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Originally Posted by getbak
Watch this video again (or for the first time if you missed it before)...
The Clifford hit on Neal (2:05) looks significantly worse than what Wideman did with a flying cross check to the face, but it was deemed accidental.
The Marleau hit on Burns (4:15) is very similar to the Wideman hit. Marleau is moving forward in a straight line, Burns is skating backwards. When Marleau realizes they're on a collision course, he tries to move out of the way and throws his hands up to protect himself. He ends up giving Burns a solid cross check from behind, knocking Burns to the ice as he skates away unharmed. Like Wideman, Marleau has no reason to take out Burns (assuming there isn't some unknown feud between them in the Sharks' room).
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Clearly Burns slashing him back shows there was a feud 
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