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Old 05-02-2013, 01:38 PM   #7
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It will be interesting to see how Shanny verbally breaks this hit down.

Did Ference upper forearm/elbow contact Grab's face yes.
Did he line him up No. Watch it real time not getting stuck on the slow mo.
Ference reacted on the spot to what was going to likely be a collision.
Did Ference blind side him No.
Did Grab dip his head down just as the the hit came not really but he was leaning down which is normal because he was rounding the corner after the puck.

I don't think it should be a suspension and there was no penalty so Shanny can't say that the ref issued a 2 min elbowing and Grab continued to play the rest of the game. So neither reasoning can be used against Ference.

If Ference stalked Grab then that would change things but he didn't. It was a collision.
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