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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Pushing guys to the ice is not against the rules. If you don’t want to be pushed to the ice so hard you’re gonna need to bulk up. I don’t really see a victim of any crime here. First time I saw the replay I thought the outrage was unwarranted.
Interesting people see the play so differently.
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Initial hit is fine, but after the hit Pettersson is in a vulnerable position and Matheson effectively slew foots him.
Should have been a roughing minor for sure.
In context, it definitely seems like Matheson was embarrassed by the earlier play and was hunting for Pettersson as well. One game suspension I would guess, and I’m fine with that. He should have just made the initial hit and not taken it further.
Pettersson is going to need to bulk up some though, as teams are going to be playing him tough and he seems really small.