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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
Am I missing something? What was dirty about the Nylander hit? Looked like a solid hit on a player who should probably be more aware of his surroundings. Any contact with the head was incidental, not intentional IMO. If they are going to penalize stuff like that, they might as well ban hitting. Players don't have time to adjust for every possibility in the one or two seconds it takes to make a hit.
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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
I can't believe that Nylander did not see a guy coming from behind him and blindsiding him with a hit. He has to keep his head up and see guys like that.
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I have to assume it looks way worse on video than going by those still frames. Looks chest targeted and not from behind in those.