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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
You don’t need to be hit in the head to be concussed.
If a collision is violent enough that your head moves, and your brain bounces off the inside of your skull, you can be concussed. So in the case of trauma due to a whiplash type action, you could be.
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Which is why if the NHL is truly going to take concussions seriously, it can't just be about head shots. It has to be about unnecessary physicality that is beyond retrieval of the puck.
I know people are tired of this drum being beaten but the fact the question is being asked underscores that there is still far too little shared knowledge about concussions.
Removing head shots is an important step. But in my view a hit like Sam delivered is also not necessary for the game.
Which isn't to say that he should have faced a severe suspension, because under the current rules and mindset it was a slightly late hit, but otherwise delivered "cleanly".