Link: Two for Elbowing: Head hits in the news (again)
I could type for hours on the headshot issue, but Chuq nails it here.
The only extra distinction I’d draw is on the receiving player’s head position when hit. Sutter’s head was nearly down at waist level, which put him at risk. Bad hits, to me, are when the attacker goes out of his way to hit the head — which normally means head-up receiver and an attacker lifting his shoulder or elbow to do the damage. That’s not what happened here, and despite what Jimmy Rutherford says, the Canes know it.
27 October 2008 / 0 Comments / Tags: hockey / Trackback