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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
Not buying this.
Gio stopped moving. Feet on the ice. Elbow tucked.
He did everything he could to line him up cleanly and within the rules.
Aho's lack of awareness and reckless cutting and changing of angles last second to try and avoid the consequences of his not looking - put himself in harm's way.
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Giordano made contact with Aho's head. That is in clear violation of the rules.
Of course, Aho deserves his share of responsibility in this as well, but I find it silly to insist that Giordano is completely free of all accountability for the hit and its outcome.