Looked at it again. If he meant to shoulder check he would have pivoted to his left. He didn't - he turned head on to bring his left arm through. Then he extended his arm and followed through. If he didn't mean to hit the head, he sure did exactly the wrong thing to avoid it. Most players would turn the other way, because then their shoulder takes the blow, and because that's the way the puck was going and he'd be in position to skate forward after it. Again, once he made contact, he drove through with his elbow. Intentionally dirty hit. By a guy who'd been embarrassed earlier in the game.
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