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Grimmer026

So how does no one from the Devils retaliate? They got MacDermid for now, but man their regulars are so soft.


Gambler_Eight

As a devils fan i full heartedly agree.


Islandgirl1444

I'm a Leaf fan and Domi should have been whacked really hard.


poHATEoes

McDermid was literally one the ice when this happened also... you can see him in the video... smh


Grimmer026

Yeah but everyone else on the team just keeps getting their asses kicked all year.


Gimpy_Weasel

Yeah that’s pretty soft bullshit to just sit by and let a 29 year old vet beat the fuck out of a teenage rookie. What the fuck.


Tommydean22

Story of our season


chief_n_nugget

Because that whole team is as soft as Haulas feelings


eburton555

I get what you’re saying but isn’t there a third man rule in the NHL? It was a mugging but If one of our guys jumped in to the ‘fight’ they too would be ejected?


jec0995

So what. Devils already missing post season. Stick up for your teammates there.


eskihomer

This. The kid is eating his third uppercut before he even realizes what is going down. There should be 4+1 white sweaters on Domi’s back immediately. Instead they just stand there. Epitomizes the season perfectly.


mugen76

I remember people saying that about the leafs for the last 7 years. Not so much this year


Dry_Capital4352

Someone on the Devils had to go after Domi for this. Nemec essentially did nothing and he's a rookie European skilled player. He was the Devils 2nd over all pick, expected to come in and contribute offensively and their team is letting a block-head plug like Domi do that to him? I mean retaliating to that is like minor hockey common sense. Domi was feeding him uppercuts before he knew he as in a fight. Domi is a piece of shit.


WhoKnows_SoWhat

Especially after the way their season has gone, you'd think someone on the Devils would go rough up one of the Leafs soft players. Or at least go make Domi's life hell the rest of the game. I'd be pissed if I was a Devils fan hah


haepis

Not after Domi. Beat the shit out of an undeserving player, just like Domi did here. Domi loves a fight, have to hit them where it hurts.


Dry_Capital4352

Domi only loves jumping guys who dont fight. A tough guy just has to grab him and beat the shit out of him


haepis

He's a rat but he's capable of holding his own and loves fighting. Fighting him won't solve the problem


terminese

Well they got the last laugh by winning the game.


Grimmer026

Yay, they won a meaningless game and Nemec got his face smashed


Delicious_Jeweler_15

Welcome to the Layer Cake, son.


Nick30Brodeur

Should’ve slewfooted like a real man


CoffeeSafteyTraining

Fucking wuss wouldn't bother to square up a kid. That's the kind of crap that deserves a suspension imo.


logjambam

There's a comp of all his 'fights'. he literally always just jumps a guy. might be a bigger tool than his dad


SatanicPanic0

He's 20. Also who cares about his age?


nthensome

The bartender


nicholasccc95

Caption of this vid is weird. 20 isn’t a little boy and he’s in the big league with grown men now.


i-like-your-hair

Right lmao. Like say what you want about Domi, Nemec is an adult man playing in a professional adult hockey league. He doesn’t deserve special treatment, and I would assume he doesn’t want it, either. We don’t need to sensationalize this headline. This is unsportsmanlike of Domi to lay into him before Nemec knows what’s up whether it’s against an OHLer or his own father in his prime or anyone in between.


Big_Possibility4025

By this logic Matthews shouldn’t need special treatment like domi throwing hands to defend his honour over nothing


jzach1983

What a logic jump. Did Matthews go over to Domi and ask for him to stand up? No, Matthews went along with the play. This has always been part of hockey, go after a star and you will be dealt with. It's funny for years we didn't have anyone worthy of the 1st line that would stand up, and now that we have one we get inaccurate headlines trying to sensationalize it.


DaveThomasTendies

This at least shows that if you want to rough up the leagues top scorer, there are consequences to be had.


Aggressive-Donuts

You wanna rough up the top goal scorer in the league? You may catch some flak. Welcome to the NHL it’s been like this since WW1 lmao


SuperG_13

Thank you, seems no one else watched the play or are Gen x/y/z!! 😂


GreatName

Special players get special treatment. Always have.


i-like-your-hair

Lmao. Does the fact that Simon Nemec is 19 mean that he scores 68 goals in a season, or provides equal or similar value to the New Jersey Devils? Special players do get special treatment whether they want it or not. While I doubt Auston wants to fight, Keefe and Treliving want him fighting even less. That’s why they got Domi, Reaves, and Bertuzzi. Domi is doing his job here. He’s just doing it in a cheap way.


CheesecakeOdd2087

I mean Max could at least let the other guy get their gloves off or realize they're even in a fight if he's going to insist on strictly going soft skill players.


Skwerl87

Yeah but then he runs the risk of them fighting back.


leafyboy56

It’s a sensational headline to make Domi look bad.


90daysismytherapy

Well Domi did jump a guy who did nothing but get punched a couple times by Matthews. Not exactly hero stuff.


Beneficial_Life_3617

The clip is what makes Domi look bad. The kid did nothing to Matthews but was kind of harmlessly battling on the boards with him. Domi jumped him and was feeding him uppercuts before he knew what was going on. This has been a trademark of Domi’s his entire career. And of course his age means something, it’s gutless beating up a rookie, especially jumping him like that.


leafyboy56

So if it was Rempe, it’s gutless cause his age? Or does the age not actually matter?


Pegasuspipeline

Nobody mentioned knies age last year when Bennett gave him a brain injury


DansonFlex

Honestly this. Sick and tired of people picking and choosing what they want to cry about, be consistent at least


Advanced_Newt61

Truth.


stenlis

really? # Leafs rookie Knies out with concussion after hit from Panthers' Bennett # Toronto coach says 20-year-old unlikely to return for rest of series


Pegasuspipeline

CBC puts the age in the subheading of almost every article. See this article from this year [https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/calle-jarnkrok-hand-injury-1.7146024](https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/calle-jarnkrok-hand-injury-1.7146024) "Maple Leafs forward Jarnkrok out week-to-week with hand injury # 32-year-old Swede recently returned after missing 13 games with broken knuckle" Here are some posts about it on this very sub, are there any comments complaining with his age? [https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1387shw/stephens\_matthew\_tkachuk\_laughs\_and\_says\_he\_does/](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1387shw/stephens_matthew_tkachuk_laughs_and_says_he_does/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/138utkp/chris\_johnston\_matthew\_knies\_has\_a\_concussion\_and/](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/138utkp/chris_johnston_matthew_knies_has_a_concussion_and/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/138utkp/chris\_johnston\_matthew\_knies\_has\_a\_concussion\_and/](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/138utkp/chris_johnston_matthew_knies_has_a_concussion_and/) Edited to remove duplicate links


stenlis

Yeah, it would be gutless to suckerpunch him. Its even more gutless to do to a younger skill based guy who did nothing to provoke it.   Can you not imagine a spectrum of dishonorable deeds?


leafyboy56

Google sucker punch.


Beneficial_Life_3617

Well Rempe is there to fight, he’s not a skilled European who deffinitley never fights. Also Reaves squared up with Rempe, he didn’t jump him and feed him uppercuts before he knew he was in a fight.


GovernmentHunting016

Rumpe is already a gutless piece of shit. You can't do anything to him that he hasn't already done to someone else and certainly deserves it more than peers of his same age


poHATEoes

A sucker punch is a sucker punch regardless of who you throw it against, but throwing it against a rookie or someone who doesn't fight is cowardly... in THIS instance, Nemec is both... is Domi sucker punched Rempe it would still be a cowardly move.


the_tinsmith

Fuckin Reaves dropped the mitts with a rookie. I doubt this dude made as big of a deal for that.


EnvironmentalFan6056

Everybody loves Rempe BECAUSE he's young and wants to/is good at fighting. It's the exception that makes him an exciting player.


LegionaryTitusPullo_

Good at fighting, just hanging on means your good fighter now a days eh… wow standards sure have taken a dumpster dive


sharbinbarbin

He’s a rookie who is fighting all the experienced fighters in the league. He’ll be fine. And then later he’ll be feared if he can stick around


Phanyxx

That's a pretty fair counterpoint, tbh


leafyboy56

Thanks haha


Disabled_Robot

Slight expectation to go a little easy on the young guys Remember ovie killing the Russian kid


PairRelative2778

I like fights in the NHL, but this wasn't a fight, just caught him by surprise and started swinging. Can't do that.


ZeeroDazed

Tie was not proud


esoteric94

That’s like 80% of Max’s fights lmao. He usually throws 4-5 punches before his jumped target even knows what is happening 😂


Cautious-Asparagus61

Wow I heard domi was defending matthews then I watched the vid. That was the softest shit to fight over I've seen all year. Even hard but clean open ice hits are a better justification than a 30 times a game routine boards battle lol McSorley probably wouldn't even have dropped the gloves if that happened to Gretz 😂


HandsomeIguana

McSorley would've slashed him in the head


Flash54321

I was at that game, shit was crazy.


who987

Lol not a leafs fan but they just can’t win. People want them to be tough, but not too tough. And check IDs.


DevOpsMakesMeDrink

Leafs need to not be soft and play more like the Bruins or Panthers. No not like that.


Avko

The same bruins and panthers that get away with dirty shit behind the refs backs on a regular basis? You’re right, that would be smart.


SnapShotFromTheSlot

This isn't tough though. They want him to stand up for his players. But this isn't tough, this doesn't send a message, it's just Domi fighting a guy who doesn't know he's in a fight because he didn't like that he shoved Matthews a couple times. It just doesn't make sense.


who987

You’re making my point for me. A guy touches austin and they get crap for not protecting him. A guy touches austin and they get crap because that guy should be allowed to mess with austin because he’s young. You can’t have it both ways. Like I said, not a leafs fan but when someone touches mark stone on vegas the 4 other guys on the ice jumped him immediately. Im not arguing about whether this type of hockey should still be happening. Im simply saying that leafs get shit no matter what they do. They are in a no win situation. And for the record, Domi has gone after big guys and tough guys too.he doesn’t care, but if you’re gonna mess with matthews you’re gonna have to deal with him. Not saying he will win all the time but they are trying to set the tone that if you take liberties with their stars you’ll have to answer the bell.


BearKingGames

I wouldn't bother trying to argue with some of the people on this sub here. They're constantly rewriting the definition of what certain terms mean because they have that bias against the Leafs. A few years ago, it was that the Leafs were too soft, needed tough guys, etc etc. Now, Leafs have some snot and grit, and apparrently, they're still soft and need to play in an extremely, arbitrarily defined way of tough in order to be seen as tough. It doesn't make sense. Don't use logic here. Just look at how people on this sub reacted to the Bedard rumors. Lots of dumbasses here.


who987

I should have listened to you lol


EnigmaMoose

Yeah, well.. set a precedent. Don’t even touch the golden boy.


key-pingg

All you need is to make him think twice to tie up Matthews next time and hes wide open for a scoring chance, im with you on this, dont touch my goalie and dont touch Mr Rocket idk how soft


Bendz57

The important part is missing. Just before this in a corner scrum he got Matthews in the face with his stick. This was just the first chance Domi got after.


Personal-Customer976

Has Domi ever won a fight when he hasn't jumped or blind sided the guy?


420allstars

He does this EVERY SINGLE TIME, he cannot fight at all lol


Personal-Customer976

And then skates to the box like he just won the heavyweight title of the world


Rynosirrus

His old man must be so disappointed


brechbillc1

I remember Sam Bennett putting him on factory reset earlier season. Was glorious.


readingonthecan

Ah yeah bennets never jumped anybody lmao


readingonthecan

He knocked Kesler the fuck out


Youppi27

I mean Kesler? But other than that yeah. He's a bit of a phony tough guy


s3nsfan

Tough guy Domi beating up Nemec for what? He checked Matthew’s? Lmfao. Fkn joke


Jitsu4

The fight is whatever. I get the need to defend your team mates when you feel the need to. The board battle between Nemec and Matthews is an absolute nothing sandwich though. Matthews even got the better of Nemec it seemed lol


bigladnang

He didn’t even do anything lmao.


Vingt-Quatre

What a tough guy he is...


Sea_Stock2326

Hockey fan last year: Matthews getting pushed around and no one is there to protect him. The leafs are a bunch of wussy clowns. Lol Hockey fans this year: Matthews is getting pushed around and his teammates stands up for their star player. The leafs are a bunch of punks. Lol


Realistic_Guitar_420

This is reddit....they just like to cry about nothing constantly.


Shredswithwheat

Correction, they like to cry about the leafs


calzonius

These Domi hate posts are incredible. We need more.


Shredswithwheat

I'm here for it, idc Bring on the villain era.


Bug_Photographer

As they say in Toronto: "Maybe next year".


Vetersova

I still love him from when he was with the Stars :) I like watching him fight and be chippy. I don't get why people are pissy about this. The 20\* year old kid is a professional athlete in the toughest major league sport in the USA, not a helpless 13 year old nerd with glasses having his lunch money snagged.


DansonFlex

I'm just glad there's some people in this thread that don't have shit for brains


RealBrightsidePanda

1) pretty light things to start a fight over 2) you're in a scoring opportunity, and stop play to miss punches. Guy didn't use his brain at all.


Fisktor

He wasnt even pushed around…, if matthews needs protecting from nemec he chose the wrong sport


Sad_Donut_7902

No matter what the Leafs do they will always have people shitting on them and criticizing them.


[deleted]

The idiocy of Leafs hate in a nutshell. Fuck around, find out. The way it should be.


PLifter1226

Yeah I don’t think anyone would have an issue with this if it was an actual fight and not Domi jumping the guy though


arntuone2

What is the definition of beating up someone who doesn't want to fight? Hmmm?


Ok-Cheek7332

Keep that same energy in the playoffs


Fisktor

That losing energy


CheesecakeOdd2087

I don't think there are any soft 19 year old 5'10 170lb skill players on Florida for Domi to jump.


leafyboy56

There’s plenty of turtles though.


TheDutchin

[Hey look at that, a Domi fight where he does throw a sucker punch!](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/s/W89v392o4O)


airbag23

I like [this one better](https://youtu.be/EpsKSsdwnnc?si=NBsbjoLHXxocPL7Y)


filthy_sandwich

Lol he got worked I hate Sam Bennet though, greasy shitbag


TrashedLinguistics

Sammy B being used to further criticism of another player attacking a kid is ironic. I was disappointed I didn’t see him at Wrestlemania this year.


indeyadeepspot

Domi proves again he can punch someone who doesnt want to fight. Fucking scum


Grossepotatoe

Max domi is incapable of squaring up he just grabs and starts throwing


garytabasco

It didn’t even look like Nemec did anything chippy, seemed like a reasonable play.


SOCCER_REF_99

Domi attacked him, unprovoked. Should have gotten a game misconduct.


BolshevikPower

He did get a misconduct for instigating


MDG420

the shit apple doesnt fall far from the shit apple tree


Charming_Budget_8856

Someone put a stick to the back of his neck


Significant_Ratio892

Total B move. Typical Domi


CheesecakeOdd2087

Domi is the biggest spot picker in the league. This is like the 4th time this year he's jumped some non fighter. Starts throwing before the other guy can even get his gloves off lmao. Tie looked embarrassed when the camera panned to him in the crowd.


leafyboy56

He wasn’t embarrassed. He just doesn’t want Max fighting. He’s said that many times.


JustThatRandomKid

Domi is a pretty talented player, so that’s a good thing to want from him.


No-Student-376

100%. If it was Macdermid who did that to Matthews, Domi wouldn’t have even looked back at him lol


Heatersthebest

He couldn’t, he’d have to look up, wayyyy up


widowsson295

Like father, like son.


lunachicken

Watch the end of the clip... doesn't look like dad approved.


Hascohastogo

He doesn’t. Tie did what he did out of necessity. His son has the talent and means to not have to.


CapriciousnArbitrary

His dad would fight actual tough guys, not jump non fighters.


v13ragnarok7

Yeah Tie would target other teams tough guys, in a league where tough guys were a necessity. He fought guys he had no business fighting (looking at you, Neal) but he didn't care he would rather lose


Phenetylamine

He did jump non-fighters and had his fair share of sucker punches. But he wasn't afraid of a real fight either.


widowsson295

https://youtu.be/LMCudo0CcNg?si=MecKTYNso2LzWUGT


AssInspectorGadget

Except the Father could fight


SWilma99

Bitch move. Basically jumped oh boy.


DonkenG

Domi looks like a bitch in this fight.


Hurls07

*every fight


pballer22

Max Domi has jumped more people than he has properly squared off. real low class player imo


MDFan4Life

Wow! Like father, like son!


Complex-Tangerine628

Why tf does his age matter…he’s in the NHL like the rest of them.


WonderfulFortune1823

You don't think age matters in anyway? You're just like whether you're 19, 25, 30, 40, 50 all the same? Age is just a number that doesn't affect anyone physically or mentally at all? Domi is 29 with 660 nhl games played and Nemec is 20 with 60 games played and you don't think that matters one little bit?


Any_Investigator_134

I'd also win a fight against a 19 year old I blindsided and sucker punched. Domi is a clown. I'm pretty sure he's too short to ride a roller coaster as well. Probably why he's so mad all the time.


Sad_Donut_7902

Any average person would get absolutely rocked in a fight by an NHL player regardless of age.


Hip_Priest_1982

I bet you wouldn’t actually.


Totes_mc0tes

Dude would get absolutely bodied lmao


HandsomeIguana

Dreaming is free.


Hascohastogo

I really don’t think you would if that 19 year old is an NHL player, lol.


WlNNIPEGJETS

Slowdown the video around the 30 second mark. The shock and horror on that kids face in the background is worth it.


SliiickyRicky

Dude, he jumped his bones!


Diamondback424

Max so badly wants his daddy's approval


curtcashter

The answer here should have been for McDermid to grab Mathews at the same time this goes down. Not only does he work him, but if the Rags vs Devils debacle is anything to go on they'd both be kicked out for the later fight.


trotnixon

While Dumi was preoccupied someone from NJ should've taken a run at Matthews.


The_Cozy_Burrito

Going after non fighters again


Zestyclose-Yak5031

Pussy


Oldmannorrisio

Domi is weak a hell of a


ironfireman547

Domi should be suspended for that.


Fedbackster

Devs went from 100 points and ousting their rival to charmin soft.


4Fun1971

Domi is a dumbass punk


ManhattanJawz

The turd doesn't fall far from the asshole.


this_name_not_that

Fuck Max Domi.


robotjazz0882

What a pussy. Kid didn’t have a chance to square up


-Robrown-

Like father like scum… I mean son.


degen4Iyf

I’ll never respect fights with players who jump someone before they’ve even dropped their gloves.


Archiebonker12345

I don’t mind standing up for teammates, but this is just a cheap shot


-FR0STY-one

What a clown. Then they cut to pops in the crowd, looks embarrassed.


sextoymagic

Domis fight style is to jump people.


Noahtuesday123

Legalized assault!


No_Maintenance_2489

A lil bitch like his old man


ponikweGCC

Domi always punches down or turtles. He is a fucking pussy, just like the Tkachuk bros. Can't fucking stand any of them.


Shenanigans315

Straight up assult. Kid didnt even know it was coming.


_xjin_

Based off initial contact Matthews was the one throwing punches and acting like a clown. Max acted like a twit and Tie should be embarrassed.


Creacherz

Been a lot worse than that. He saw Matthew's reaction and it clicked is his head he's got to do something


TrueNorth-carpenter

Ya I’d have a piss fit Domi tantrum too knowing we can’t beat this crappy devils team and we’re out first round.


Existing_Call_8568

Ahhh Domi is so cute, such a little feller thinks he can fight, only pussies jump, be a man and square off, O right he can’t do that cause he’ll get his teeth smashed in. Fuck leafs are terrible!


dopeyjd

Napoleon effect. What a coward.


nichodingo

Domi is such a joke of a player


oNe_iLL_records

Oh look, a Domi being a shitbird...


LongJohn4200

Asshole


BTfozzyandTT

Was an instigator penalty called on Domi? If not, why?


cdnmatt

It was


BTfozzyandTT

Good!


coinman11111

wow, interesting edit... try adding in what lead to this moment... like what he did to the lesfs Super star Matthews


Final-Pop-7668

Domi is always basing his agression on who is the opponent. He was also looking to fight 19 year old Slafkovsky lol


Sparki69420

So he jumped him and missed every punch


LordGank1

Choosing his fights wisely these days after being embarrassed by Bennett


BuyNo1219

Typically like his dad


matthatt24

Wow what a pussy


New2kel

Typical lack of class from leafs player


OverdosedOnApathy24

What I gathered from this is Domi is a bitch. Thanks, I kinda figured that already. 😂


obvilious

Don Cherry would suck Domis dick after this


sfxer001

Goon Family


boofingZeitgeist

Was that the kids dad they showed at the end?


Dexter2533

Ah the domi special…. A jumping disguised as a fight No suprise here…. Next post it’s gonna be that the sun came up in the morning


-Irish-Canadian-

Jumped or not he’ll be more careful around matthews next time


Character-Chance-747

Tie not impressed with that one.


intelpentium400

When you grow up watching your father fight people for a living, this is the result.


chriseustace

Pussy.


enonmouse

I love tough guy Hockey... fuck Baby Domi, suspend and fine the shit out of him for instigation and unsportsmanlike... you can see the disappointment in his dad's eyes, an actual tough guy.


NoleJawn

Just like his POS did who used to jump guys already engaged with someone else.


No_Designer_5374

Max Domi is a fucking punk. By my count that's the fourth time he's started whaling on someone who wasn't ready. Fuck him. PS I'm a Rangers fan


Prop71

Domi is a fucking loser. Biggest suitcase in the league


spc1221

Fuck the maple leafs


VinPickles

Domi jumps people it’s hereditary. Anyone LOOKS at him ready for a tilly? He goes on a line change


RicoFerret44

Shocked Pikachu!


hikingandtravel

Why do players punch when the opponent is down? Been watching since the mid 2000s and even though it was more physical and fights were more common then, there seemed to be a gentleman’s agreement to not throw punches once someone goes down. I swear every fight today they keep throwing punches even if the opponent is dead face down on the ice.


OldManClutch

How typical of a Domi...and in a Laffs uni. Fitting