The rinaldo hit was clean IMO.
Moreover, what isnt being talked about enough is how this is the result of another titanic failure of NHL reffing (happened way too many times to the flames this season.) That hit NEVER happens if the refs do their job and call a penalty on macdiarmid for his late hit on johnny.
You want to make the NHL better/safer? The key is not to change hitting, it's to clean out and revolutionize the reffing core. I'd like to see them done away with entirely using tech but at the very least fire every existing ref and start fresh.
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