Colton Dach went down hard after a follow-up from Luke Schenn on Thursday night, and at least one observer thought the Edmonton Oilers forward oversold it.
Wyatt Arndt compared the reaction to a prime Hulk Hogan wrestling sell, and the internet ran with it from there.
In the frame, Dach is curled up against the boards in white No. 34 with his gloves at his head, while Schenn skates away in Vancouver blue.
The Oilers were already up 3-0, with 4:58 showing in the first period.
If that's a sell job, it's a strange one. Nobody up three goals in the first period needs to go looking for a power play.
It's faking a cough to skip a meeting you were already excused from.
For what it's worth, Dach wasn't charged with any penalty minutes at last check, while Schenn had two.
Colton Dach's dramatic reaction to Luke Schenn hit becomes a wrestling punchline
This is Colton, the 23-year-old on a $1,200,000 cap hit.
He logged 8:08 with one shot and a -1 rating at last look.
The opener wasn't much different, a minus-1 night without a point.
Kirby Dach is the name Elliotte Friedman connected to the Oilers this week, because Edmonton has no right-shot centres.
Everybody else was having a much better night, with Edmonton up 8-3 at last check and Connor McDavid sitting at four points.
Eight different Oilers had found the net at last check, and Devon Levi got the start with Tristan Jarry dressed as the backup.
Schenn, 36, carries a $2,250,000 cap hit and had logged 9:04 at last look.
Kevin Lankinen gave up eight goals on 20 shots before Leevi Merilainen took over in the Vancouver net.
Manny Malhotra's Canucks had opened with a 6-5 overtime win in Edmonton on Tuesday, so this was a hard fall back to earth.
Seattle visits Edmonton on Saturday, while the Canucks host Calgary the same night.
The Oilers' Dach will get plenty of chances to prove that one was real. Until then, he's going to hear about Hulk Hogan every time he steps on the ice.
Did Colton Dach oversell Luke Schenn's follow-up to draw a penalty?
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