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Originally Posted by AcGold
That's a matter of opinion. I'd say it's brutally dirty, Gaudreau did have his head up and made the correct play to avoid the hit. He was about to turn right when he was clotheslined. It's got nothing to do with hockey and I disagree that it's worse because he's our player, a dirty hit is a dirty hit regardless of team. It's in the best interest of the league to protect skilled players that bring revenue.
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I understand that it is a dirty hit but IMO you and a few others are going overboard with the hyperbole.
He clearly did not make the correct play to avoid the hit, he did not get "clotheslined" and what I meant by "worse because he's our player" is that we are way more emotionally invested in JH so the reaction is out of proportion to the crime.
I am not agreeing with the hit, I am not disagreeing that we need to protect the skilled players. My heart stopped for a second when I saw it but at the end of the day it was not, IMO, a rule changer but there are plenty of examples of those out there.
And it was JH who said he needs to have his "head on a swivel" so even he knew he was not paying proper attention. He was expecting college hockey "close the gap speed" and got caught. Good news is he probably learns from this and makes the guy look stupid next time.