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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
If that call is made every time nobody would be left on the bench. It was a push more than a cross check. Pavelski was off balance, was pushed by Stastny, and hit the ice without being able to protect himself.
It's okay to say it was just a sequence of bad luck. If Eakin's play is a penalty the NHL would never have 5-on-5 hockey ever again.
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I don't know if we're even watching the same play, but that is not a dime-a-dozen push. I'm seeing a pretty bad cross check that warrants a penalty. You could argue handing out the major, sure, but it's not an innocent play.