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Originally Posted by AC
I still don't like the Holl hit on Gaudreau.
To me it was enough of a blindside hit as Gaudreau obviously didn't see him coming, though there wasn't any head contact. Is that the requirement?
The Leafs feed showed how far away from the boards Gaudreau was when Holl came flying in to hit him:
At that distance, Gaudreau could have gone head first into the boards. |
Looks like a good hit to me, good on Holl to avoid the head, especially against a smaller player.
Just because Johnny had his head down and didn't notice Holl doesn't make it a blind side hit. It wasn't from behind, Gaudreau left himself open for a solid open ice hit and Holl took the opportunity. No more of a blindside hit than the one Tkachuk had on Tavares imo.
https://twitter.com/user/status/https://twitter.com/i/status/1364024567283343360
Tkachuk on Tavares