re:Lapierre hit on Boyle-if u slow down the play u see that it wasnt a direct hit from behind rather more from the side unfortunately Boyle was in a precarious position at point of contact.its a fast game especially when u take the skate guards off
- wesran
Finally, the voice of reason. It was an irresponsible hit on a vulnerable player, but it was not from behind and Boyle absolutely saw him coming. Hell, it wasn't even the worst hit in the game. Wingels elbowed Jackman squarely in the jaw behind the Blues net a few minutes earlier and Burns tried to drive Morrow through the boards head first later in the game. The league had the audacity to suggest that Morrow tried to reverse Burns and just lost the battle to a larger, stronger player, yet the replay shows he had no way of seeing him coming because he was intercepting the puck at the boards. Shameful. Lapierre got the 5 games he deserved and Burns and Wingels got jack poop.