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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I think he had possession of the puck in that is was in coming through his feet and about to come up to his stick. You can see if in this twitter video above.
Like it or not it can be argued that this type of hit does help his team. Having played a fair amount of contact sport, you are very aware of "big hitters" when they are in the game. This can cause some players to change the way they play their game.
I think the initial point of contact is the head, so this bring it into illegal hit territory. The initial point of contact should have been sternum.
I most certainly hope Khaira is ok, as has been noted he has a history.
A bit OT, but I would be interested in NHL players wear an impact measuring mouth guard.
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You know what else would change the way players play the game? If we sent out a guy with a chainsaw instead of a hockey stick. That doesn’t make it ok though.