I see that. First off, a stick check is usually followed by a hit to finish the play, so I'm not sure "two plays" is relevant to anything. The reason he hours him in the head is Ferland is crouched down with his head below Volchenkov's shoulder. The intent was to finish a check.
It is Volchenkov's responsibility to avoid head contact, if that there is no doubt. There's no intent though
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