yave1964 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Corey Perry was coming down the ice against the Wild two nights ago and rugged d-man Keith Ballard went low, hitting Perry below the belt with as neat of a hip check as you will ever see, causing the speeding Perry to flip end over and and crash to the ice. Perrry was helped off the ice and will need an MRI to determine the extent of the seriousness of the inury. How long he will be out is the question.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxSHpP4og_g The two have a history, Balllard is in the twlight of a mediocre career but is known for hitting hard and clean, Perry has taken exception three times before and the two of them have had three pretty good fights. But Perry was diplomatic about the play."I’m kind of mad at myself because I kind of saw it coming and I just had nowhere to go," he said. "It’s unfortunate.”The only issue Perry and Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau had with Ballard’s hit was that they thought he caught the winger low. Ballard has delivered similar hard and clean checks throughout his 10-year carer.“I’m fine with that,” Perry said. “Just when you get low, it’s dangerous. I’m not saying it’s a suspension or a fine or anything. You just got to be careful with who’s on the ice and your surroundings.” But this is a Bruce Boudreau team. Some coaches would have just let it go but Bruce had center Nate Thompson seek out Ballard shortly after and Thompson absolutely cleaned Ballards clock. He leveled him with one shot after another. Ballard answered the bell for his hit, old time hockey, i absolutely love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nossagog Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I've watched the replay many a time last night. I don't think that Ballard had intent to injure in his mind, but when you lower your hip position as low as he did for the hit, its something that is bound to happen. If you look at his hip level at the 50 second mark as he's going in for the hit, that's just not right. A hip check is a great thing with its done right, but when its done wrong, its very dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Flyers should just leave VLC in California. Hextall could drop him off on the Ducks doorstep with a note saying, "Here's your replacement for Perry."! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 with as neat of a hip check as you will ever see It was nice but it can't top this one..... Supa dupa man!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 I looked it up, actually Perry has fought Ballard FOUR TIMES, the most of anyone he has fought in his career. Ballard who ha never shied away from dropping the fights (53 in his career) has fought Perry more than anyone in the game. The two of them have a history. At least they did. Thompson may very well have put an end to it, lol. And that is what i love about the code. Ballard drilled, absolutely destroyed Perry coming down the wing. Perry was injured. Thompson was sent out a shift or two later to even the score. Ballard answered the bell, got his clock cleaned and that was that. Now it is over. Now last year, Orpik in the same situation, a clean hit destroyed Loui Ericksson and when Shawn Thornton went after him Orpik refused to fight and stupidity broke out. I got into it with a Pens fan over my feelings on this, similar play, different results because Ballard answered the bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 @OccamsRazorLoved it! But then again, my wife says if they made a perfume named Kronwall we would have ten kids, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 @OccamsRazorLoved it! But then again, my wife says if they made a perfume named Kronwall we would have ten kids, lol. I wish some of my Flyer defensemen would get physical like and try to hit someone...........but they are all to busy back peddling and conceding ground for something like that to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Flyers should just leave VLC in California. Hextall could drop him off on the Ducks doorstep with a note saying, "Here's your replacement for Perry."! But with the way the Flyers luck is going, Vinnie would channel his inner Carter/Richards and would win the Conn Smythe a he leads the Ducks to the Stanley Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I was at the game and saw the hit live and in living color.....agree, clean hit, albeit, possibly dangerous. What I saw from my viewpoint (I was row 1 on the club level in the zone where the hit happened), was that Perry saw the hit coming and he started to elevate his body in an attempt to either side step or roll over the incoming Ballard....obviously to no effect as Ballard's hit was dead on and he tracked Perry beautifully. It's probably why Perry didn't have a big problem with the hit...had Perry stayed level on the ice, the hip check hits Perry higher than the knee area.But again, it's all reactionary, and Perry, in a split second in seeing what was coming, decided he would try to avoid by going high. And I defend Ballard on this NOT being a Ballard fan, as some on this site know because I am always hammering him for one thing or the other.Ballard was aggressive all game in this one, but nothing he did I deemed 'dirty'. As for the Nate Thompson fight, well, that was to be expected.Thompson, a former Lightning player, is a rugged player himself, though not necessarily a fighter, but he sure did the job against Ballard in their bout. And to Thompson's further credit, he did it without going out of his way to 'pick' that fight....play was normal, and Thompson does what he normally does, finishes checks, and in the one instance where he finished a check on Ballard, barked a word or two at him, Ballard barked back and away they went.That was one instance where being live at the game allowed for more detail on what happened as the play was away from them as they were barking at each other....so much of that could have been missed by TV cameras. Just good hard all around aggressive hockey played this game....though very unfortunate for Perry.I never wish harm on any player (even if its one I don't care for playing for a team I don't like)...they have livings to make and families to feed after all.But this was just one of those situations where Ballard skirted the edge, stood on the right side of it, however, the situation and subsequent actions by all dictated that Perry took that hit badly. And Anaheim's coaching staff and players did right by not letting the hit go unpunished.That is hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 But with the way the Flyers luck is going, Vinnie would channel his inner Carter/Richards and would win the Conn Smythe a he leads the Ducks to the Stanley Cup. I wasn't surprised at all to see Richards and Carter win a cup. Again, Carter wasn't traded to the Kings but to the Jackets...for Voracek AND Couturier. I'll take that trade anytime. As for Vinnie leading a team to the cup, that horse has been dead for a long long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 I wasn't surprised at all to see Richards and Carter win a cup. Again, Carter wasn't traded to the Kings but to the Jackets...for Voracek AND Couturier. I'll take that trade anytime. As for Vinnie leading a team to the cup, that horse has been dead for a long long time. I know Carter was traded to the Jackets (living an hour north of there, I wondered if Central Ohio had enough bars to keep him entertained. Turns out, the answer was no.) but who knows, trade Vinnie to a contender, sometimes a washed up vet finds he has a round or two left in his chamber and fires them at the right time...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 @yave1964 I'd love to see him try (somewhere else) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Somewhere, Ladyneat sheds a single tear, wishing she had traded me Perry when she had the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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