I don’t mind the hit. It was a bang bang play I don’t think the bruins player knew the puck wasn’t wth Gaudreau anymore. And the hit wasn’t targeted to the face. That being said, the hit warranted a more emphatic response by the flames to show the league we aren’t going to be pushovers and allow the abuse of our small star player. I am disappointed by the lack of response by the flames. I wouldn’t mind taking an instigator penalty TBH to set a precedent. If I were an opponent I would take the 2 min roughing penalty if it meant debilitating a star player. As someone said before that’s why ferland was so important last year. He was Gaudreau bodyguard. Lindholm or monahan can’t be the that.
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