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Originally Posted by Steve Bozek
Disagree - the hit was excessive - “just finishing the check” (nudge, nudge, wink,wink!). Lomberg launched himself at him - he was 6-12 inches above the ice at the end of the hit, and his shoulder might even have hit the player’s head.
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Common man, he basically coasted into the guy. From that clip he didnt take a stride from 10 ft out.
The bottom line is that a fore checking forward gets stapled to the bench for not putting pressure on the D man, and players who can't make a breakout pass and evade a hit with 10ft of space should not be in the NHL. No one wants to see a guy get hurt, but that is a routine play that happens 30 times a game.