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Old 05-03-2013, 07:15 AM   #131
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Originally Posted by Tsawwassen View Post
Garry Galley points it out on the replay that Eller touched the puck before the hit. It should not be an interference penalty. Gryba will not be suspended and the penalty should be rescinded. The ref should be pulled from the series, he let the crowd get to him. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opinion/stanleycup2013/2013/05/did-you-see-that-lars-eller-stretchered-off-ice.html
The ref let the blood get to him. I don't fault him/them for that. Calling it a major was natural human reaction.

That being said, the fault for that hit lays entirely on Diaz. He set a teammate up to get killed and it looks to me like primary contact was shoulder, not head.
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