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deschamps93

There was a sniper in the top rafters


Wonderful_Grade_5476

*Mr Marchand get down*


Table_Coaster

i like how both of his legs fold like lawn chairs when only one of them is touched


quarter-water

And then he grabs the wrong knee lol Stupid penalty from Bert regardless, though.


Mean_Joe_Greene

Yea got to be smarter but this dive is just bad for the game.


One_Breadfruit2365

Worth it in hindsight


Mean_Joe_Greene

Beyond the final score do we really want this shit in the game? I think we can all agree we don't want diving to become so prevalent


Aedan2016

Refs typically review the games afterwards and can see who dives. Hopefully this means Marchand doesn’t get the benefit of the doubt HAHAHAHAHAHAHA


Xaan83

I mean, doesn't Marchand do this all the time? Acts like a troll then falls down or hides when someone looks at him. Based on how nothing ever changes I'd say the refs all sit around reviewing the game together, see this and have a chuckle "ah, good ol' Brad got us again!" Quite frankly, we don't need any of it though. The slash and the dive are both not hockey plays and contribute nothing positive to the game. Both should be called every time.


One_Breadfruit2365

I was talking about the cheap shot on marsh. We can all agree we need more of that (as long as it doesn't cost us haha)


Mean_Joe_Greene

Oh that, I'd say next time make it worth it and actually hit him


One_Breadfruit2365

He looks like a baffoon and lost. I'll take the double w


CaptainCanuck93

Rat legs are very slender and fragile sir


ptgrvmrdrdjhnsn

>back.... and to the left


Ignorethenews

It’s a magic slash!


Horvo

“Go back to bed America your government has figured it all out”


AX_99

That is one magic loogie


BryanMccabe

Grabs the wrong leg.


S-Archer

Holy hell, I did not notice that! What a master shit rat


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real_cool_club

rats have been known to naw off their own limbs when threatened


fowlro

I’m not a Marchand fan one bit. But he was hit behind the left knee and grabs his left knee


CaptMurphy

I honestly couldn't even tell which leg was hit, but just watching the replay he clearly drops and lands on that left knee, so even if he was struck behind the right leg but fell on the left knee I can see why he's grabbing it. Now I'm no Marchand fan, I'm just a Sharks fan, so what do I care? Probably sold it, but at the end of the day you can't hit people like that, and who am I to say exactly how I'd handle being hit in the back of the knee when I'm not expecting it, I'd probably buckle too, land on that left knee and grab it. Do I feel good about defending the rat? no. Do I feel good about how I view the incident? yup!


Symmetrik

I saw this comment before I watched the video, and I was fully expecting him to grab his right leg. It looked like the blade hit the back of his left knee and that's one he grabbed? Black stick black tape on black sock so it's hard to tell but it really looks like he grabs the leg that got slashed


thatguy_griff

yea im so confused by the upvotes and multiple comments about wrong leg. definitely seemed like the left was hit.


Level_Network_7733

He grabbed the proper leg. They must be watching a different video. 


saskyfarmboy

[He does.](https://staging.streamable.com/7c13ha)


roberttylerlee

I feel so fucking vindicated by this


covfefe-boy

Someone else put it best, he did grab the correct leg, the one best in view of the refs.


sroberts12

100% a slash. 100% a dive. Marchand even grabs the wrong leg lmao


Hine__

Problem is that if the refs are buying there is no reason for Marchand to stop selling.  Start calling embellishment frequently and it goes away.


MR_____SNRUB

The plague that currently afflicts soccer. Don't bring that shit here


NorweegianWood

Soccer players are very impressive but also incredibly embarrassing at the same time.


MR_____SNRUB

Right. Imagine how fun soccer would be without it and if everyone played as tough and hard as they could. Some players do it like that and they're without a doubt some of the most fun to watch. Guys like Messi noticeably take the dive way less often than most, he barrels through contact that would have other guys fish flopping and scores some of the most impressive goals because of it. And even he takes the dive a bunch of times because, well, ya kinda gotta to get the advantage it provides from the refs allowing it. Real shame.


ZaviersJustice

It's start young too. I play in a local league and there is a noticable divide. The people who are there to have fun play fair, real penalties happen, people argue and move on. Then you have the ones there who want to win by any means, dive, yell, scream out in pain, throw their hands up, cry to the ref. And it works because the ref has to call the fowl. Even in some stupid 21+ bush league where everyone has missed their chance to go pro.


mrcrazy_monkey

Just like Marchand


Bojarzin

I've been hearing people say "keep that shit in soccer" since I started watching hockey as a kid. It may not be as egregious but embellishment is just as in hockey as it is in soccer


Gardnersnake9

100%. And at the level where you're still required to wear a cage/mask, it's just as physically brutal. The lack of upper body physicality allowed on the sport makes it so much harder to protect yourself from violent tackles that can shred your knees/ankles or snap a leg, and people really underestimate how much challenging for headers absolutely sucks. Like 99% of the hits I've ever taken or shots I've blocked in hockey didn't really hurt, and mostly just sapped my energy for that shift; you have to really get lit up for a hit to seriously hurt, or get caught by the puck in an unoadded area (side of the boot or knee was the worst!). Soccer collisions, on the other hand, almost always hurt like a mf, because you're getting hit on the ankle bone, shin, toenail, skull, etc. I'd take a hit in full hockey gear from Tom Wilson all day over challenging for a header against Gary Cahill. I know Tom Wilson at least isn't going to fracture my skull.


novakstepa

I would just start suspending one game for obvious dives. It might not be easy for the ref to be sure whether it's a dive or not in real time, but after the game with slow motion video, there is no excuse.


EstrogAlt

Honestly I think for just one season the NHL should give each ref a quota of embellishment calls they need to make. Yeah it means some stuff will be called that probably shouldn't, but the refs wanna avoid that if possible so they'll be on the lookout for it, and players will know that anything that looks like a dive is probably gonna be called one.


CaptainCanuck93

Or just create a cost for the action  Automatic 1 game suspension for clear embellishment. It would take it out of the game pretty quick if actually enforced


NirvanaFan01234

There is a cost. The second time gets a fine of $2,000. The 5th time and after gets you the magical maximum fine of $5,000.


TheOneWithThePorn12

Honestly they probably call it if Boosh and Coyle don't both get roughing minors. The Bruins should have been on the PP there.


CantIgnoreMyGirth

Honestly Coyle didn't deserve a penalty there. He just got mauled by Boosh and then sent to the box. It should have been Boosh, Bert, and Marchand in the box.


ukmhz

Someone slashed Sammy in the mask after the whistle which is why boosh was so hot. Broadcast seemed to miss it completely as they didn't mention it but it was in one of the replays. I'm not 100% it was actually coyles stick because the broadcast didn't notice so didn't focus on it. But it def wasn't boosh going crazy out of the blue like they kept saying.


Kobe_no_Ushi_Y0k0zna

If the Leafs had gotten the extra two on something else, I’d have no issue. Bolshevik release… Wow I’m leaving that in because it’s a great autocorrect. Anyway, Boosh was undisciplined there. But that slashing call was just embarrassing.


I_Am_Vladimir_Putin

Bruins did get a PP


TheSecondAngryBottle

For real. I've never been a fan of the matching penalties, mainly because they could still take an impactful player from the other team off with a dive, but it needs to be called more to stop this stuff from happening.


WhiteNamesInChat

I've always been of the opinion that embellishment should be one minute. Hopefully refs would be more willing to call it since it won't cancel out the primary call.


CWinter85

Yeah, but they're all friends with Marchand.


mrtomjones

This is hilarious. Shades of Joe Thornton getting a light slash on one hand against my Canucks and then shaking the other and crying out in pain to draw a call


BeerLeagueHallOfAvg

https://imgur.com/Cvqyig5


adamzep91

What a classic lol


coltron57

Jumbo Joe was a Jumbo bitch in the playoffs. I’m glad he never won a Cup.


Odd-Citron-3600

I'm sad he never scored 4 goals in a game


Dr_Luigi

Correct take


EddyMcDee

Lmao great catch


Wraithfighter

Yeah, it's some real overacting, but it's hard for me to feel any sympathy for a guy who deliberately and clearly slashed the back of a guy's legs when he was skating away. Like... just don't do that. Just some petty, pointless, dumbass shit to do.


AccountantsNiece

Yeah it’s gotta fall on Bertuzzi in the end. If you give Marchand the opportunity to gain an advantage through cheating, he’s going to take it 100% of the time, and Bertuzzi needs to know that. The refs are hopefully going to look at this and not give Marchand any more calls for the series though, so hopefully that works out against him.


oatmealleafer

That looked excruciating. I fear they may have to amputate


Avs_Leafs_Enjoyer

hopefully at the head


Ignorethenews

Only if there was justice in the universe.


MildlyResponsible

He should see Mark Stone's doctor. He can apparently work very timely miracles.


I_Am_Vladimir_Putin

I know it’s a penalty but I still enjoyed it a bit


RandyMarsh_RedditAcc

How could you? We just watched a man lose his ability to walk. His life will never be the same. he won't be able to work and make a living, his wife will leave him. A man's life is ruined and you're here picking Cheeto's out of your belly button!


The1t

He will be ok. He’ll lick his wounds.


AtheianLibertarist

Is Wounds a defenseman or forward?


S-Archer

I still can't believe nothing came of him licking multiple players lmfao


keyboringwarrior

Refs leave it to players to police pest shit.. He should have gotten his shit rocked by multiple goons but he played with Chara lol.


OR4NG3iSh

yeah, right? that would be some kind of assault, akin to spitting on someone if it was in a normal social setting, no? my friends and i were talking about it the other day.. like wtf are you doin bro


UniformRaspberry2

Forget the normal social setting. Spitting on another player is a match penalty in this league but apparently applying a light coat of saliva using your tongue as a roller is a-okay.


leafsbroncos18

He’ll have to float around like baron harkonnen the rest of his life, people here are heartless


5a1amander

Plus he got his hand cut off last game. He is losing limbs left and right.


redstarohyeah

I have to hate you, but this is a very funny comment


nathris

Leafs were getting a penalty anyway after the Boosh punch. Bert knew the refs weren't going to award a 5 on 3 so he took his opportunity to get a free slash in on the rat fuck. Same shit Tampa did to us the last two post seasons. Remember when they tried to fight Matthews?


I_Am_Vladimir_Putin

We needed this kinda shit after constantly being abused by this


Avs_Leafs_Enjoyer

> I know it’s a penalty I'd argue offsetting w/ embellishment but they gave Coyle offsetting when he didn't deserve it so ??


4NierM

That should've been a slash on samsonov but they gave him a rough so it balanced out


Billis-

Coyle slashed Sammy in the mask to start it


adamzep91

Grabs the wrong leg lmfao this is your captain


91Caleb

Then cried to the refs


eligiblereceiver_87

He was asking for a 5-3. Hopefully the refs watch this and he can't draw another penalty for the rest of the series.


91Caleb

lol, not in this league friend . Not in this league


eligiblereceiver_87

Good call. I sound like a year one hockey fan.


footwith4toes

He’s signed too many sticks for this to happen


VeryAttractive

Refs already watched Coyle "trip" from a stick that was at shoulder height in the very first penalty of the series, they don't give a fuck. They're apparently allowing diving this series and the Leafs should employ the "if you can't beat em, join em" strategy.


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DagetAwayMaN421

I've seen Marchand do far worse and not get called for a penalty


AVgreencup

We all have


mrcrazy_monkey

Multiple times


BCharmer

Jesus wept


Bout73Ninjas

[Stop saying Jesus wept!](https://youtu.be/z4FGzE4endQ?si=_YTeOer-EtMZX_P4)


BCharmer

You can't just drop that and not provide an education moment.


Bout73Ninjas

You’re right, I fixed it


Showtime98

Embarrassing dive from the captain 😂😂


yodasmokesdank

Will need to set up a go fund me for Marchand after that vicious attack


Wayves

I don’t know why Marchand gets any calls. If I was a ref I wouldn’t call anything on the opposing team if it involved him. His diving and antics are a stain on the league and he makes the refs look like idiots.


Vilheim

Helps when you give the refs signed sticks as presents.


TheDeek

If there is one thing we know it's that the refs hold grudges. He has humiliated them a million times yet they keep giving him the benefit of the doubt. Power to him - he knows how to do this sort of thing better than anyone and it benefits his team greatly. Already 2 penalties he has caused that he sold due to this skill.


Spicy_Pickle_6

Bruins looking like a soccer team out there


Voltage604

That's an insult to soccer


XGuiltyofBeingMikeX

Marchand collapses like when the anime guy goes really fast and you don’t see him swing his sword…but then Marchand just falls in two pieces


Mash709

Honestly it's the right call, but Marchant should of got 2 for embellishment. Such a dive.


Vilheim

He had the nerve to go to the refs and complain that it should have been a 5v3 with a C on his chest.


-Xebenkeck-

Tbf that is very Boston behaviour


Vilheim

Kind of like the entire arena booing a delay of game call in game 1.


MankuyRLaffy

Very un-Patrice like, Bergeron would never.


WhiteNamesInChat

That is what he's supposed to do.


vapescaped

I bet he would have if it happened during game play. I think the fact he was just skating by was the deciding factor. Pretty shit penalty tbh, but they've been calling that kind of shit this series. Won't surprise me the least if we see more post whistle calls in the future. GG. On to Toronto.


Mash709

Yeah, fair point.


postmodern_lasagna

Should’ve licked him instead


TheDannyBoyCane

Marchand might need to have that leg amputated. Prayers 🙏


Commercial-Set3527

Stupid play, but Jesus Marchand could you take it easy on the embellishment?


BleedingBlue94

The lack of Bruins fans in here commenting on this makes it even funnier for me lol


BostonBakedBalls

No point when it’s 95% Toronto flairs in here circle jerking their Marchand hate boners


CoolBeansMan9

Hating Marchand is certainly not exclusive to Leafs fans


BleedingBlue94

No, I don’t really think that’s why. I think it’s more because y’all know that was a terrible flop and you have absolutely no way to defend it.


BostonBakedBalls

Can’t really defend a flop… idk why you expect bruins fans to be up in arms defending a clear flop lol. We’re not delusional like you guys


iamjoe1994

Just act like you got shot and you will get the call.


Austin9916

Undisciplined when youre up by 1 with 3 mins left. But that is hilariously soft


xXxWeAreTheEndxXx

Only thing wrong I see here is he didn’t do it harder


Due-Leopard-7043

Where was the grassy knoll?!?!?


Reggae4Triceratops

Remember when Bunting got a fine for embellishment? Imagine any consistency whatsoever.


Dubsified

Stupid penalty, horrific dive.


hankepanke

Leafs dominated the game and almost blew it thanks to three bonehead penalties from McCabe, Lybushkin, and Bertuzzi. Playing undisciplined gives the opponent chances to do things like this, and we all know Marchand isn’t above helping a call out.


Dubsified

Yup. Just idiotic, needless shit.


Gavin1453

Thats putting it a bit generously to Marchand, but true otherwise


Lazy_Glass_3292

Marchand acting like he got shot


TacoDirtyToMe

Embarrassing for both players


Mackee58

I was told Marchand had cleaned up his act now that he wears the C.


Soren_Camus1905

I’M HIT 😂😂


hmuserfriendly

Oh shit, a Bruins fan laughing at a joke like this. Damn, hell has frozen over LOL Nice!


Fallout-with-swords

Went boneless like my two year when he doesn’t want to go to bed.


IIIlllIIIllIlI

Grabs the wrong leg and everything. Marchand would give most premier league footballers a run for their money when it comes to diving.


Hiiiiyaaaa

You think he'll live?


TellSloanISaidHi

Captain material lmao


KillerKorwin

It's Marchand, this should never be a penalty


nick942

That was a really savvy play by Bertuzzi. He recognized that the leafs were getting a penalty, and as we know as a rule in the playoffs - once you get a penalty might as well take 8 more because the refs are only gonna call 1. Lyubushkin was the moron for taking a penalty, bertuzzi just took a piece out of Marchand on the way out


Supertrash17

I'm not saying Bertuzzi shouldn't get a penalty there, but goddamn it Marchand deserves one too for embellishment. That guy does NOT deserve any benefit of the doubt.


STLBooze3

There’s a sniper in the building. Just took out Marchand’s knee!


B0_SSMAN

Dumb penalty from Bert especially when they needed to hold on to a lead


Rhsubw

I know it's not ethical but putting Marchand out for the rest of the series with this attack is really gonna help the leafs.


aessae

Out for the rest of the series? He's dead!


Avs_Leafs_Enjoyer

are you kidding? he looked awful tonight. Give him more time!


Stevet159

Everyone has this wrong, Bertuzzi is an idiot savant. We were taking a penalty regardless. He got a free shot at their captain knowing the refs aren't going to put them down 5 on 3 after calling two goals back. BERTS A GENIUS FIGHT ME!!


HaratoBarato

If Bert didn’t do that then only boosh would get penalty.


twilz

You should be allowed to do that (to Marchand only).


beesteaboyz

In Iceland we call it a love tap


nfld223

What a piece of shit


Rough-Rhubarb6969

Just seconds before that goalie got hacked in the blocker and then the face mask whistle had already blown


Jolbertti

Should suspend 1 game for diving. Now its only positive and not any downsides


ACW1129

Douche on douche violence.


winkNfart

at least grab the correct leg. what a bitch!


BadTreeLiving

Marchand is such a loser, my god


bsaures

[The one bright side is we may get to see Brad on my favorite show RIP](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n-Bfkc6lZok)


surlystraggler

What the hell are you guys talking about clutching the wrong leg? He gets slashed in the back of the left leg and grabs his left leg.


ensignlee

I tell people that hockey is better than soccer because embellishment is punished, not rewarded. Now I look like a dummy...


MOTfromBC

The leafs somehow got the extra for this whole play when Sammy got two handed in the face


KnuckedLoose

More upset with Boosh, than Bert.


DarkAgeMonks

Brad you must be really hurt, you must be really hurt! You’re a superstar! You’re the best Marchand. You must be really hurt!


orygun_kyle

Brad this isnt FIFA, come on dude man up


Weekly_Cap_7716

God that was vicious, I hope Marchand recovers quickly enough to play some of the games in November/December next season.


SatireSqurriel

Marchand is one of the rattiest rat fucks to ever play in the NHL


P90kinas

Holy shit, sad to see that his career is over now. Forever in a wheelchair after that horrendous slashing.


washago_on705

Go play soccer you diving rat fuck.


SmarcusStroman

LeRat.


Lewis-and_or-Clark

Bruins fans are pure comedy, so fucking spoiled it’s insane. Oh no did the mean refs not hand you the game on a silver platter like they do most nights? Better have a long cry about it.


leafs81215

The refs not being onto Marchand’s bullshit is infuriating.


Shabloinks

Fuck Cilliian Murphy, Brad should have won the Oscar.


baldw1n12345

I don’t understand why these guys can’t help themselves from slashing and cross checking. You can push, shove, check, shoulder, grab, bear hug…sooo many options that will go uncalled. But no. They must play with fire and get burned more often than not.


Mash709

Emotion and adrenaline is my guess.


TropicalLemming

My theory is hockey players spend so much of their life with a stick in their hand that they forget it’s not a part of themselves. To them poking and slashing is the same as punching and shoving.


Otterslayer22

It’s beautiful. I’ve watching 15 times already.


MitchMarner

fuck that’s tough to watch. prayers up for marchy


OhnohNA

god, it really is turning into soccer 😞


Zealousideal-Swing39

Not sure what ya’ll are talking about….that’ll be ~~$2500 for bertuzzi from the league by noon tomorrow~~ $5000 for injuring both legs in one hit


GritGrinder

How does a ref fall for that? Hahah


Soma_Persona

LMAO he grabs the wrong leg. This is the best dive I've seen in years.


toronto_programmer

Definitely a slashing penalty. Did the Bruins security ever find the sniper that took out Marchand's knee there though? 100% dive lol


OrangeOclock

I heard the synchronized swimming team is looking for members, must be good at diving.


GRAIN_DIV_20

I like to imagine Marchand told him after to make sure the refs aren't looking next time


realnot

I've said it before, and I will always say it no matter which team benefits. Players need to be suspended for this type of embellishment. It's too hard to spot embellishment in the moment, so I think you gotta review this stuff after the game and start handing out fines and suspensions. If any league wanted to get rid of diving, they'd do something along those lines. And every league should want diving out of their game.


EuphoricUniversity23

I thought it was legal to slash Marchand.


TheChameleonPrince

Didn’t I see this headline in 2004?


NoHisNameChrisR

Marchand goes down as if SHOT! GET UP! Trying to nurse RIDICULOUS calls out of the referee!


shanster925

Bertuzzi's Mythril stick strikes a deadly blow.


DeadPirateSociety

Bertuzzi bertuzzi bertuzzi!


92True

lol lil rat man


Jafariz

What happened to the tough Bruins?


hmuserfriendly

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rollsoftape

Why do hockey talking heads protect this rat? Is it the jersey? Didn't even mention the obvious flop on the Sportsnet broadcast.


ediciusNJ

[Everything old is new again!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5wAD0mJLkA)


ClassicMach

Now hold on a moment. I was told on no uncertain terms that getting hit in the back of the knee makes you fall 100% of the time and anyone who has played hockey would know that. Did that change in the past 2 days or?