Here's my argument: his feet sort of leave the ice a bit and he's leaning into it so it's a charge, I guess, but it's borderline. The head is arguably the main point of contact, but he goes right through Backes's body, it's not like he picks the head like that headshot on Oshie a couple weeks ago. Plus, Backes is turning and is a bit lower than he would ordinarily be because he's on his edges when Seabrook makes contact, so his head's lined right up with the shoulder.
There's no elbow, not sure where people are getting that. He doesn't take strides into the hit. Puck is in the vicinity, not interference. So like I say, yeah it's an illegal check I think but it's very close to the line, more so than most hits that have that kind of consequence.
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