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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Launches himself into the hit when the player was vulnerable
Unncessary to get the puck back
You can call it soft but the game needs to evolve to that
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Launching yourself into another player is basically a description of hitting. And vulnerable is subjective bs. What are they supposed to only hit people who they are making eye contact with? I get it if hes on his knees or something but a player skating with the puck is not hittable now?
He separated man from puck, shoulder to shoulder. No penalty call.
The day shoulder to shoulder checks like that become suspendable may as well get rid of hitting. Go for it if that's the way the league wants to go. I get the head protection... I realize this is the way it needs to go legally.
But holy crap there's an old man inside me that just thinks the nhl is not even the same sport anymore it is so soft these days.