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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
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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I think two plays is relevant. Ferland made the stick check and then wasn't following through - in fact he basically stopped and was turning in the other direction. The follow through with the arms by AV was unnecessary. He could have finished the check without throwing his elbows and arms at Ferland's head. Second - intent is impossible to measure. I wouldn't make an absolute statement about it.It may or may not have been intentional but that's just a matter of opinion.