The hit on Janko was cleaner than being a 5 minute major, it was primary contact with the chest, was it high chest? sure but still chest. Maybe cole left his feet a little, give him 2 minutes. That hit certainly doesn't warrant a 5 minute major.
At absolute most that should be a 2 minute minor for the charge, but refs are so concerned with missing something physical that they over call it and it's mostly because a small vocal minority of hockey fans believe that hitting is bad. I feel like the refs saw Janko go down the tunnel and they let the result (apparent injury) dictate the penalty. The action, not the result, should dictate the penalty not the other way around.
That hit is not on Cole, that is 100% hanifin's fault for making that pass.
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