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Originally Posted by redforever
There are two parts to that hit.
The first is perfectly fine, well within NHL rules.
The second part, where he shoves him to the ice like a rag doll, and Petterson's head hits the ice hard, is dirty and totally unnecessary.
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I don't see a second part, he simply followed through on the hit.
Also, if you watch the ref, he was very close, saw the whole thing and began looking up the ice after the hit. It does not appear to even enter his mind that this could be a penalty, you never see any arm movement or even a long look that a ref usually takes. He seems surprised that the Canuck player was even hurt as the play moves up.
To me, this is what happens when an NHL player checks someone who has the body of a tall and skinny bantam sized player encountering body checks for the first time.
By the way, that headline mentioning WWE is way off base and sounds a lot like Dana White style false outrage.