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Originally Posted by dissentowner
So you think through all of this the NHL looked at one camera angle? I don't think so.
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I would hope they looked at more, including the other side that shows Wideman's initial contact to look very coincidental.
In the end this is more about protecting their reputation than serving any real justice. The clip that looked terrible pretty much went viral and that was it. The world (even people who never watch hockey) just saw a guy maul an official. Case closed. The NHL went along with that view.
The NHL is always concerned with appeasing people that don't really know or care about the game.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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