While in this new environment, that is a suspension worthy hit, i don't think it was dirty.
Kase takes the puck, goes through the neutral zone, head down, crosses the zone, passes the puck, and stares at his pass. By the time he had released his pass, MacDermid had already committed to the standing him up, seeing Kase isn't looking, and also not to allow him to dance in unimpeded.
It's a play I used to do 100 times when i played growing up, and my coach would have benched me had I not stepped up and impeded a player coming in like that. Yes, sometimes my shoulder accidentally hit the head, but the majority of the time, it was shoulder on shoulder (which I always aimed for in that situation, as the chest is not a target as the player is turned). While I don't think MacDermid's intent was to injure, i believe he tried to go for the shoulder/chest. Kase leaning over after his pass didn't help, and also getting blindsided and having his momentum halted didn't help I'm sure.
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