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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The injury was 30 per cent Tkachuk’s borderline dirty contact with Schiefle in a vulnerable position, 30 per cent Schiefle’s unwise reaction to that contact, and 40 per cent bad luck.
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The hit was going to be a second or two late, so in that respect, it could be viewed as borderline; however, the hit itself would have been fine. Those kind of "late" hits happen 10 times a game though, and it's pretty clear that Scheifele saw it coming, as he tried to steer out of it.