Tom Wilson Hit on Curtis Lazar - Game Misconduct

[@Zackary_]

Thank you for including Joe B and Lockers perspective at the end! Two guys who actually know what they're talking about lol

[@madmama61]

Thats a weak fuckin call, shouldn't even be 2

[@addie.iscrazy]

Holy crap, this Ottawa announcer doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. Why does he have a job, exactly? "A head shot is the issue here." No, buddy try again. Maybe he just needs to see the replay. "Head contact, no question about it." Okay...maybe he needs to see another angle? "There's no doubt that's contact to the head." Okay, I guess he's a blind color commentator. Seriously, I cannot believe this was anything more than a 2 minute interference penalty. The primary point of contact was the shoulder blade. There was absolutely no contact with the head. Hell, the only reason Lazar even fell was because he got sandwiched between Wilson and Orlov. This is far and away the most disgusting call I've seen in an NHL game in at least the last 5 years. Nearly cost the Caps the game, too.

[@tomaskapitan3426]

+Alpha Tango Foxtrot ?? 1:36 / 1:37- there was contact with head...

[@travisteevens2535]

First of all, calm down. There 100% is contact to his head. Did he say principle point of contact? No. Second, "Nearly cost the Caps the game..." Oh no!!!! Can't lose a game, how about, "possibly reaggravated a concussion." Have some decency...Wilson was being a goon all game and this hit was very borderline.

[@shawakwak]

+Alpha Tango Foxtrot Not true. You can see from ice level view primary contact is head. Also Lazar's head is the first thing to move on the hit. That's just physics. His head was hit first. Whether it's fair cause Lazar crouching, I don't know, but most certainly head contact first. That's not in dispute here.

[@Irishnapalm2341]

+Alpha Tango Foxtrot This wasn't even a 2 minute interference penalty. No contact to the head and no interference, this was a reputation call combined with a "Player injured" call. And no im not a Caps fan, im a bruins fan, go look at my history if you don't believe me :P

[@itakei]

Lazar said it himself today that his head kinda snapped because of the impact to the SHOULDER. So Wilson did not hit Lazar's head.

[@mateo2934]

Isn't it sad that these Canadian announcers, who grew up living the game, would think that was penalty. What a bunch of homers. Back check, tracking puck, hip to hip. Don't you just love how they say as an aside that Lazar was bent down. That is Lazar's fault.

[@adinz606]

How is that a game misconduct? no head contact, didn't leave his skates, and hit him shoulder to shoulder

[@Irishnapalm2341]

+Adin Z reputation kills adin

[@thelemonlite]

+Irishnapalm2341 I don't think Wilson has ever had a suspension, not sure though?

[@christopherlewis6583]

+Dildozer Not yet. They keep trying though.

[@moshe219]

+Adin Z And that's why they reversed the decision. Go, Willie!!!

[@ryanhoran681]

+Adin Z Too much man

[@MrBO55]

Barely even hit him, just kinda ran into him from the side... Then Neil jumps him, and he gets 5 and a game, while Neil only gets 2, causing Holtby to lose his shutout. Terrible call.

[@TheKaoTicMaN]

+Mr. BO55 awww poor holtby

[@robertmockett33]

+Mr. BO55 you won the fucking game. quit whining about about a shutout lost and enjoy your win.

[@epilepticshrimp]

+TheKaoTicMaN hello sens fan

[@epilepticshrimp]

+Connor Mockett hello sens fan

[@melloyello6464]

+Mr. BO55 Indeed, this call was such BS. NHL is targeting Wilson for whatever reason. This Canadian hockey team needs to man the fuck up, skate, and finish your play.

[@johnreagan8436]

What a horrible call. Match penalty will be rescinded tomorrow.

[@mateo2934]

Upon contact with Lazar, his head jerks towards Wilson. Hip and shoulder is where the contact occurred and in the context of a back check.

[@justinkruse7292]

Ottawa should get get two penalties 1) On Borowieski third man in 2) On Neil instigator which then also includes a 5 minute major for fighting and an automatic 10 minute misconduct. Bad call this is turning into the damn NFL like what's a catch? What isn't a catch? What's a clean hit? What isn't a clean hit that allows for the opposition team to jump the player who is getting the penalty called on?

[@harisbegovic]

+Justin Kruse lol and you've got no hockey iq

[@gwoodsoldier]

haris begovic unless you play hockey than neither do you. Hockey IQ isn't about your knowledge of hockey. It's about how you adapt to situations and overcome obstacles on the ice. Stop whining about everyone's hockey IQ. You're making yourself look like a dipshit.

[@MaddRezz]

+Justin Kruse cri more

[@Irishnapalm2341]

+MaddRezz I actually agree with Kruse, im not a fan of either team and yet I think Wilson got screwed on this call. That was a clean hit but because the player getting hit apparently got hurt they called a penalty. I wonder if this was more a move by the referees to remove Wilson from the game to keep it under control. But by that logic they should have evened out the Penalties because Neil should have gotten ejected to. Its hard to make a call like that as a referee, I understand that, but with the video angles available to Toronto, I highly doubt Wilson will face supplementary action. Furthermore I really wish the NHL would allow for video review of these plays, like a coach's challenge, unfortunately that would slow the game down and it would take the power to remove players from the game away from the refs who tend to use it to calm the game down.

[@mcnasty3597]

Initial contact is Lazars shoulder... Go to 1:20... and use this nifty tool youtube has kindly provided us to slow down the speed of the video to 1/4 speed. Lazars head whips back to the right and makes contact with wilsons shoulder because of how bent over he is.

[@AEMoreira81]

Tom Wilson always seems to get jobbed on these types of calls.

[@brodynaknakim5541]

Deserves everything he gets

[@hockeylife141]

This is the biggest joke of a penalty I've ever seen in my life.

[@Linleass]

It was a Match Penalty not a Game Misconduct which in this case is a significant distinction. Tom Wilson is 6'4" and Curtis Lazar is 6'0" and he bent over. Is Tom Wilson supposed to stop hitting people because they are shorter than him? It was intended to be shoulder to shoulder (it pretty much was...if Lazar didn't bend over or was a couple inches taller it would have been), his skates and stick on the ice, and his elbows were in. He did not hit him all that hard. He even got a piece of the puck. If his intent was to injure someone would he even worry about touching the puck? I don't think so. Complete BS.

[@kingoftrolls19]

Fuck yourself

[@Linleass]

+hockeycub19 Nice, well thought out response. Can't come up with any other sort of argument?

[@epilepticshrimp]

lleasure29 hes a hawks fan don't expect much more than that from him (if you happen to be a hawks fan, don't get offended because I know they aren't all like that, in fact one of my good friends is a hawks fan)

[@Linleass]

+epilepticshrimp I'm going to get the bias complaints when it comes to Wilson, but I'm a Caps fan.

[@epilepticshrimp]

hockeycub19 lol hockeycub19 dick

[@Mitchnagel58]

The league is so immature. This is a clean god damn hit. Just because his name is Tom Wilson doesn't mean every time he hits a guy he's trying to kill him. Lazar was looking at his own player instead of looking at the other teams players like he should. His fault he got steam rolled by a 6'4" 220lb locomotive.

[@melloyello6464]

This call was such BS, only was called cause the NHL is targeting Wilson.

[@kingoftrolls19]

Yeah ok bitch

[@hocke4607]

+hockeycub19 You're a clown if you think that's a major, let alone a penalty.

[@melloyello6464]

www.thescore.com/news/913252 LOL

[@DehJahVuh]

I love Wilson, so fun to watch such a physical player like him.. Sucks lazar got hurt but I don't think on the right call. Seems like everyone else agrees as well.

[@rjracing9917]

I watch nearly any Hockey game thats on these days with the NHL ticket and I have yet to see any team get more wrongfully charged penalties than the Capitals. Didn't they get kicked out of the playoff last year for TWO wrongfully called off goals and TWO wrongfully charged penalties that turned into PP goals for the Rangers? WTF does the NHL have against this team and its players? Yes, Wilson is a boarderline player... but 98% of the time his hits are clean, just brain rattling hard lol.

[@Peezster]

Wilson's penalty was rescinded after the game. Even the NHL thought the call was bullshit.

[@September2004]

Match penalty has apparently been rescinded. There was a bit of head contact but it was mostly the shoulder that was contact. I think at most it's an interference call since it didn't look like the guy actually had contact with the puck (it bounced over his stick). That's my interpretation anyway.

[@hocke4607]

Where's the contact to the head because I don't see it.

[@ozzydo2314]

announcers calling it a head shot before they even see the replay.

[@360redskins]

Thank goodness this game misconduct was rescinded. Referees target Tom Wilson. That's absurd...

[@Irishnapalm2341]

That call is the result of a reputation that Wilson has built for himself. Just like Marchand and Rinaldo on the Bruins will never get the benefit of the doubt, Wilson will also never get the benefit of the doubt. Wilson's hit here is 100% clean. No head contact, no blindside. the only reason this became a penalty was because the player fell down and looked to be hurt. I remember a few years ago when James Neal kneed Brad Marchand in the head and the refs on the ice only gave him 2 minutes for kneeing, after the fact the NHL handed down a 5 game suspension but the reason Neal didn't get a match penalty at the time was because it was against Marchand.

[@CaptainCapital8]

Head contact? I saw SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER contact.

[@jdue722]

The NHL rescinded the match penalty, btw. So at least they corrected the ref's mistake.

[@zachdelkus]

By no means a Caps fan.....but come on refs, terrible call. I don't even see a 2 minute penalty. Stop pussifying this sport the same was you have to the fucking nfl.

[@Allardx97]

if i remember correctly he got a match on the play. 5 and the game

[@markwellman4530]

Are you kidding me!?? That isn't even close to being an illegal hit.

[@johnfrank1574]

Seems like a soft call. Maybe there was some head contact, and it was from the blind side, but it definitely looks like principal point of contact is through the body. Maybe a 2 minute minor but not a 5 and game.

[@LeJonatron]

Other then being a fan of hockey I am impartial in this, but that is technically illegal as of NHL rules. Rule 48. Blindside hits. NHL rewrote the rule last year taking out the "targetting of the head" part of it.

[@valiante1998]

If Crosby laid that "hit" he wouldn't of got a match, or even a penalty in that matter...

[@evanbiggers2197]

+valiante1998 Just the thought of Crosby throwing a hit... lol he'd get the worst of it

[@valiante1998]

Evan Lol I know, the dipshit can't hit. But my point being; if a star pulled off this hit, they wouldn't get a penalty. Maybe 2 minutes...

[@evanbiggers2197]

+valiante1998 Yeah, you're probably right

[@wilmingtoncommercialcleane4136]

That's simply a hockey play., shoulder to shoulder, on a guy who wasn't paying attention. Since he wasn't paying attention Lazar's head snapped back as result of the hit but it wasn't a hit to the head. Certainly not a game misconduct. If anybody deserves a misconduct penalty its Neil. He came off the bench and didn't even attempt to make a play on the puck then was the 3rd man into the scrum in the corner. This was simply a reputation call. If anybody other than Tom Wilson was involved it wouldn't even have been a minor. This was a BS call in my book. The ref who was right on top of the play didn't even make the call, it was the trailing referee who made the call.

[@birdbon3s]

poor Wilson. terrible call. I think they call head contact because of the whiplash of Lazar being hit, but there's no head contact.

[@Linleass]

So, on top of this match penalty being rescinded, last week his game misconduct penalty for the hit on Campbell was also rescinded. The NHL better do something about these refs throwing him out of games, since they obviously they obviously aren't agreeing with the calls the refs are making. These rescinded calls should be proof enough he's getting penalized for his "reputation."

[@devoncuddihey8697]

Okay, lazar is a tough kid and doesn't fall that easily. Second, if bending down and sniping someone in the head isn't a penalty, then gryba, and height advantages, shouldn't count when players "don't defend themselves" on interference plays away from the puck; While absolutely crushing them with a huge hit, shouldn't be called either

[@chris14473]

The league reversed the call the withdraw the match penalty. No automatic suspension. Good reaction by the league.

[@keechy1551]

In my opinion, this hit is kinda questionable. Wilson is a big dude and Lazar was bent over. I think Wilson should have played the puck instead of the player because of the Lazar and Wilson were positioned at the time of the hit. I understand the penalty, Wilson has a ton of questionable hits to his résumé.

[@rychendroll]

One of the worst game misconduct calls ever. Clearly not head contact even at live speed.. At least the NHL has corrected it and wiped the Game Misconduct off Wilson's record

[@tylermata4361]

Lol this isnt even a minor

[@wdurkee]

Call solely based on reputation. Way to keep the "integrity" of the game refs. Hope Lazar's not really hurt because that was not a dirty hit. Hell of a back check is what it was.

[@itscubby]

3:00 power play, not something you see often.

[@panzerbuchse1828]

1:45 lol

[@johnwilkesbooth5541]

Shoulder to shoulder

[@JoesGreatIdea]

I'm not even a hockey fan and I know that he should have been suspended for 2 minutes for interference.

[@gotch7126]

A blindside hit ... the refs should have let the scrum go... would have loved to see Neil destroy wilson!!

[@evilTaker90V2]

Wow,that was a horrible call

[@willrobinson1671]

You know who's fault that was? Ceci's fault. Who feeds their buddy a pass like that?

[@SaschaRueeggMusic]

worst call i have ever seen...

[@snowcloud06]

I hate the Capitals but I see no head contact there.

[@Antildo]

Stone Cold Steve Austin theme lol

[@sebastianpatriksson7814]

Reputation call

[@Tankeenify]

Scars On Broadway.

[@juicer1619]

the refs need to stop giving this bullshit to willy

[@fct4nyi1970]

Its a borderline call. Wilson is an idiot anyway there was no reason for the hit anyway. At the very least its 2 min for hitting from behind.

[@Hannoi]

"Head contact - no question about it.! Of course there is you idiot announcer. Ughhh. Love Tom Wilson. Great hitter, great physical hockey player. Players like him will be gone soon if refs keep calling clean hits like this.

[@Irishnapalm2341]

+Hannoi I HATE Tom Wilson, but that was a clean hit.

[@robertmason7553]

+Irishnapalm2341 The idiots were all proven wrong today. Hannoi probably thinks Tom is cute and wants a shot at him but will never get it because Hannoi is a little bitch sitting behind her computer with two left eyes flooded with glaucoma.

[@tannermurray420]

there was no head contact, shouldve been 2 min for interference. the SN commentator is blind as a bat

[@FromRussia_With_Love]

Penalty cos it was a blindside hit but seriously, not even close to deserving a 5 minute. Should have been 2.

[@dustinhorsman2385]

What I saw was fucking hockey. Apparently they want to suspend Wilson over this? I'm a Caps fan but even if this was benefiting my own team that's bullshit. NHL is getting weak.

[@fiishummartino6692]

contact

[@raymondliang7]

That's fucking soft lol.

[@harisbegovic]

+raymond liang yet if that happened to you, you'd be running off the ice and calling your mom... stupid kid

[@Alexsered]

weakest game misconduct ever. Can even hit people on the shoulder anymore. I have harder hits then that in my beer league hockey.

[@fiishummartino6692]

there was know head vontact

[@mebab8611]

Lazar game marackech

[@nOOb1hunter]

the fuck??

[@jasonnanooch1886]

pp, o ood