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Originally Posted by Gaskal
Pretty sure DOPS puts the onus on the hitter to avoid the hittee waking up in a hospital. So if you are a big guy bearing down on a smaller guy like that you should definitely still finish your check but try not to slam a guy clean through the boards like that, particularly considering the size & weight difference.
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The game happens at high speed.
The images above clearly show the Lucic was coming in to left shoulder and the Jet turned to his right skate edges to present his back which switching directions back up the boards.
Should Lucic still have let up, sure. Is it a penalty, sure.
But it's easy to see why Lucic came in expecting a left shoulder point of contact and why the defencemen put himself in a dangerous position as Bieksa illustrated.