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Tough Call

Discussing questionable hits and controversial calls around the NHL. PLUS: Is fighting necessary? How can we get MORE HITTING back in hockey? Player development, rule change proposals, and MORE!

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00:25:56

Inconsistency Killed the Cat

Tough Call ·

2020/08/21

The Kotkaniemi boarding major, the Niskanen, Myers, and Kucherov crosschecks, and the Couturier grease move after Montreal’s empty net goal.

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00:31:32

Dear NHL...You Have A Boarding Problem

Tough Call ·

2020/08/19

An in depth look at how the NHL prioritizes hitting over safety, and the Fentenberg, Foligno, Dubois, Eckman-Larsson, and Tom Wilson boardings in Round 2 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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00:21:35

After Review we have a good...Podcast!

Tough Call ·

2020/08/18

Talking about the goal video review process, Tom Wilson doing some elbowing, and why is spearing called slashing so much?

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00:15:02

The Svechnikov Incident

Tough Call ·

2020/08/16

The Svechnikov Injury, is Chara to blame? Tuukka Rask exits the bubble, and how are rhe officials doing in the Tampa/Columbus series? All this and more.

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00:11:47

Board, Spear, Repeat.

Tough Call ·

2020/08/16

The Zadarov and Wilson elbows. The Sammy Blais boarding, and how those who fail to learn from the lessons of player safety history are doomed to repeat them.

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00:15:17

I’m Tired of Being Right...FIX IT!

Tough Call ·

2020/08/14

Benn on Tkachuk, Lucic on Klingberg, and how can playOFF records be broken during a play-IN round?

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00:19:37

Bullying Wins NHL Championships

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2020/08/14

What I think of Perron “shadowing” Petterson, was the Anders Lee hit on Backstrom predatory? Glove pass, goalie possession, goal....how does that happen? And when is it a good idea to run your own goalie. Find out here!

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00:13:36

Hedman NOT guilty!

Tough Call ·

2020/08/12

Should Cam Atkinson have been given a penalty shot in overtime number 5?? Plus my proposed power play rule change and what’s a player got to do to get a boarding or crosschecking suspension around here?

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00:18:42

Don’t Blow Up The Leafs!!!!!

Tough Call ·

2020/08/10

What just happened in Toronto??? Why couldn’t they even make the playoffs this year? Plus, boarding continues to plague the NHL Playoffs...

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00:11:51

It Was A Trip!

Tough Call ·

2020/08/08

The Foligno trip, the Goodrow head shot, and all the elimination drama.

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00:17:46

What’s With All The Boarding?

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2020/08/07

Wilson boards Provorov, and why was Ennis’s controversial injury not penalized but Yamamoto’s hit was? Why do players hit from behind? Find out here!

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00:14:29

Body Count: The NHL is Losing Control of the Playoffs

Tough Call ·

2020/08/06

The Smith on Garland hit, Muzzin, Cross Checking, and the NHL’s unhealthy obsession with hitting.

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00:30:50

The Playoffs are Here!!!

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2020/08/04

Cagguila suspended? Chiarot’s cross check on Crosby, THE hit on Boychuk, and did Tkachuk try to injure Scheifele on purpose? This and more...

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00:14:46

NHL Exhibition Played for Keeps

Tough Call ·

2020/08/03

The most controversial hits of the NHL’s return to play exhibition 2020 including Reaves on Schmaltz and Dickinson on Fabbro, and how does the NHL decide suspension length in the playoffs anyway? How many regular season games is a playoff suspension worth? Oh, and follow me on Twitter. @ToughCallBlog. Thanks!

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00:06:44

Introduction - What is Tough Call all about?

Tough Call ·

2020/08/02

What I do and why I do it, and how you can help and be part of the fun!

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00:00:41

Welcome to Tough Call!

Tough Call ·

2020/07/16

Bad hit? Missed call? Horrible video review? I’ll tell you how I feel about it and you can tell me how you feel about that. Join the other 3200 hockey fans who follow me on Twitter at @ToughCallPod, like my Facebook page Tough Call, and join the discussion. And don’t forget to subscribe to my new YouTube channel to see videos of most of the incidents I talk about in this podcast! Lively debates and fun chirps are encouraged! Welcome to the Tough Call community!

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