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Originally Posted by doctajones428
Neal wasn't right up against the boards either. Because Neal didn't get hurt Marchand's wasn't as dirty?
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Cooke lined up a player who was squarely facing the boards. Neal wasn't when he was hit.
Cooke had more time to slow down than Marchand did and chose not to.
Cooke's hit was more of a hit, Marchand's was more of a shove imo.
I've said it before........I really dislike both players, it's not like I'm playing favorites here. The hits were not comparable and Cooke's deserved the stiffer punishment. The refs call it correctly imo.