Tough Call

Recapping the week of January 11-17, 2020. How to deal with the recent trend of leg trips, the continued fight against crosschecking, and is it time to make a rule change for powerplays interrupted by the end of a period?

Wayne Simmonds fought Ben Chiarot on opening night and it was everything a hockey fight should be. The question is, should hockey fighting be at all?

Who is Josh, the man behind Tough Call anyway? What’s his point? Also, why the head contact penalty does more harm than good, how can I get mentioned on the Podcast? Find it all here. Let’s go!

Running up the score, and the Schneider and Wimmer suspensions.

The Benn OT penalty, the Perry “spear”, and the Point embellishment. Also, are that Dallas Stars being unfairly targeted by the officials? Find out here!

All the hits and incidents from Games 1-3 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final. Benn, Pavelski, Paquette...who deserves the benefit of the doubt?

The Killorn suspension, the Goodrow Crosscheck, and what was Kucherov thinking with his slash on Pageau??

Reaves hit on Motte, Pelech hit on Farabee, Perry butt-ending, and what it means to be “predatory”.

If anyone ever blames the victim in a hockey boarding incident, point them here.

The Ritchie and Paquette boardings, why is it bad to launch? (and why do I even have to answer that), and more!