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Old 05-03-2014, 01:32 PM   #764
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Here's the Thornton/Subban incident.

Certainly looks like Subban ducks down and spins away to bail out on the hit after following through on the dump in.
I see an awkward follow through on a shot coming off the boards. His leg is already dropping, and I would spin away from the boards as well.

I'm not going to fault Subban on that play at all. Just an unfortunate incident. Subban has never really struck me as the kind of player to shy away from physicality, especially at this level and intensity. Sucks for Thornton, though. A real spark plug for the Bruins.
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