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Wow, I get a lot of people think that wasn't intentional and he might have been protecting himself (Niskanen) but he is still responsible for his stick hitting someone in the head.

Hit to the head? High sticking? Cross checking? Any of those are fine by me and Niskanen's 5 mins was enough IMO.

It is really unfortunate that lead to a major injury for Crosby, but we have seen way worse hits against our team this year that didn't result in a concussion. Crosby is susceptible and that is sad because it could affect the rest of his life and I hope to see the best player in the world back on the ice as soon as possible, he is the best.

I agree with others who posted, the rules should be the same no matter if it is playoffs or not.

They can't change suspensions based on how badly you have injured someone, that would be terrible to manage.

The solution? There isn't one. Players will get injured because of these kinds of plays in hockey. Niskanen was penalized how he should have been IMO. I want to Caps to win the series but not because of this. It sucks and I don't think Niskanen meant to injured as badly as he did. I don't think he meant to cross check him in the head, and he paid the price for his actions fairly.