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Originally Posted by Ryan Coke
At first I thought it was totally clean, but after watching all the replays, he does catch Aho’s head. No intent, but needed to aim lower to ensure he didn’t hit the head, so will likely get a game or 2.
I do think if roles were reversed and Johnny got hit by Faulk exactly like that, the tone in here would be substantially different.
As a Flames fan I hope he isn’t suspended, but in a neutral analysis, I’m not too hopeful.
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See my previous post. The initial frames after the impact show Aho's head moving toward Gio. Any contact with the head was incidental to a downward movement of Aho's body after the initial hit.
It this results in a suspension, I can just see the consequences going forward for the league. Players will spend the entire time with the puck between their legs, claiming that anyone who hits them should be assessed a 5 minute penalty, get a game misconduct and be suspended. That will huge improvement to the game, won't it?