Hoglander ejected for intent to injure on a play less dangerous than Marchand's trip on Liljegren
The Vancouver Canucks were hosting the San Jose Sharks last night in a tale of two opposite teams. Vancouver has been red hot this season with a record of 13-5-1, while San Jose has struggled mightily with a 3-14-1 record.
Late in the second period with the score 1-0 Vancouver, Canucks forward Nils Hoglander slew-footed Sharks forward Kevin Labanc, leaving Labanc shaken up on the play. Hoglander was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for intent to injure.
There was definitely a slew-foot on the play but kicking him out of the game seems a bit extreme, considering what we saw a few short weeks ago in a Leafs/Bruins matchup.
As you'll recall, Brad Marchand took out Leafs defenseman Timothy Liljegren with a dirty stick between the legs a few feet from the boards with a 'can opener' move deep in the Leafs' zone.
No penalty was called on Marchand while Liljegren hasn't played since after suffering a lower-body injury. An embarrassing look for the NHL here.
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 21 | 248 ANSWERS Hoglander ejected for intent to injure on a play less dangerous than Marchand's trip on Liljegren Which play was dirtier Brad Marchand's or Nils Hoglander's? | ||
| Marchand | 179 | 72.2 % |
| Hoglander | 11 | 4.4 % |
| Both equally dirty | 45 | 18.1 % |
| Neither were that bad | 13 | 5.2 % |
| List of polls | ||
