Komarov gets called for rare 'illegal equipment' penalty

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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Leo Komarov gets caught for wearing his helmet too high and is given a two minute minor for an infraction rarely given.

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So wearing it slightly higher (although it seemed to be in a standard position) is a violation, but if he had taken it off all together it isn't? What the hell kinda rule is that!

millwaterj

So, he’s aloud to have no visor on, but he can’t have a visor on that isn’t fully protecting his face? What?

majesticalmoose

dumbest penalty call I've ever seen

wizardtower

I dont get this rule. There are players who dont wear visors. If that is deemed unsafe then every nhl player should wear a visor. Is it an equipment violation for not having ear guards? Is it an equipment violation if your chin strap is too low? Cause thats unsafe. You know what，visors are unsafe too. That means the whole nhl should wear cages too. i understand player safety but this is a joke. You ever keep it consistent or let them do what they prefer.

shadowbbb

Komarov gets called for rare "illegal equipment" penaltynet

reek

You can see the helmet at 0:20 onward... Looks perfectly fine to me! I kinda feel like the ref just had something against Komarov... That or they simply wanted to make a statement that "this rule will now be enforced"...

roflnb

The worst rule I have seen in 10 years

iaintnomanstealer

That's just bullshit, a player and a team shouldn't be penalised for that.

WristFreeze

So Tim Peele aged pretty poorly huh? Anyone here after the "hot mic" incident?

zdenochara

From how it looks on the replay, Komarov seemed to be wearing his visor and helmet correctly when the penalty was called. Therefore, the penalty was called to make up for previous infractions and to send a message, making an example out of Komarov.
In the future, Komarov should wear his helmet and visor positioned properly at all times, or get rid of the visor altogether if it bothers him that much. The Bauer 4500 helmet model he wears is one of the lowest profile helmets available and fits very close on the head. Pushing that helmet up his forehead would effectively negate most of the protection that would be needed in the event of any kind of frontal impact.

tonyk

Is it just or does it look very foggy?

AM-liif

I think the whole point was along the lines of, "If you're gonna wear a visor, you gotta wear it according to the rules.", because they even said that Komarov had been grandfathered in, which meant he didn't *have to* wear a visor in the first place, so either wear it right, or don't wear it at all. That's what I got out of that.

storyofcory

This rule is insane. He’s grandfathered in. How does hagelin get away with it then?? This, the jersey tuck rule. These rules are so stupid turning the NHL into the NFL.

Duzz

I love that even the Jet's coach was confused, and Lou Lamoriello looked like he was about to murder someone

coastaku

The visor he is using is legal looking at the angle on replay the refs just wanna screw leafs over... Not gonna happen leafs be screwing teams over 7-2 often this year

alexyu