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Originally Posted by Mass_nerder
I'm not saying it was predatory/intentional. Just that it looked like it was from the blind side, and caught the head (because Wennberg was leaning down trying to reach for the puck). That's the kind of stuff the NHL loves to penalize.
I'm happy it wasn't; I'm cheering for the Panthers.
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Yeah, sorta blindside, but when he actually hit him it was from the front shoulder.
I would agree that the NHL usually penalizes those things immediately, but there has been a precedent set in the playoffs and seven this series that those big hits when done straight on are not going to be called. See the Lomberg hit on Zibanejad.