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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
The onus is also on Trouba not to take advantage of an unsuspecting player. Why doesn't Trouba have to have awareness? You might be right that it's a hockey play, but I think the argument is that it shouldn't be.
The Athletic article sums it up nicely to me. End of the day, the rule states that head contact is allowed if the hit is unavoidable. Was the hit unavoidable? Absolutely not. If we're going to fault Meier for not having enough awareness, equal blame needs to go to Trouba for the same.
The rules need to be more stringent to protect players in these positions. If you "never want to see anybody hurt" then the least the league could do is remove grey areas in the rules that cause guys to keep getting hurt. Trouba loves walking the line and goes over it plenty. The solution is to pull the line back. |
In fact, you can see Trouba loading up from quite a distance away.