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Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern
I'm sure Haula's butt-end probably hurt Kopitar. But I also think that this is one of several instances these playoffs where players are embellishing the play. Might be wrong, but Kopitar's reaction for the minute after the incident sure felt disingenuous to me.
Can't figure out how to imbed the stills. Here's the TSN video where you can see it. https://www.tsn.ca/kings-calling-for...nded-1.1058049
0:45 - smacks the right side of Kopitar's face
0:50 - Kopitar holding the left side of his face |
Didn't Hrudey talk about this during one of the intermissions? I recall him saying that it appeared as though Kopitar was experiencing pain on the other side of his jaw than where he was hit. He went on to say that this is a bad sign that he has probably broken something, and that this response is pretty common with severe jaw injuries.