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Tuomo Ruutu Hit On Darcy Tucker
by Paul on 10/24/09 at 07:46 AM ET
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Ruutu received 5 minutes for boarding along with a 10 and game misconduct.
from Adrian Dater of All Things Avs,
...it seems like Darcy Tucker escaped potentially catastrophic injury tonight. After being taken from the ice on a stretcher from Tuomo Ruutu’s hit from behind, eyewitnesses said later tonight that Tucker walked out of the Pepsi Center. He was on his way to the hospital for further tests, but Avs personnel told me Tucker appears to have “escaped” with a concussion and stitches to the head.
added 11:40am, According to Ben Hankinson, Ruutu receives a 3 game suspension.
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There was no intent to injure, he was finishing a high speed play. 5-10-game is fair. Of course it was a hit on Toronto golden boy Darcy (cheapshot) Tucker, so the Canadian media will have a heyday on CBC. Cherry will be outraged, how dare a euro do that to a good Canadian boy! Ignoring that Darcy has made a career out of dirty hits.
Posted by Timbits on 10/24/09 at 10:30 AM ET
The incident looks like a typical finishing check that happens several times a game. Ruutu doesn’t even come at full speed from a different angle, not does it seem like an intentional harmful play.
In my view Tucker was too busy with following his pass to protect against the almost inevitable check. Sometimes common checks result in an injury without anyone to blame for being overly malicious or disregarding the health of others. That’s the nature of the game.
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 10/24/09 at 10:44 AM ET
This will be a suspension. Look to the Randy Jones hit on Bergeron for comparisons.
Posted by false_cause from DC on 10/24/09 at 10:50 AM ET
Yet Claude only got 2 games for destroying Draper’s face. Some league.
Posted by mrfluffy from Cincy on 10/24/09 at 10:57 AM ET
The difference between this hit and the Draper & Jones ones was Tucker wasn’t in a bent over and facing the boards - he was straight up. Draper and Jones were bent over and therefore very vulnerable to significant injury when hit from behind. This was an everyday play. Someone just happened to get hurt.
Posted by Jerry from Prague on 10/24/09 at 11:26 AM ET
This was not an everyday play or we’d see it happening every day. We don’t. While not malicious on the part of Ruutu, it’s a hit that needs to get out of the game. The idea that Tucker is at fault because he didn’t protect himself against the inevitable hit is ridiculous. Players can not hit other players when they see the numbers. It’s not a hard concept.
Posted by Shane Giroux from Saskatoon on 10/24/09 at 12:04 PM ET
well,hes a soft euro,that wouldnt happen if he was an good old canadian
oooopps,my mistake
Posted by Edillac from jesenice,europe on 10/24/09 at 12:10 PM ET
This was the same hit Tucker made on Kapenen when he was with the Maple Laffs.
Posted by stoneman from vegas on 10/24/09 at 03:45 PM ET
i dont want to be cold, but his days was coming after during same exact thing during his days in toronto.
If Tucker gets back up, that was not even a 2-minute minor. This league needs to get its head examined.
Posted by FlyersFan on 10/24/09 at 04:04 PM ET
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Wow. Gotta be a substantial suspension for that…
Posted by Flames Fan on 10/24/09 at 09:20 AM ET