That Marchand/Bennett play sure is controversial... 

Exactly.. This guy gets it

They collide. What's the mystery?

Fair point

They both have history... both have done thing to injure others on the ice..it's playoff hockey. People need to stop crying about it, as players regularly get hurt in playoff hockey...it's an occupational hazard because it's not tennis.

Yep. Everything about this is completely inline with playoff hockey, good or bad. That being said, I have watched this play about a dozen times, in slow mo and regular speed. I think they're implying Bennett punched Marchand in the head. I don't see it. In slow mo, it does not come across that way. There's no flex and pop, no tense up and spring forward of Bennett's right arm. There's only a bracing movement. Secondly, it's not even obvious that it was Marchand's head that was contacted. It looks like there's an inch or two between glove and obvious contact with the head. Of course we'll never get the other angle BUT think about it. If Marchand got a head shot, there's a 100% chance he'd snap his head back to sell it (for a penalty). Marchand did no such thing. He fell and his body language indicates what was announced, an upper body injury, not head injury/concussion. Also, if you watch Marchand on the bench, it doesn't look like a head blow. I think this is pure strategy and politics by Boston's coach. His team is dying and he's doing and saying anything he can to even gain a 1% advantage in this series. If he makes a stink about Bennett, maybe the refs will hyper-police Sam and the Bruins will get an opportune powerplay out of it next game. That's my take. Sorry it was so lengthy

... in the context of half their team.

Im sorry but Florida is the dirtiest team in the league and gets the most powerplays. Its rather fascinating to watch really. ​@@-Subtle-

@@lasttry99 you’re delusional.

@@user-oc9fn4uu2y no I just notice stuff. Lightning are same with getting double the powerplays as every other team. Must of been hard for the refs in that series

@@lasttry99 are you in some alternate dimension

The rat gets plastered via reverse hit and Bruins fans want sympathy. Actually hilarious

Like, it was a dirty nasty play by Bennett no doubt. And I'm not the type to cheer for an injury, but at the same time I just can't give any sympathy to 63.

This video will never get old.

karma has caught up to him.

Good for him, never ever liked him and never will like him

Florida fans still pulling this gimmick in big 2024💔💔😂

The Bruins haven’t been a particularly dirty team for many years… The panthers are one of the roughest teams in the league for a while now and even had the most penalty minutes this year. Clearly Florida fans actually do not actually watch any hockey. Not surprising.

​@@official_dbandzYou didn't watch the Leafs series? The B's got away with plenty and at clutch goal scoring moments too.

@@official_dbandzbruins fans trying to create a comprehensive argument 😬😬😬

Marchand actually gets suspended, bennet is a goon but gets no punishment. Just look at knies last playoffs... and he almost crosschecked a leafs head off in the same game, still no suspension. You can play "what about" all day, but the real irony is complaining about marchand when you have bennet and tkachuk on your team 😭 not too smart

to be fair tough to get shots when the other team played 30% of the game on the power play

@@joedoggie9098 Cry me a river little dude.

@@markiv2942 anytime little puke

​@@markiv2942 Hes literally just, explaining hockey to you....lmao why are yall so butt hurt? I never seen people who hate Boston so much still be mad even when they lose.

@@svenskhund3603 Bruins live inside their heads it hilarious to see!

I don’t think personal values have any effects on your body getting injured, it’s not up to his “toughness” or mental strength to decide if he’s got something popped 🤣

@@Helv3tii It 100% does. If King Rat wasnt as ratty as a rat, teams wouldnt target him. Hence, he would probably not get crushed as often.

@@Hello-sw3en well, you sound like one intelligent fella!

@@Helv3tii he sounds like he rides the short bus!!

100% right on the money 👌 At least someone actually contacted him when he went down 👏

Simpsons HA HA Bruins

names off players clown

​@@NotoriousOne617 Liljegren at the start of the season comes to mind. Slew-Foot Marchand at his best.

@@NotoriousOne617Names OFF?? 🤡😂

@@NotoriousOne617 You seriously asking names for players Marchand has injured? You serious? 😂

@@NotoriousOne617 that list is gonna max out the RU-vid comments character limit bud.

Marchand hasnt done anything dirty in playoffs yet?

@@thegreatesttoeverdoitI didn’t know all of his career was in this seasons playoffs. I was being sarcastic your point is completely invalid

​@RampageButters he's cleaned up his game and bennet is still a goon. It's simple as that 🤷‍♂️

Marchand has never went out of his way to put a player out of a season but the panthers have

​@@RampageButtersright man so we should pick and choose which players we allow dirty play against. Something any professional sports league should do 🤡

"Braced and blocked," that's hilarious. You really didn't see a punch? Credit to Bennett, quick thinking to make it look so daft. There is an art to getting away with it.

Bennett gave him a quick right. I'm a Rangers and hate Marchand but he did get punched. It had nothing to do with his left arm bracing for impact

@@trent617tw Lick Brad's face and he will be fine.

Just look at the replay better man.... crazy how this is even an argument. Bias aside this has no place in the NHL. Bennet sees a hit coming and opens up his body and extends his arm outward toward marchands face. Usually you drop the shoulder and brace if you have ever watched hockey in your life. If that looks natural to you, then I guess I'm not sure what to say lol he also already did this to knies last year. Everything is really clear cut

@@matthewroberts3185 It's not his left arm that hurt Marchand. Watch the slomo, he punches him with his right hand. It was very slick and very dirty

Bennet is just as dirty if not worst!

💀💀💀

​@@donbelenger817sry but not even close to marchand

@@juto8809 oh yes it is, you're just letting your hatred of him cloud your view

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Tom Wilson is reading this on his phone while waiting to tee off at the next hole and wants his poster boy status back.

Bennett and Cousins has taken over that title years ago😂 where have you been?

I have a gratuitous amount of negative sympathy.

Well call me a moron but I never like seen people being injured on ice Well yeah he is a rat and douchebag but.... Eh who cares anyway

Son, I can list off way dirtier players than Marchy...

You mean when he asked to drop them, was declined and went about his business?

@@Starroftheshow He knew Barkov isn't gonna do nothing. But If you're gonna try to "bully" any star player on any team , someone will step in . This time it was Bennet. Bruins tried to hit Barkov multiple times. But 16 is a much stronger player than 63 or 88.

​@@euroshfl This time it was Bennet? How did Bennet step in here? Marchand tried to charge him and hurt himself.

@@buddyguy2669 yes it was all Marchand. By himself 😅

@@buddyguy2669 as much as BM a little rat licker, you got to admire his durability especially for his height. He did lay Tkachuk out . But 36 is no 28 years old . He should focus on scoring a lot more and less on stupid stuff that will get him hurt and lose them games

Exactly!!! I 1,000 percent agree!

This right here. The Bruins are a very physical team, but you can always see Bruins players finishing their checks even if the puck carrier has already passed the puck. This honestly drives me nuts and I cannot see how people are still arguing that "the hit was dirty". Yes, there's the whole sucker punch argument, but if you're coming for a hit, it's not like you're simply laying someone out your way, you're actually colliding with said person at speed. Just how there was people calling Tkachuk dirty for fighting Pastrnak, "oh, but Tkachuk beat Pastrnak when he was down on the ice". Yeah, and what did Pastrnak do? Get up and beat Tkachuk while he's down on the ice AND pinned by the refs. Most Bruins fans just expect their team to goon around on the ice and suffer no consequences. Panthers are stepping up to them and this is why they're losing.

That is right jaws!!!

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don't play then if u have to punch someone in the face every time ur getting hit on ur left side. this is a horrible excuse that kinda makes no sense

I’m taking into account you might be in a psychiatric institution right now. Probably …

​@@laplante1Cry me a river. If you think he actually punched the Rat King, I got beach front property in the Sahara I can sell you.

Should’ve been a penalty because he got his hands up too high but I don’t think he did it intentionally. The speed of the play & Marchand being a short little f#@er had a lot to do with it.

It’s a really impressive sucker punch honestly. His hands are so fast it’s hard to see in slo mo.

If he was intending to injure, he would have left the elbow up, but he very intentionally tucked it in.

@@michaelcalland801everyone’s hands are “up too high” when hitting Marchand.

And what is your stand on the Steve Moore-Todd Bertuzzi incident?

@@dnasty312Nice false equivalency. Did Bennett break a single rule on that play?

@@dnasty312exhuming the Moore-Bertuzzi incident to defend the rat is insane.

@dnasty312 Speaking of irrelevant points, whats your stance on kneeing, slew footing, spearing, and (let's not forget) face licking in the nhl?

@@spaceman_spiph6695 Exactly!!

Don't care.

@@pccougar895 then why did you respond?

@@jamiesucie2685 cuz he do care 😆 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6xbk-AyPYw4.htmlsi=9ydsZQplbtYfhiWU

@@jamiesucie2685 So you little street suck boi from boston have to answer.

There is another angle, it's from the back of both players,I don't know why the OP didn't include it...

Correct

He's toast

His second revisionary story in two games. One - He did not give the okay for Pasta to go fight Chucky. Two - the Bennett hit was dirty.

Panthers need it more than any other team remaining...Except maybe the Canucks. They don't have any rings yet!

He’s awful, bon voyage. But, do you see the stick and hand of Bennett make contact with Marchard’s melon? I do and didn’t really consider until this video but I think it’s there. If it is, it’s intentional. So, it might be the one smart thing he’s said in two games. Smarter than telling Pasta he should fight a non European.

Who sits on the bench watching the hits behind the play instead of the play itself? Especially for a routine 'finish your check' type of hit where nothing is supposed to happen

@@Taigiry Anyone fully engaged in the game.

@@nja1758 so you don’t know anything about the game. Got it. And also several players looked quite confused by the hit which took place over 120 degrees away (varies by person) from where the puck was at the time of the incident (which was a subtle one). How far apart are your eyes? Wondering if you have a different standard from the rest of us on what is perceivable simultaneously haha

​@@TaigiryJust so I understand...the puck was away from the play? So Marchand was going to hit someone without the puck? That would be Marchand's go to play....unfortunately this time he was on the receiving end.

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Let's not forget the times The Rat speared guys in the nuts and licked guys faces. He's a POS. Can't wait to see him crying after the final buzzer of the series.

It was a blatant right hook to the head of Marchand, with the butt end of his stick. Very dirty hit....but mostly hidden to the ref and the camera. Bennett is notorious for this kind of shit. It was blatantly intentional. The move to hit with the right fist is NOT natural. And, to add, I'm a Leafs fan....who hates the Bruins and hates Marchand. However....a dirty intentional hit...is a dirty intentional hit. And no one forgets the dirty hit on Knies last year by Bennett. That, also, was blatantly intentional. The guy goes for intentional damage to someone's head. That is just sick shit.

Fuck Marchand and The Bruins, but no. Bennett throws his right into Marchand's chin and KO's him

i mean he did punch him in the head but i dont think it was intentional kinda just an accident as the angle of impact was kinda weird

If that drive by punch to the head was as clean as they come, you are as stupid as they come.

@@jeffreyhornblower6515 Who braces themselves with a punch? Have you fell down and punched the floor to soften the impact? Make this make sense....

As a doesn't even matter why do people feel the need to tell me their favorite team... I agree

Bennet has done this b4 right hand. Look at Kkies hit last year

@@rosslucas700 how does this affect the leafs?

​@@rosslucas700Yep, he slammed his stick arm right into Knies' face as he dodged the hit. He does the exact same thing here. Snake play.

exactly...it's just whining to think otherwise.

Ah, so you saw the punch as well.

@@trent617tw That's only a "punch" if you're a Broons Fangirl. Bennett was bracing himself. But if it had been cheap, then Marchand had it coming to him.

@@russs7574 lol, ok hater. Hate on w your hate goggles.

@@russs7574 It wasn’t a “ Punch” but Bennet did raise his right hand above Marchand’s shoulders & extend it & he caught him in the jaw. It’s illegal. Even when bracing for contact you have to keep the gloves & stick down. Don’t shoot the messenger…I’m just stating a fact.

An accidental high stick is a penalty, an accidental punch/high stick/elbow to the face is as well. I don’t think this was accidental but he’s getting away with it.

A player never looks around at officials when they know they've done something to warrant a penalty...they skate away casually and maybe act outraged when called on it.

@@jackdillon5903 completely disagree.

False

Not a Bruins fans but my RU-vid is in high enough def to see the rabbit punch to the dome. Bennett is a POS and always has been. Hopefully karma bites him in the ass.

Well i say that leaf fans are the babies

@@ryanford9705 Well I say you are a dummy. Did you see all that litter thrown on the ice last night you liar?

Boston fans cry as much as LeBron James.

@@russs7574 thanks leaf fan

I'm more inclined to think he hurt his mangina. Rub some summer's eve in it and take a lap.

No you haven't.

Exactly. That is rib and maybe disc injury. Disc injury wont be obvious right away, but ribs can put discs out. The angle of the hit looks like spine compression to me.

One can only hope... For the worst, in this instance.

Concused by fist to the face

Also, Marchand was trying to make Barkov drop the gloves, which isn't something Barkov does.

Exactly.

The guy from tnt was literally a foot a way, and said nothing dirty

Why do you need an opposite view? Marchand built his career on cheap shots, spears, slashes, cross-checks and verbal run-off - MOST of which happened AFTER the whistle! So suddenly it's not fair what Bennet did...IF he did anything?!?!?!? It matters not what Bennet did. Live by the sword....

​@@shug2795Um, to see better what happened. I don't care about what happened in the past in that moment, cuz it doesn't matter.

Just click the 1/2 speed button. Bennet raises his right hand, extends it & it catches Marchand to the Jaw. Illegal hit. You can’t “ Brace for contact with gloves or stick above the opposing players shoulders”. Bennet got his right hand up too high…it’s just a fact. It’s clear as day at half speed

Bennet

@@bobnewfart7630 Bennet? Bennet had the puck and Marchand went to hit him lol

Interesting that it was Bennett on both plays lol I was livid about that play against Knies last season but I don't see this one being dirty. At least from the available angle

Nah….Karma will be Tkachuk tearing up his knee because all these Panther fans are cheering a dirty play

​@@michaelcalland801Nah, Karma will be the Bruins losing the next 2 games for saying "Tkachuk needs to be destroyed on the ice for fighting Pastrnak". Also, the Boston Goons deserve every last bit of it.

@michaelcalland801 if karma existed, Slew-foot Charlie would tear his ACL hopping the boards. I think Bennet is a dirt bag. Same with Couzens. But acting like Marchand and MacAvoy aren't equally trash is a level of brain dead that is unrivaled

@@choppergunner8650 Tkachuk needs a beating for the round house he threw when Pasa was down on the ice on his back. It was literally the 2nd fight Pasta has had in 20 years of Hockey & Tkachuk knows it. But hey….that’s how the goon rolls.

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Sure…. But he did get the gloves up too high & his right hand caught Marchand in the jaw. Illegal even when bracing for contact. I don’t think it was intentional.. Marchand is pretty short….a taller player would’ve been fine

@@michaelcalland801 Caught Marchand in the jaw? You got proof or just waffling? Dont think Marchand got hit in face cos NOBODY absolutely NOBODY in the Bruins bench reacted like it was a cheap shot or went after Bennet for it. Bruins fans just reaching at this point

@@NobeRobe Sure looks like he got him in the face with the right hand. May not have been intentional but there was contact.

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Have to see a longer clip, he looks at marchand before picking his chip pass along the board. 10th of a second lol bennett PICKED the contact type. He had several options before his pass and even after the pass. After the pass he looks like he just made it out of learn2skate camp a week ago: snow plow stop, standing tall, body out of position for any athletic hockey move. Bennett had full knowledge of the ice configuration around him as he carried the puck out from the defensive zone. In essence, he had essentially an unlimited amount of time by hockey standards and 3 other ways to deal with the physical contact that were actually legal

Any Hockey fan cheering an injury on a cheap shot isn’t really a hockey fan. Even if it is Marchand. If Marchand injured a Panther on a dirty play I’d feel the same way.

@@michaelcalland801 exactly!

None of that has anything to do with a punch, but good try I guess....

@@bradadkins7299 Lay off the weed brad your starting see stuff that's not there.

@@bradadkins7299there was no punch but good try I guess

Throwing a jab towards a players face while he's trying to check you is certainly a way to protect yourself

​@@malikharris5286Def a punch. Look at it again with an unbiased eye and tell me it wasn't a punch.

It's not how he went down. Watch it again. Bennets left arm hit the back of Marchand but his right glove extends and hit Marchand in the face. It was a sucker punch

Yep

Watch it again.

It would be funny if it came out that it was a shoulder/rib injury from geting smoked. That would render this was it a punch or not debate is pointless .

@@FINsoininen Spitballing here. What if he got hurt after the punch by colliding with the boards.

Exactly!

good brace to an incoming hit. biggest problem is archant is a short fuck. may have caught some inadvertent sweet chin music

Who is Merchant ?

If you don't want to punch in the face don't throw a check lol. This is what happens when hockey migrates to a place it as no business to be. Uneducated fans.

@@billsouza4457 might have been autocorrect… but thanks for monitoring my spelling…. Should’ve just typed the Rat….

So Bruins players should play dirty and look to injure a goal scorer. Got it 👍

@@bretthogan5805 Like they already don't.....

@@bretthogan5805 No changes there...

@@brianlb78 Florida is the dirtier team lol they're 2nd in the league in penalties. I'm sorry the Bruins beat up your favorite team years ago

@@bretthogan5805 lol, I'm from St. Louis homie lol. We love your Bruin tears.

One has a cup the other never will Go cry some more

They’re going to have a tough enough time with him in. If he’s out, it’s Panthers in 5.

They’re having a tough time either way. Being stupid and undisciplined

​@@FLGirlyespecially the way that guy let the panthers guy run him into the goalie lol. And got a penalty for it. After they already had 3 pp goals. Totally not rigged

​@@thebigpicture2032it's 5 regardless.

@@lasttry99 sorry your team couldn’t produce enough offensive… a total of 8 shots in two periods… but yea definitely the refs fault and only rigged when the game doesn’t go your way haha

yeah the head colided with the arm, you can plainly see the head and arm recoil from the contact and not the bodies, i get being happy Marchand got knocked, i just don't get lying about it.

He punched Marchand in the head lol.

He punched him in the face

@@annarichifyno he didn’t cope harder

@@malikharris5286 you just focus on staying stupid lol… And whatever you do, don’t open your eyes. You might see something you don’t want to admit you saw. 😂

@@malikharris5286 are you watching the video with your head up your colon?? Or are you just st**id??

Do they play the game slowed down?

No it wasn’t

Yup,, millions of NHL fans right there with you. The RAT has hurt more players than anyone I can think of.

Yep- I'm with you 100%.

Yes I agree. The series is over they are not a good team anyway. Kick some ass and don't worry about the score .

Umm I wonder why.

I hope he is he’s a stupid captain

😆 as a wings fan I agree but I don't know why I need to tell everyone who my team is

I said it to say I might be biased

Ah yes no bias at all from a Florida fan. Probably also think what he did to Matthew Knies last season was okay too.

@@bertoneill2488 Sarcasm (I hope)?

Bennett isn’t dirty

@@Tyekiller115 sure

I burst out laughing while watching the game because of that.

@@sakalaathletics i hope that clip never dies 😂

if we’re being real he threw a good reverse check

@@malikharris5286 yeah cause bennett is definitely the type of player who wouldn’t add a little something extra 🙄

@@nomadicnovels if your only defense is their record beforehand instead of the hit that literally just happened then that shows you have no proof that it was dirty. and you wanna talk about reputation? marchand is one of the dirtiest players to ever step on nhl ice

thats because you want it to be a cheap shot. its not Bennett was bracing himself and his hands came forward like every other player that braces for a him coming from the front.

@@justinmiller5660 tell me if you see any similarity to this incident with Knies last year ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6xbk-AyPYw4.html

Have you ever braced for a hit before? Your arms come in to protect yourself. Not extend into the other guy's face.

Ppl don't realize how fast hockey happens. So you think he really had time to process all that and say to himself "I'm gonna deliver a dirty hit on Marchand"? He had the puck and was scanning the ice for a pass and just saw Marchand coming in his peripheral vision. That all happened pretty quickly. Of course someone watching, with hindsight, can look at it and create any narrative they want in their head. But I promise you that is not what happened. I regularly watched Peter Forsberg do this same counter hit to guys all the time back in the day. Sometimes, awkward collisions happen. It doesn't mean anything malicious happened.

You're kidding, right? Your argument is that these professional hockey players don't know how to throw in a cheap shot in any situation? That's funny shit.

Are you sure about that? Marchand literally looks like he took some whiplash from that hit.

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As a leaf fan, this should piss you off after what Bennet did to Knies in last years playoffs and got away with it. I’m cheering for Boston in this series all day. Florida gets away with murder every year… But cheer away! ;)

Leafs fans definitely hate Bennet more than Marchand

How

@@Tyekiller115 how what?

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I dont see Marchand complaining. He took it

Yeah, I don't see bruins Fans talking about the dirty hit on Barkov. That was actually called a penalty. They continued to try to hurt Barkov during that game. So go cry me a river Bruins fans.

@@mikejoerger3333 No shit dude. Why talk about it, it was called a penalty. Call it both ways, that's all we're asking.

Also wouldn’t he instinctively grab his head?! He didn’t even acknowledge head contact

@@BKHockeyTalk he’s grabbing his head 😂🤷‍♂️

@@rosslucas700 No he is NOT! 🤣 He did NOT grab his head at all dumb ass. He uses his forearm to help him get off the ice and he is moving his fingers....

the amount of mental gymnastics bruins fans will do to try and coddle a player who has made it his life’s mission to lay near-career ending hits will never stop being funny

@@malikharris5286 it’s incredible to watch.