Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel is called for a five-minute major after levelling Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov with a late hit, sending him to the locker room.
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It was clearly an ILLEGAL hit but I doubt it was dirty /intentional.I appeared that Barkov has going to end up possessing the puck and Hagel jumped the gun .Hagel clearly at fault but dont think it was intentional
Head up bud
You know what makes me mad about this hit? It wasn't Tkachuk.
Scum bag
Honestly, I hate both teams, but are we playing NHL playoffs here? What the hell is going on? Can’t hit anybody anymore. Yeah may be a little bit late but come on let them play. if it was any other player, they wouldn’t even be a penalty guaranteed
Very scary shoulder to shoulder hit.😂
When you're down 2 games in the series and losing the current game this is a brilliant penalty ….bench him for the rest of the game
I had to watch the replay 5 times to see if Barkov deflected the puck. He did not, but Hagel sure as heck can't see that minutia. Sorry, I have seen later hits after a guy has a play on the puck. Just because Barkov missed the puck, doesn't mean he didn't make a play on it.
It’s the playoffs baby.
Hagel thought he played the puck
Barkov is the league's most honorable player, someone who respects every opponent and never makes anything about himself. He would never pull a stunt like that on anyone. It's infuriating to see stuff like this.
Even though hockey is a physical game and accidents happen — and yes, the opponent happens to be the most skilled all-around player in the league — you still can't justify trying to take a guy out like that.
That hit can't be brushed off as a 'mistake' either. It was pure dirty play. Absolute bullshit.
And that’s why guenztal got flattened
Holy 🤬
Clean hit.
Hagel had a happy face when inside the box.
Why did they keep saying the puck is nowhere to be found The puck had just gone into the corner and was past them Yes it was past them but it's not like it was on the other side of the ice the hit from Tkachuk to gentle is just as bad in that regard
How is this any different than Tkachuk's hit? It's definitely less of a late hit.😂Certainly more potential for danger being so close to the boards, but still. Inconsistencies like this are pathetic.
File that under the dirty hit category.
No one went after Hagel after he hit Barkov absolutely embarrassing
They got him back lol
What goes around comes around.
Hagel probably thought Barkov had or played the puck, just muscle memory for a defenseman to lay it on a rushing forward. Barkov shouldnt of been so light on his feet lol
Barkov and Tkachuk coming back just in time for the playoffs is unbelievably obvious BS.
Refs would have given Tkachuk a high five for that hit.
Actually a clean hit
This clip didn't age well…enter Ekblad.
Hagel couldn’t handle his own medicine. Puss
Let me guess, Barkov jumped on the ice for the PP. Florida floppers at it again