Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry got away with one of the most obvious penalties of all time, Monday.
Jarry took out Edmonton Oilers star forward Leon Draisaitl with a slide tackle in the Penguins-Oilers game.
How did the refs missed that trip by Jarry on Draisaitl ?? pic.twitter.com/1q2WTZsYz9
— Sly Holla (@SlyHolla) October 25, 2022
Jarry, far from his natural habitat of the goalie crease, skated toward the Pens’ bench as a delayed penalty called for an extra attacker. Begins normal, right? Then along his journey, he made contact with Draisaitl and took out the big German with a move that would get him a yellow card in most soccer leagues. But in this hockey game, Jarry escaped a minor when there could have been three separate penalties called on him (tripping, holding, interference).
AT&T SportsNet showed a replay of the blatant and dangerous trip as famous WWE bad guy Seth Rollins’ theme music played inside Rogers Place. A Penguins’ analyst remarked that both players must have “felt the contact” and “went down”. How very heel commentator of him to absolve all blame.
Don’t think you can do this😂😳 pic.twitter.com/JXVO2QuTfc
— Everything Hockey (@EHClothing) October 25, 2022
Around the exact same time of night, Rollins was starring on WWE’s Monday Night Raw and interfered in a Mustafa Ali vs Austin Theory match in order to cause a loss for his current rival, Ali. Ali would get revenge on Rollins just moments later with a flying surprise assault.
In a similar fashion, Draisaitl would get the last laugh as he scored a beautiful, highlight-reel goal on Jarry in the Oilers’ eventual 6-3 victory.
See, the babyfaces or the “good guys” do win sometimes.
Screenshot courtesy of AT&T Sportsnet
