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Originally Posted by Skootenbeeten
The sport of hockey is reckless and hip checks are legal, he didn't hit him in the knee, he hit his thigh. Legal hit.
He hit him in the thigh, another legal place to hit a player. What Clutterbuck is doing isn't illegal but it will be factored into the equation if the league reviews it. You have no facts, the contact was made between Halls hip and Clutterbucks thigh.
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When has what another player been doing ever been factored into a decision in this league? I won't argue that it should be but it isn't, and it won't. I think players that turn their backs to the player and face the boards when they know a hit is about to happen should be as much at fault if not more than the player "hitting from behind" but it's not the way it works. People will argue all day if it was dirty or not, regardless tho it was a stupid play by Hall. A very stupid decision to go through with a very ill advised hit. Either Hall targeted the knee or he is just one of the worst hitters to ever play the game.