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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Locke, my friend. Look where the puck is at the moment of impact. It's not in the corner, it's in play just behind McAvoy right in front of the net. He has to do his job there. The puck is in a dangerous spot.
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That GIF clearly shows that the initial point of contact was the head because:
1. The head moves before any other part of the body, and
2. The head initially moves away from the point of impact; with an impact on the shoulder, the inertia of the head and the flexibility of the neck would make the head appear to move toward the point of impact relative to the rest of the body if the initial impact had been to the shoulder or trunk.
The follow through in finishing the check was to the body, which made the hit look less dirty than it actually was. Based on the hit being to a player without the puck (hence the interference call on the ice), the fact that Gaudreau was not able to see the hit coming and protect himself due his sudden rotation immediately prior to the hit, and the initial point of impact being the head, this should result in supplementary discipline.