The Rangers' Jacob Trouba scarily diving headfirst into the boards became an instant meme
Jacob Trouba has been known to throw a big hit or two … and sometimes one that isn’t legal.
The New York Rangers captain tried to get Marty Necas in Tuesday night’s double-overtime thriller in Game 2 of their playoff series, but Necas somehow ducked down and hit the ice before Trouba could nail him … and Trouba tripped over his body and went full horizontal into the boards.
Trouba was OK and played the rest of the game, but the move caught everyone’s eye on X (formerly Twitter) and became an instant meme.
Here’s a sampling from that dangerous play that could have been worse:
I don't know if I've ever seen a play where someone almost kills someone else twice and themselves once, but I'm not surprised it involved Trouba pic.twitter.com/3dDPfaXcY5
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) May 8, 2024
No one:
Trouba: pic.twitter.com/uY2c7Gz2xJ
— Memesy (@chicletsmemes) May 8, 2024
This Trouba sequence is straight out of NHL Hitz
pic.twitter.com/dE6APjhC1h
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) May 8, 2024
i’ve watched this 400 times and it keeps getting funnier.
trouba why are you throwing bows like that, you’re doing too much lol stoppic.twitter.com/mlBQU70dhR
— Swaydaddy (@dmichael_) May 8, 2024
me jumping to conclussions pic.twitter.com/x13iGyC69z
— alyssa (@alyssalerae) May 8, 2024
All that's missing is a Trouba-shaped hole in the boards with Necas holding up a sign saying "YIKES!!" afterwards #CauseChaos #NYR #StanleyCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/fVZvKpwljE
— Burned Retinas (@ColonelFancy) May 8, 2024