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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Except that is not what Prust said at all. He was trying to create energy with a big hit, and admitted that he threw the hit late, but at no point did he say that hitting a player late or causing an injury was his mentality or intention.
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That's a pretty absolute conclusion you draw from a fairly ambiguous admission by Prust.
I don't know. If he
knew the hit was late, it seems to me that he was also intent on carrying through with a late hit. It seems pretty likely that he
knew that by coming in on a late hit that the opposing player was not anticipating, and by "finishing [his] check hard" that he was also going to hurt the player. How can you outright dismiss his intent from this report? Especially after he admits to entertaining thoughts about running the other team's goalie and punching him in the head.