N.B: this
definition, with no offense meant for Zdeno Chara of The Boston Bruins or anyone else on The Boston Bruins organization, is named after Zdeno Chara's now infamous (among Montreal Canadiens fans) hit on Max Pacioretty in the
2010-2011 NHL season.
in the NHL, a type of (intentional?) boarding -at an angle of course-the point of which is to (intentionally?) injure the
player of the opposing team.
NHL
fan forum post: Shame on you, dear Mr Gary Bettman for not having suspended Zdeno Chara for more games after his infamous
z-chara board hit on Max Pacioretty.
reply to post: asking yourself the question of whether or not Zdeno Chara intentionally injured Max Pacioretty is objectively meaningless. Also Gary Bettman is not, and I repeat in vox populii NOT, part of the problem. Whether intentional or not, a
z-chara board hit, IMHO, is supposed to be banned in the NHL; an NHL
game is not some kind of modern Roman gladiator spectacle where injuring, maiming, and
even sometimes killing, one's opponents was not only tolerated, but encouraged. We have taken the
Latin concept of panem et circenses
far enough a.i.