I have no problem with legal checks but Johnny is taking viscous hits lately that are not being called and are going unanswered. The hit from behind into the boards last night could have resulted in a serious neck injury.
If Johnny played for a big market team this would be getting much more attention. As Erick and Coach noted in the PGT:
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
That's what I said earlier. That should have been 4 minutes at minimum and to me it looks like officials this season have put their whistles away a lot when teams take liberties with Gaudreau. I'm at a loss why there was no penally there as it was in plain view of the official. Flames are really lucky he didn't get hurt there at is was a very dangerous play.
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Originally Posted by Coach
Agreed with the Gaudreau hit, has gone unspoken. If a Flame did that to McDavid there would be a riot in Edmonton and probably a suspension. Instead we just get to thank the hockey lords our best player doesn't have a broken neck.
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