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Originally Posted by transplant99
Tell ya what...i will let you give me a quick jab to the back of my head and then i get a full one handed swing with my stick to the side of yours.
Lets see who is injured and who isnt. You can be assured that my swing is most certainly an intent to do something....you can decide what.
Then let's decide if both actions are somehow equal.
(This is merely hypothetical and not intended as a real challenge to anybody but just a way to look at what happened)
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With the padding players wear, a 1-handed swing of a stick is no more likely to cause injury than a punch.
I believe the slash qualifies as careless because it ended up a head height, and you are responsible for your stick at all times, but that's as far as I'm willing to take it.
The punch definitely landed where Raffl was aiming - the head - which most people agree is the one area that should be left alone.
Again, no deliberate intent to injure by Malkin in my opinion...