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Originally Posted by Northendzone
That was a hockey play. If a guy is against the boards, you work your knee between his legs and box his hips, he is not going anywhere until you release him.
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I understand that the TSN experts had a segment on this. Experts are in position of authority and public figures. They can't go accusing anyone unless it's a clear case.
Board battles and pinning are of course common, that goes without saying, but your argument is like saying that hitting is a normal hockey play after someone gets an elbow to the head. It's not that the situation is uncommon, it's about how Cooke kicked down with his skate. Could be that he just misread Karlsson's position and thought his leg was cleanly between his legs, but I don't know if I buy that. He wasn't that badly off balance and the way his foot came down was reckless at best.