The slew-foot is one of the more dangerous plays in hockey. When committed it leaves the victimized player vulnerable and unable to defend himself . It is also considered to be a disrespectful play because of the cheap shot nature of the play. Wednesday night it was the Bruins' Brad Marchand who slew-foot the Rangers' Derick Brassard into the boards during the second period, but no penalty was called.
It was a dangerous play and luckily Brassard wasn't injured. After the game Brassard expressed that he felt it was for sure a slew-foot and a dirty play. Marchand should expect a suspension and maybe a lengthy one. This is not the first time he has come under scruntiy for a slew-foot and a previous case of his is actually in the NHL instructional video on the topic. Boston (24-15-6) beat the Rangers (24-13-4), 3-0.
GIF: Marchand slew foots Brassard pic.twitter.com/KGxdijCbSQ
— Steph (@myregularface) January 16, 2015
GIF: another angle of Marchand/Brassard pic.twitter.com/dVwhq7o65w
— Steph (@myregularface) January 16, 2015
The Department of Player Safety will be reviewing the Brad Marchand slew foot, per a source.
— Amalie Benjamin (@AmalieBenjamin) January 16, 2015
Expect a suspension.
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