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You Can’t Run Rich Nash
by Paul on 03/29/09 at 07:52 AM ET
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from Tom Reed of Puck-rakers,
Last night, after Rick Nash was steamrolled by T.J. Oshie, the smallest player on the ice was the first responder with his team trailing the Blues 3-1 early in the third period. Kris Russell, all 5-foot-10, 180 pounds of him, went after Oshie. The hit produced a wild scrum and landed Russell in the box for four minutes (double minor, roughing). Oshie went for two minutes.
The entire sequence seemed to wake up the Jackets who responded with two quick goals from Kristian Huselius and Nash to tie it. The Jackets eventually lost 4-3 in a shootout, but coach Ken Hitchcock was proud of the response on individual and collective levels.
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comparable to the hit by laparierre on lidstrom. clean and fair. he should be smarter than that.
Posted by DrW from Detroit on 03/29/09 at 08:34 AM ET
If anything, it was charging. He skates from the penalty box all the way in never breaking stride.
Posted by phillyd from New Jersey on 03/29/09 at 08:38 AM ET
Yeah, that’s pretty much a textbook charge. I have no idea how the refs didn’t call that.
Posted by BrandNewDream on 03/29/09 at 01:01 PM ET
Never broke stride? He broke stride twice. He came into the zone, paused to see where the play was going, took three strides towards Nash, then coasted in to the hit.
That’s pretty much a textbook clean hit.
Posted by Shane from Saskatoon on 03/29/09 at 01:34 PM ET
that was a great hit. defenseman use do that kinda hits all the time.
Posted by FlyersFan on 03/29/09 at 02:58 PM ET
I wish I had T.J. Oshie on my team. The guy is the real deal.
Posted by Andrew Mack on 03/29/09 at 04:15 PM ET
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what a joke, are they trying to convey that as a dirty hit? those announcers dont know squat. He caught nash flat footed when he had the puck. His stick was down, so were his elbows and he hit him from the front. I don’t see the big deal, it was a clean hit. The way nash acted after getting hit is a clear display of that.
Posted by Luongo-is-my-hero on 03/29/09 at 08:13 AM ET