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Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19
Yeah sure but this doesn't mea-
... wait.
Are you under the impression that "principal" means "first thing to get hit"?
Buy a dictionary, man.
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Funny you should mention that, given you obviously read as far as the first entry of this and assumed the head is the "most important" part of the body, ergo...
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/principal
Except, of course, that is not what the NHL interprets it to mean. So yes, per NHL rules and precedent, a hit like this where contact is made across the body is not an illegal hit to the head, even if contact to the head results. The principal point of contact was the body, and given the league won't even review this incident, it appears they agree with our assessment.