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Originally Posted by Dion
Marchand should have been kicked out of the game.
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Kicked out of the game for that? I totally disagree.
Cooke hit a guy from behind who was squarely facing the boards. Marchand hit a guy from behind (more of a shove imo) who wasn't facing the boards and who went in at an angle.
Cooke hit a guy from behind when he clearly had time to either slow down and rub the guy into the boards or not hit him at all. He chose to hit him anyways without slowing down.
They were not identical hits and didn't deserve identical punishment. I thought both calls were correct.