Former Teammate of Brendan Gallagher Throws Him Under The Bus After Latest Dirty Play
Lat night, a major incident occured in the game between the Canadiens and the Islanders.
Brendan Gallagher Lands Major Dirty Hit on Pelech
In the third period of the game between Montreal and New York, Habs' forward Brendan Gallagher landed a dangerous hit on Adam Pelech.
He hit him to the head with his elbow after he had gotten rid of the puck and stayed on the ice for a while after the impact.
If you didn't see it, here's what happened:
PK Subban Believes Gallagher Should be Suspended
Subban, who played with Gallagher for a few years in Montreal, thinks that Gallagher should be suspended for his hit.
"I'm seeing this hit, and,
I know Brendan Gallagher's an ex teammate of mine, he's a guy that I played with, but I got to be consistent here. I saw Charlie McAvoy's hit earlier this year, and I said that he deserved five games. And I said, why he shouldn't put himself in that position. He's too valuable to his team. Well, in this case, there's so much going on around the New York Islanders.
I'm hiring Patrick Roy. We're back in Montreal. The game's three nothing and the Islanders put it on. It's a great game, everything is good. And then there's this play where it's not a hockey play, it's not a collision in the corner. It's not a battle for the puck. This is a guy skating the puck through the middle of the ice, and Gallagher throws his elbow right into his chin. Like, I don't know how else I'm supposed to call that, but to me, those are the hits that we just can't have. That's just inexcusable. There's no upside. Five minute major match penalty, intent to injure.
You're putting your team down whether these games matter. And it's just to see a game like this that's been so good to have something like that. Player safety can't be happy with that, so I got to distant, and I have to call it that way, no matter who it is.
And I don't want to see hits like this in the game. And player safety's got to step up."
I know Brendan Gallagher's an ex teammate of mine, he's a guy that I played with, but I got to be consistent here. I saw Charlie McAvoy's hit earlier this year, and I said that he deserved five games. And I said, why he shouldn't put himself in that position. He's too valuable to his team. Well, in this case, there's so much going on around the New York Islanders.
I'm hiring Patrick Roy. We're back in Montreal. The game's three nothing and the Islanders put it on. It's a great game, everything is good. And then there's this play where it's not a hockey play, it's not a collision in the corner. It's not a battle for the puck. This is a guy skating the puck through the middle of the ice, and Gallagher throws his elbow right into his chin. Like, I don't know how else I'm supposed to call that, but to me, those are the hits that we just can't have. That's just inexcusable. There's no upside. Five minute major match penalty, intent to injure.
You're putting your team down whether these games matter. And it's just to see a game like this that's been so good to have something like that. Player safety can't be happy with that, so I got to distant, and I have to call it that way, no matter who it is.
And I don't want to see hits like this in the game. And player safety's got to step up."
Subban isn't alone. Many people in the hockey world also believe that Gallagher will be suspended.
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