15 years ago today, Brian Campbell laid out RJ Umberger

[DrDawkinstein]

 

The good ol days. Could watch this all day.

 

 

A longer video with replay and analysis...

 

 

 

 

"He lined him up, he sized him up, he laid him out."

[BuffaloBill]

That hurts just watching it.

[Seasons1992]

The beginning of those magical runs started right there.

[4_kidd_4]

Oof.

 

15 years ago me was definitely like “yeah that’s right you better stay down!!!”

 

Mid-forties me is now like “oh that poor kid, that’s not good”.

 

However, any time me is always like “eff Philly & eff you too Ken Hitchcock”.

[Nextmanup]

I love this and still watch it every now and again when I need a pick-me-up.

 

It might very well be the best hit I have ever seen thrown while watching a live hockey game.

 

My favorite part is RJ saying "And now they're all chasing after Campbell!" 

 

"Chasing" is such a great choice of word in that context.

 

Anyone only listening solely to the radio broadcast would have heard the crowd going insane and that tone in RJ's voice--like all hell had broken loose on the ice and absolutely anything might happen next, with the entire Philly team "chasing after" Brian Campbell.

 

Just awesome.  

 

NHL hockey doesn't have nearly enough incidents of this type in it anymore.

 

  

 

 

Edited April 22, 2021 by Nextmanup

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Who are the guys in the black uniforms? 🤔

[billsfanmiamioh]

I was next to Umberger at a CBJ game a couple weeks ago. (Our seat “pod” was right next to the TV broadcast table and they interviewed him between periods). Kinda wanted to walk by muttering Brian Campbell 

[SinceThe70s]

2 hours ago, 4_kidd_4 said:

Oof.

 

15 years ago me was definitely like “yeah that’s right you better stay down!!!”

 

Mid-forties me is now like “oh that poor kid, that’s not good”.

 

However, any time me is always like “eff Philly & eff you too Ken Hitchcock”.

 

I always thought that Ken Hitchcock looked like a gray haired Paul Bearer

 

 

[Wacka]

Looks like Captain Kangaroo to me.

[Mike in Horseheads]

3 hours ago, billsfanmiamioh said:

I was next to Umberger at a CBJ game a couple weeks ago. (Our seat “pod” was right next to the TV broadcast table and they interviewed him between periods). Kinda wanted to walk by muttering Brian Campbell 

Or offered him some soup.

I thought that was a clean hit then and do now, Umberger had his head down and Campbell dropped him. 

.... I know that because of the Covids there is nobody at the place now (or limited).  But that place has been like a funeral parler for way too long. Lets hope we can see the playoffs next year.

[Buffalo716]

53 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

Or offered him some soup.

I thought that was a clean hit then and do now, Umberger had his head down and Campbell dropped him. 

.... I know that because of the Covids there is nobody at the place now (or limited).  But that place has been like a funeral parler for way too long. Lets hope we can see the playoffs next year.

It was absolutely a clean hit 

 

Shoulder against jaw because RJ had his head down thanks to a buddy pass

 

Soupy didn't leap or use his elbow.. he just lined him up and sent him down

 

 

[ExiledInIllinois]

58 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

Or offered him some soup.

I thought that was a clean hit then and do now, Umberger had his head down and Campbell dropped him. 

.... I know that because of the Covids there is nobody at the place now (or limited).  But that place has been like a funeral parler for way too long. Lets hope we can see the playoffs next year.

Campbell's "Cream of Umberger" soup.

[BillsPride12]

On 4/22/2021 at 12:21 PM, DrDawkinstein said:

 

The good ol days. Could watch this all day.

 

 

A longer video with replay and analysis...

 

 

 

 

"He lined him up, he sized him up, he laid him out."

It's so hard for me to accept this was 15 years ago already and that era is now being referred to as the good old days.  Time really flies