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Originally Posted by N-E-B
The Gio play, to me, was a 2 minute minor that was missed. I don’t think he stuck his knee out. It was incidental contact but still a penalty.
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Yup should have been a penalty for sure. However I don't think he was trying to injure McD. When you have some bearing down on you with that kind of speed and he cuts one way then goes around you the other way, it's natural to kind of twist your body to stop him. Unfortunately that sometimes means body parts that aren't supposed to be used get used. Gio plays hard and isn't going to let anyone go around him like that without attempting to stop them.
Gio also has a history of doing this on occasion, so I don't blame anyone who points the finger at him. It's blind homerism to suggest he has no history of doing this and we should all ignore it. I'd also like to see another angle if possible. I've only ever seen the one replay during the game and nothing has been posted here other then a single photo so hard to make any kind of judgement.
However the league hasn't said anything so IMO that means it's not as malicious as other fans are saying. And that's with Parros and what I'd imagine to be many higher ups in the league watching closely. No harm so it's all good, but IMO that was as borderline as it gets.