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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
I disagree. He coasts into the hit, and his left leg pretty much stays in the same position the whole time. The only time it moves is when he transfers his weight into the hit, which is normal.
Johnson tries to dodge the hit which wedges his leg against the board funny, we have seen that happen to players many times.
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I would agree if Niederriter hadn't stuck his knee out. He clearly sticks out his knee as he is coasting, and that has nothing to do with weight transfer. Johnson was skating forward and Niederriter was going to miss the hit - he should have stayed the course but instead stuck out his leg/knee to catch Johnson. It would be no different than an open ice hit where the player moves out of the lane when seeing a hit coming, and the defenseman sticks out his leg to catch the player. It might have been reflex/reactionary but classic knee imo.