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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
No, he didn't deserve any of what happened any more than any other player who got away with an infraction deserves that. I will never hesitate to blame a player for getting clocked because they weren't paying attention to their surroundings. But a slew foot and sucker punch is not something that should ever be rationalized away.
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Originally Posted by Leondros
This type of ignorant thuggery is what is wrong with the game. This would be battery in our society, plain and simple. I don't care how hard Thornton hit him, he still hit him in the jaw, leading to the KO. Disgusting. If Orpik had have been a willing participant this would be different.
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Calm yourselves gents. As I said, I don't know that he didn't deserve part of what came to him.
Does that mean he deserved a slew foot and a sucker punch? Absolutely not.
Does it mean he absolutely had to answer for illegally checking a star player and causing injury? Yes, that's hockey.
I'm not defending that thug Thorton, so chill out.