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Originally Posted by 1990C4S
My question is simple; does anyone think that Niskanen would have reacted exactly the same way if it was a team-mate sliding into him?.
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Of course not. Niskanen himself said that he was moving in to clear Crosby out. So I have no problem imagining Nisk winding up to whack him around the hips, but then Crosby goes down putting his head too low and it gets whacked instead. Yes Niskanen must control his stick but the hit to the head was not intentional IMO.