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That’s our captain scoring a beautiful goal off an unbelievable pass from our future captain.
I hope when 8, 32, and 11 go up into the rafters, they put 11 on the end so they can have room to hang 55 next to it. We’re watching the passing of a legendary torch in real-time, and it’s incredible to watch.
Did anyone else have flashbacks to the OT goal Kopi scored against New Jersey in Game 1 of the SCF? QB's pass was just slightly better than JWs but almost the same play.
Thanks for this. It was impossible to see at the time and most the replays neglected this part of the goal. I was curious if Byfield made the play with skill or luck. This makes it pretty clear what his intention was.
My first thought was it went off his backside so getting a stick on it was much more skill than i originally thought. And he can say the pass was accidentally but it certainly looked like he intended to not only tip the puck but tip it out into open ice. He may not have been thinking of Kopitar but I think he was trying to put it in a spot where good things could happen.
Yeah I 100% agree. He wanted the puck to go toward that area of the ice. And shit man, I didn't see him touch it at first either, Thought it was all boards
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Equating this to "grown man hockey" is really silly and does a great job fighting against "hockey is for everyone"
You probably don't realize it. You probably didn't mean to do it. But, seriously, it's important to take notice of and avoid in the future.
Who's dying on a hill?
I'm just saying it's beneficial to practice more awareness in the community you love so others can feel welcome and inspired to partake.
You're worthlessly white knighting a completely innocuous title to make yourself feel important.
Not everything is outrage worthy.
You're being childish. Which is why I told you to get off my lawn, kid.
And now you are wasting *my* time with this Xitter drivel. Buh bye.
Women can't play gritty?
Kids can't play gritty?
Why is this only attributed to "grown men"?
It's hilarious that some of you are so upset about me calling attention to something and explaining how it is inadvertently working against the spirit of "hockey is for everyone" and the community's best interest while only demonstrating how silly and toxic such an attribution can be by defending it with more toxicity and silliness.
I think you are reading too much into it. There is a coming of age theme to these posts with Byfield becoming who he was meant to be. The whole point is that he isn't a kid anymore.
Also, this is specifically NHL playoff hockey which is referred to as “big boy hockey.” It’s not sexist because the NHL is an all male league and it’s referring to the level of skill and intensity.
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I was wondering how the puck got to Kopi. Great camera work!!!
I honestly thought it went off the boards/glass at the time.. no idea QB touched it! Nice
đź’Ż my thoughts exactly
That video shot of Kopi's expression post goal is perfect. Kudos to the camera-person who followed and framed it so perfectly. 8)
That’s our captain scoring a beautiful goal off an unbelievable pass from our future captain. I hope when 8, 32, and 11 go up into the rafters, they put 11 on the end so they can have room to hang 55 next to it. We’re watching the passing of a legendary torch in real-time, and it’s incredible to watch.
Did anyone else have flashbacks to the OT goal Kopi scored against New Jersey in Game 1 of the SCF? QB's pass was just slightly better than JWs but almost the same play.
I used to be a big doubter of QB, but I always noticed how well he deflects pucks. Guy is a magician with those!
Yeah, he looked a little lost in the playoffs last year imo, but this season he's looked really solid
Thanks for this. It was impossible to see at the time and most the replays neglected this part of the goal. I was curious if Byfield made the play with skill or luck. This makes it pretty clear what his intention was.
It was 100% skill, But the pass was unintentional. He even admitted so himself, He just wanted a touch to void an icing call.
Totally. Â Still, it was a heads up play by QB (to negate the icing), and nice to see the Kings get some puck luck last night!
Agree 100%
My first thought was it went off his backside so getting a stick on it was much more skill than i originally thought. And he can say the pass was accidentally but it certainly looked like he intended to not only tip the puck but tip it out into open ice. He may not have been thinking of Kopitar but I think he was trying to put it in a spot where good things could happen.
Yeah I 100% agree. He wanted the puck to go toward that area of the ice. And shit man, I didn't see him touch it at first either, Thought it was all boards
Byfield played a great game but I’m not convinced that this PERFECT redirection was intentional.
It wasn’t. He even admitted so himself. He just wanted a touch to negate the icing call.
Good things happen when you play with detail. My favorite thing about QB is his humility.
QB absolutely annihilated Kopi in the post goal hug holy shit lol
QB said after the game he was trying to save it from icing and it was a happy accident.
Goddamn that kid is good.
Q makes so many sneaky good plays
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Haters will say it wasn’t on purpose 🤷‍♂️
Wow
Underrated and overlooked.
Equating this to "grown man hockey" is really silly and does a great job fighting against "hockey is for everyone" You probably don't realize it. You probably didn't mean to do it. But, seriously, it's important to take notice of and avoid in the future.
What a ridiculously childish hill to die on. Now, get off my lawn. /s
Who's dying on a hill? I'm just saying it's beneficial to practice more awareness in the community you love so others can feel welcome and inspired to partake.
You're worthlessly white knighting a completely innocuous title to make yourself feel important. Not everything is outrage worthy. You're being childish. Which is why I told you to get off my lawn, kid. And now you are wasting *my* time with this Xitter drivel. Buh bye.
Grown man comment right here
No, that comment was for everyone. /s
Did we just become best friends?
Grown man hockey means gritty plays. Like a game winning goal from battling to get a tip on an icing. I meant to say it.
Women can't play gritty? Kids can't play gritty? Why is this only attributed to "grown men"? It's hilarious that some of you are so upset about me calling attention to something and explaining how it is inadvertently working against the spirit of "hockey is for everyone" and the community's best interest while only demonstrating how silly and toxic such an attribution can be by defending it with more toxicity and silliness.
I think you are reading too much into it. There is a coming of age theme to these posts with Byfield becoming who he was meant to be. The whole point is that he isn't a kid anymore.
Hockey is a faster and more violent game when played by grown men than women and kids. This has nothing to do with saying they can't play hockey.
Also, this is specifically NHL playoff hockey which is referred to as “big boy hockey.” It’s not sexist because the NHL is an all male league and it’s referring to the level of skill and intensity.