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Originally Posted by Northendzone
Personally I thought it was a late and unecessary hit; however, the hit itself was textbook, just late.
I did not see this question asked, but if money was hit in a similar manner after not having the puck for the same amount of time would you still be ok with it?
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Backlund was hit in almost the same circumstance, but with a higher hit (head contact involved), and we generally weren't okay with it - but the NHL was. Dumba wasn't fined or suspended, so it's a legal hit. Bennett's hit was cleaner than Dumba's, so yeah - it's just about playing to the whistle.
Just like that Dumba hit though, it could have been avoided had the referees not been "managing the game".