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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Agree to disagree. There's one reason for a hit like that - to hurt the other players.
It's the same basic problem with fighting in the game. Two guys punching each other in the head, and then we feel surprised when someone gets hurt.
i agree in a fast game there will be times where there is contact where injuries happen. But that's not what happened here. Lomberg went in to finish with a massive check.
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Someone will ALWAYS get hurt, though. What are we to expect? It's a contact game, and it should stay that way.
We've already instilled automatic icing to avoid two guys racing into the end boards to get a puck, but this ain't that. The guy had the puck, had time to assess, and did nothing to absorb the incoming contact or at least change his body position to get out of the way.
There's nothing wrong with what Lomberg did. Players do this same play 4 or 5 times a game, and nothing bad happens. Finishing check shouldn't be illegal, and you will NEVER get rid of all the incidents like the one tonight unless you eliminate contact altogether.
I think you're a smart guy, but I just think you're far too black and white on this issue. You need a little wiggle room in your opinion.