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Originally Posted by Inferno
He did BUT had Richards not pushed him into Quick he would have never made contact.
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Yeah but he still bowled over the goaltender in his crease leaving him no chance at stopping the puck. The fact that the official knew it wasn't intentional is why he didn't call the penalty. It was the right call both ways.
As for the unsportsmanlike I don't see the big deal as one of the Flames recent opponents (can't remember if it was the Coyotes or Stars) were called for an unsportsmanlike and nobody here batted an eye about what was said. There is a fine line and that night Hartley crossed it. It's not like the officials were against the Flames or anything as they handed them back to back two man advantages shortly after.