Looks more like a shoulder than an elbow.

Posted by Nick on 10/30/09 at 11:26 PM ET

clean hit.

Posted by FlyersFan on 10/31/09 at 12:00 AM ET

TOTAL Elbow. Crappy, cowardly, wouldn’t use his body. Good call Toronto.

Posted by Gunnar from Ada, Mi on 10/31/09 at 07:23 AM ET

Good shoulder hit but the skates leave the ice.

Posted by Pierre from Sherbrooke on 10/31/09 at 07:47 AM ET

Figures a Flyers’ fan would find that hit to be clean.  Mike Richards, Randy Jones, Steve Downie, all head-shot offenders who have seriously hurt their victims.  The irony, of course, is that former Flyers captains Keith Primeau and Eric Lindros had their careers ended by concussions, but, well, I guess Philly fans are a bit more hardcore than most.  After all, their football-cheering brethren booed freaking Santa Claus.

But that Ladd hit on D’Agostini was NOT clean.  It was more his shoulder than his elbow, yes.  However, he left his feet which is verboten.  Moreover, before the Mike Milburys of this world start blaming D’Agostini for having his head down, he didn’t.  Ladd showed absolutely zero respect for his fellow player.  Ironic, given how upset the Black Hawks were when Willie Mitchell laid out Jonathan Toews the other week.  At least Big Willie delivered a legal hit, but he shoulda also held up.

Until players learn to respect each other, this kind of BS is going to continue.  It makes me sick to watch this s*it.  Players like Ladd are cowards, as could be seen by him punching Kyle Chipchura only after Chipchura was tied up by a linesman in the ensuing scrum.  Up until then, he held onto Chipchura, avoiding a fight.  Cowards like him belong in the ECHL.

Posted by Harrald The Red on 10/31/09 at 07:56 AM ET

Of course Olczyk providing “unbiased” commentary on the play.

“his skates were on the ice...”

How about the location of Ladd’s elbow in proximity to the other guys head??????

Posted by Down River Dan on 10/31/09 at 07:59 AM ET

Predatory.

Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 10/31/09 at 01:12 PM ET

Until players learn to respect each other, this kind of BS is going to continue.  It makes me sick to watch this s*it.

Posted by Harrald The Red

I wholeheartedly agree. You can argue about elbow/shoulder or feet on/off the ice, but I don’t understand the disrespect and disregard for the opponent. The attitude of players like Richards, Ladd and others truly disgusts me. It has nothing to do with toughness, because they usually hide behind teammates afterards.

Posted by Moq from Denmark on 10/31/09 at 01:29 PM ET

Posted by Harrald The Red on 10/31/09 at 08:56 AM ET

What he said. All of it.

Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 10/31/09 at 03:04 PM ET

Not cool. I’m ok with the fighting after this one.

Posted by Nate A from Dark side of the moon on 10/31/09 at 04:56 PM ET