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Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19
Re: lunging for a puck, I am describing Burrows's extension in an attempt to retrieve Kassian's terrible drop pass, which altered his trajectory suddenly and caused him to stop short of the spot Nino was lining him up in. By doing so he put himself in a vulnerable position and therefore is partly to blame for getting hit the way he did.
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Burrows had time to pick up the puck, control the puck and correct his body position, then dump the puck in before he got hit. The lunge really has very little/nothing to do with the play.
If Burrows was hit while reaching for the puck I could see your comment being valid, but since that isn't true I think your assessment of the play is flawed.