[SuperMatt18]

The first hit: Borderline but only because the position Kassian is in. Nothing that Tkachuk does here really screams terrible hit (doesn't launch, no elbow, most contact is made with his hip), and live at full speed the announcers didn't even mention it. But when you slow it down you see how vulnerable of a position Kassian is in with his head so low.

I get why the fan base doesn't like this one but really Kassian can't put himself in that position reaching for the puck like that in that area of the ice.

Second Hit: To me this is 100% clean. Shoulder to shoulder, he turns and glides into the hit, and he makes sure he comes from an angle so that it's not boarding. This hit looks way worse than it was because Kassian doesn't know how to tie up his chin strap.

Third Hit: The cleanest of the bunch. Hard, square, and really rocked Kassian. Great hit.