Kaleta Takes Yet Another Cheap Shot

[Walter Sobchak]

In response to the thought that Kaleta "wont fight" or runs from confrontation...

[geschrocks33]

Rich has me covered on this thread lol

[Walter Sobchak]

I try D-Rock..I just dont understand how people call him dirty, or say he backs away from confrontation. He just plays the situation the best he can to help his team. Just because he decides not to fight somebody in order to preserve a sabres powerplay opportunity doesnt make him less of a man lol.

Would I hate Kaleta if he wasnt a Sabre? Probably...but not because hes "cheap"..

[geschrocks33]

Because he's an irritator...he gets under other players skin to draw penalties and help his team...that doesn't make him any less tough than he really is.

[cnshockey]

outside opinion...TERRIBLY dirty hit. 100% deserves a suspension. saw numbers the whole way, kaleta had no chance. and seriously anyone who calls kaleta "avery-like" is dead wrong. avery brings everything to a whole other level of idiocracy. kaleta is a good agitator but is smart about it.

[geschrocks33]

outside opinion...TERRIBLY dirty hit. 100% deserves a suspension. saw numbers the whole way, kaleta had no chance. and seriously anyone who calls kaleta "avery-like" is dead wrong. avery brings everything to a whole other level of idiocracy. kaleta is a good agitator but is smart about it.

For everyone who has been saying just me and Rich (Walter Sobchak) have been defending someone from our team, you just heard a KINGS fan agree with us.

[Lapierrecollecter]

Don't want to defend Lapierre here, but every player who try to protect the puck this way should expect a cheap hit. You cannot protect the puck with your back exposed like that, what the other player has to do, just waiting till until he leaves with the puck?

[geschrocks33]

You can't hit people like that. Period end of story, regardless of the situation the player is in. If he has his back turned, you don't hit him face first into the boards. Thats intent to injure in my opinion

[TMacfreak91]

Wow Rich and D-Rock, seems like I've missed a lot in this thread haha I'll do my best to catch up here.
Alright first off, after watching the video, it isn't even a debate that this was a dirty hit that deserves a suspension.
In response to an earlier post that stated that Kaleta is on his 2nd concussion and should change the way he plays to preserve his career I have several thoughts. The only reason Kaleta has had 2 concussions is because of 2 dirty hits. The first time, Volchenkov CLEARLY left his feet to make the hit on Kaleta. I think he should've also gotten suspended because if you look at the tape, you can't argue that he left his feet making it a dirty play.
To those who say Kaleta is Avery-like I also have a couple things to say. Kaletaand Avery are both clearly agitators but Avery is an agitator in a COMPLETELY different way. Avery waved his stick in from of Marty Brodeurs face and called his former girlfriend his sloppy seconds. Need I say more?

Steve

[geschrocks33]

Ahhh the sloppy seconds. I wish Dion Phaneuf would run Avery over for that one.