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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Travis Green on the Pettersson hit: "That's a dirty play."
He gave him a little extra english on a hit along the boards. Pettersson is 6'0" and about 110 pounds. Any other player in the NHL just absorbs that extra shove. Pettersson shatters. I don't consider it "dirty". Watch the extra shoves and punches around the net any night that nobody considers dirty. Some guys (*cough* Tkachuk *cough*) take a beating every night and don't complain about it.
To me this seems like Green is looking for some sympathy from the refs in the next few games. Gamesmanship, nothing more.
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Not sure how you see that as a clean hit... I hate the canucks but I think that was really dirty. That is essentially an outside foot takedown after the initial, clean hit. Matheson's right leg trips Petterson and he throws him over his leg. Seems like obvious intent to injure. I'd be furious if that happened to Johnny just cause he dangled him 10 seconds before.