it is.

[@joestrozyk4061]

@@cheesycircumcision players would for the same reason they purposefully hook/slash/trip, a defensive mistake is made so they take a penalty to prevent a potential goal.

[@cheesycircumcision]

@@joestrozyk4061 thats to stop scoring chances or if theyre frustrated. sliding the stick is an obvious call to see and its thought out. you dont push a stick when youre mad or when you made a mistake. you do it to disrupt play, thats why in cases like this it should be a penalty but in cases where it stops a goal it should be an awarded goal. no penalty shot. doesnt make sense that illegally disrupting a pass from 2 defencemen leads to a penalty shot that ANYONE can take.

[@cheesycircumcision]

@@joestrozyk4061 and no absolutely not, people would not abuse this and push a stick on purpose if they knew it was a penalty. its such an obvious play, in this case it didnt even change the play it just mildly disrupted the pass. would anyone purposefully take a penalty for that, no. and again in cases where pushing the stick directly stops a goal it would be an awarded goal.

[@charringtone]

HELP THERES A SNAKE IN MY BOOT LMAO

[@Boredofcrafting]

Funny enough Mikael Granlund had a penalty shot after Byfuglien shot a stick at the puck a few years ago.

[@boland73]

Well Edler did initiate the contact on that one... I know Smith is trying out for the summer olympics with that one but Edler has to have most of the blame there

[@dunnock343]

You’re given a freebie penalty shot. The kid never taken a penalty shot in the NHL. He’s also 1 away from a hat-trick. I think he was the right guy to take it. Bonus: for actually scoring and getting the 🎩

[@JoshAstronomer]

Did they not like the pokemon shirt steve lol

[@martindenis900]

The refs should judge the way the penalty effects the play by what happens next. For instance, if the player disrupts the pass with the broken stick, let the play keep going. If the person receives the pass and takes a shot and hits the Goalie or goes within the crease then it should be a penalty shot. But if the player doesn't take a shot or it doesn't reach the crease, then it should be a 2 or 4 minute minor.

[@kTmThomas13]

The coveted Schneidout

[@Hardip123]

the stick thing happened in a Leafs devils game once before

[@bobbybadger1587]

I hit the like button during the ad

[@maxrates]

I love how the Anaheim homers thought everything was normal

[@opticalecho119]

I want that goal on Schneider and that Vesa Toskala goal side by side because they look the exact same.

[@NoClient88]

Welcome back New Jersey New Jersey Dang It’s

[@Scorpeon_27]

New Jersey devils more like New Jersey Dang its.

[@jackryan3043]

Great to see Steve’s bias coming in with Tavares’ shootout goal not coming up...

[@TonecrafteLuthiery]

I already know what this one is gonna be. EDIT: Yup. Knew it.

[@noleyiacc3721]

As soon as I saw the Dubnyk thing I knew that it would end up as a Dang it!!!! Still love that it ended in a penalty for the Wild lol

[@emperorpig4837]

WE BACK BOYSSSSS WE STILL IN IT

[@tyler-dy1sm]

I'm Here Quick

[@frisbeeshots.9664]

Who made up the rule that you get a penalty shot for pushing a broken stick in the passing lane?

[@JarradBruessel32]

Mike smith was leaning forward hence why he fell forward easily and when you are that tall it looks worse

[@Pele316]

5:37 a wang it

[@universal_cubes]

For people who want to see Markstrom dive here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKi1hqOllsZnqKs

[@bobbybadger1587]

I hope all the refs in the world are watching this!!!

[@ariccua6101]

The New Jersey Dang-its.

[@veselinboyadzhiev4724]

Were there hat picks this week?

[@thebaconbuizel3598]

Literally last week the Canucks were in this for getting screwed over by a thrown stick as well, no?

[@louis-philiplortie1792]

Where is TAVARES!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a 10000%%%% dang-it's

[@Special_Sharpie]

Smith did play that kinda well, I'll be it, highly embellished, but he did it well ngl

[@BameronCerry]

Mike Smith with the Swan Dive

[@judeau9151]

that jacket come with padded shoulders

[@tragically.rachel]

Jakob markstrom... Its Jacob Steve.. just Jacob

[@jameskilgour387]

He's Swedish and their Js are basically ys. I've heard it said both ways

[@tragically.rachel]

@@jameskilgour387 Yea I understand that. If it is pronounced that way then why does everyone say Jacob then?

[@babyloobibovski2947]

Too much talking. Less talk more replays

[@Hardip123]

producer drew!!!!

[@Tarquin21723]

Mike Smith's is not a dang it.

[@stukas07]

Awful list.

[@sjunor]

4 highlights in 13 min?! Less Dangle and more dangles

[@danyheatleyall-star3677]

DEVIN NEIN

[@ancientkeyboardwarrior]

Get the raider vs rebels whl game 4, 4th goal for the raiders. Hilarious!!!!

[@EluneMusic]

Steeeeeeve

[@dylanpekofsky8369]

Lol

[@mustycarlos2164]

Mein kuemper

[@tannercober9356]

First comment ...... only on person gets to say that

[@frenchtoast1921]

Second

[@felixjones3061]

3rd

[@austingarrick9054]

FiRsT

[@felixjones3061]

2nd

[@jarenmiller9109]

Steve is so bad he should actually get fired

[@scaletipping4715]

This is the result of a quirky, awkward, small-time homemade commentary dude on KZbin being taken a bit too seriously. The hockey knowledge isn't there. The small time thing is cute but when it's forced it doesn't work. The cutaways are horrible, the commentary is boring and reminds me of 90s Cherry when he did the rap video (KZbin it). This is a case of forcing the funk. Please stop making Dangle famous. It's not going to work out...