Pothier Hip Check on Orpik, and the aftermath 07 February 2010

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Awesome hit by Pothier. Really want him back next year.

by Tvm950 on Feb 9, 2010 10:46 AM EST reply actions

The bad part about this video is it shows that goal, and since it’s NBC, it doesn’t really show the aftermath either =/

And I take back what I said earlier. It was close to low-bridging, but he was above the knee. That’s a clean hit.

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by Whiter Mage on Feb 9, 2010 10:49 AM EST reply actions

Yes, I was disappointed to not have some angle on what touched off the melee. Everyone converged behind the goal after the score in obvious response to Orpik and Pothier having … what, a discussion over the hip check? Who knows. Lame NBC.

by renhoak on Feb 9, 2010 10:57 AM EST up reply actions

even worse that mcguire bestows pat verbeek’s nickname on tyler friggin’ kennedy.

thanks for the upload, renhoak. this was my first chance to see the backstrom tussle, and my first chance to see the hip check on replay.

by Natty Bumppo on Feb 9, 2010 11:03 AM EST up reply actions

You are welcome. I could have had these four clips up much earlier last evening, but when I went to upload to YouTube, it was in “maintenance” mode for a couple of hours. Finally got the first two clips FanShotted just before 3:00am, then ran into another hurdle, this time from SBN. I was rejected when trying to FanShot the last two clips because “too many FanShot postings in too short a time period – please try again later.”

by renhoak on Feb 9, 2010 11:10 AM EST up reply actions

Nice work on the captures. They are much appreciated. I propose to make renhoak official Rink Videographer.

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by Laich It Or Lump It on Feb 9, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

seconded.

by Natty Bumppo on Feb 9, 2010 1:03 PM EST up reply actions

thirded

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by Christoph J on Feb 9, 2010 2:39 PM EST up reply actions

pothier does take a knee himself, though, so i can see better why you thought it was dirty. orpik watches him all the way in, and the contact looks more at the thighs than at the knees, but even this angle isn’t perfect.

by Natty Bumppo on Feb 9, 2010 11:07 AM EST up reply actions

Great melee. Loved seeing Larrrrsss. Ovi smothering Letang, perfect! Bradley trying to get the guy off Ovi while Staal was trying to hold on to him, priceless.

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by oldemystix on Feb 9, 2010 3:14 PM EST reply actions

Great melee. Loved seeing Larrrrsss. Ovi ~~smothering Letang~~ trying to pop Letang’s head off his body, perfect! Bradley trying to get the guy off Ovi while Staal was trying to hold on to him, priceless. Fixed.

by Pi on Feb 9, 2010 4:48 PM EST reply actions

reply fail….

by Pi on Feb 9, 2010 4:48 PM EST up reply actions

Pothier has a lovely hip check. I could watch his hits on an endless loop.

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by CapitalCentre on Feb 9, 2010 5:06 PM EST reply actions

thank you thank you thank you.

Orpik is a tool.

I think there was an overhead shot later in the NBC replays of Orpik going after Pothier, but I don’t remember when.

Atta dinnin stick a who!

by Gould Old Days on Feb 9, 2010 11:36 PM EST reply actions

Orpik immediately slashes Potsy after the hit as well. Big bad tough guy doesn’t like a little hit. Douche. Bag. I’ll put that one in the memory bank for the next time I’m challenged when I say Orpik is nasty with his stick.

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by Rob Parker on Feb 10, 2010 3:16 PM EST reply actions

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