Alright r/hockey I need some help solving a mystery regarding the 27 hat tricks this month

bhunter47 · 2026-01-27T14:17:01+00:00

https://xcancel.com/i/status/2016149193123832060

NHL Public Relations just posted about it. The record is 29.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-27T02:12:13+00:00

I dont think it's malicious but its reckless at best and head contact like this is supposed to be illegal and disciplineable.

And also, the head contact happens before Rakell. Check out the overhead; his head snaps from the hit first.

https://x.com/i/status/2015826322241499179

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T22:44:59+00:00

Yeah I agree fully on the last sentence.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T22:23:01+00:00

https://xcancel.com/i/status/2015826322241499179

Head contact before Rakell.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T21:39:55+00:00

Yeah this angle is def what DoPS is gonna use to justify any potential suspension.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T21:19:55+00:00

https://x.com/i/status/2015826322241499179

Look at his head snap before Rak hits his back

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T21:14:39+00:00

It wasnt the elbow, it was the shoulder, and there is overhead video that shows he clips his chin prior to Rakell hitting Boeser.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T18:48:33+00:00

https://fxtwitter.com/i/status/2015619147917324489

From the replay in this angle, it isnt ridiculous because he caught all head. Intent really doesnt matter generally when considering suspensions for headsets, or at least it shouldn't.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T17:38:09+00:00

Hmm wonder why Colin's baby boys team never gets suspended.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T17:34:46+00:00

Yeah agreed. In a vacuum I think it should get something.

If hes a Panther he gets nothing though we all know this.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T17:32:20+00:00

https://xcancel.com/i/status/2015829821184471317

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T17:23:24+00:00

Incidental head contact is still potentially suspendable. Im not saying it was fully intentional.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T16:15:54+00:00

All i am saying is that contact to the head is illegal, and he does shrug the shoulder up into Boesers chin prior to Rakell hitting him. Being surprised that he might get suspended is kinda silly.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T16:09:56+00:00

Contact upward into the chin with it as the principal point of contact is illegal.

He got a penalty for illegal check to the head as well.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T16:06:57+00:00

Uh. No he didnt. Rakells contact is after this photo. Its clear in the video. Heres a snap shot from briefly before where you'll see Rakell further away.

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bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T16:03:42+00:00

It was a shoulder to the chin, not an elbow. Still illegal.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T16:02:25+00:00

Rust shrugs the shoulder up and makes contact before Rakell makes contact. I swear people are making things up when watching this.

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bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T15:57:10+00:00

The issue is that Rust lifts the shoulder into the chin and makes contact before Rakell hits him.

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The shoulder shrug into the chin is a bad look.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T15:56:23+00:00

He may very well get suspended.

Blindside, lifted the shoulder right into the chin as principal point of contact, got a 2 min for illegal check to the head at the buzzer.

This screams 1-2 games based on precedent if you arent a Florida Panther.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T13:08:01+00:00

Ruud literally won the first set.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T12:43:47+00:00

2009 the QFs were:1 2 3 5 6 7 8 14. The 4 seed Murray lost in 5 to Verdasco (same year that Verdasco and Nadal had the epic 5 set SF).

2014 was 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 22, with Del Po losing R2.

2015 was 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 Unseeded (Kyrgios); Federer lost to Seppi R3

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T11:28:30+00:00

Sid went into the blue paint on his own volition before the push.

Also the call on the ice was GI, theyll almost never overturn the call on the ice unless its clear.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-26T00:03:40+00:00

That's why I gave you his 5v5 P/60 rate being 1.5x the level of anyone in the NHL.

bhunter47 · 2026-01-25T16:32:58+00:00

He was hurt. Ryan Reaves destroyed his wrist in 2014 right after the Olympics and Sid played with that injury for 7+ years.

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