Hit wasn't good, deserved the penatly, but its not the massive controversy everyone's making it out to be. In a weird way I'm glad it happened because Gaudreau is going to have to get used to the potential of that stuff happening due to his size, and his ability to make these guys look bad on the ice, he's only going to be seeing more elbows by bigger guys as he starts progressing towards the NHL. I'm hoping he can develop Theo Fleury's ability to stay healthy in a league that is full of guys that are far and away bigger and that aren't gonna take it easy on him.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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