He actually pivots his skates to the right -- away from Henderson and his arms come up as he reacts to the body that has come into his lane as the puck/play turns back against his skating path. He's holding a stick which made he collision with Henderson worse for the ref no doubt. Wideman reacted the same way most would have reacted in that situation IMO - with the play coming back at him quickly and just having his bell rung his primary focus was getting to the bench, Henderson came into his vision quickly, seemed to surprise him and his body reacted.
It's not as viscious as your making it out to be.
All this aside my opinion and your opinion are moot... far more qualified people have ruled on this numerous times with the same conclusion.
Move on.
Last edited by Heavy Jack; 03-16-2017 at 10:42 PM.
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