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Originally Posted by FireGilbert
After seeing it a few times it looked accidental and was a very iffy call. That said I believe once the ref decided it was a cross checking penalty he was forced to make it 5 and a game because of the resulting injury.
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Yeah I agree. Tough situation for the refs because they can't not call a play like that. I'm sure if he returned to the ice after serving 2 minutes there would be retribution. Now that everyone has seen the film and slept on it, perhaps there will be less retribution next game.
Ultimately I think they got it right. Tough to justify any other choice