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Originally Posted by Corral
Yep - blanket no head shots rule is needed. So long as the NHL insists on scrutinizing the intent of the player who delivers the blow, hits to the head will unfortunately remain in the game. When a guy is hit and has to be held as he skates off the rink - its a head blow and the player delivering the hit should be suspended without pay - intentional or not. Much like it is when sticks get into the face and it draws blood - the extra penalty is based on harm to the victim.
No place for this in the game - the onus should be on Giordano to avoid the hit.
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Originally Posted by savemedrzaius
No reason for Giordano to jump up into him the way he does. He drives his shoulder upwards and seems to catch part of the head.
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It's been said multiple times in the thread already, Gio was planted, ready for the hit and Aho basically ran into him. So while it sucks that he was hurt, there is absolutely no onus on Gio and he couldn't even have avoided the hit since he was basically standing still.
As for the claim that Gio jumped, that's nonsense. He's standing still, bracing for a hit coming and it's the act of bracing that gives the illusion of him jumping after Aho bounces off. Gio is basically braced for pretty much chest to chest impact but Aho looks down and tries a cut move which ends with him taking the shoulder to the head and Gio falling forward and slightly upwards as his momentum carries him.
My initial reaction on the hit was that it wasn't a great looking hit as there was a lot of shoulder to head but after multiple replays, I just don't see what else Gio could've done (other than decide at the very beginning not to take the body).