I don't remember seeing any hits to the head at the Olympics only great, clean hockey. But the NHL has now resumed and so has the ugly side of the game. Marc Savard was blindsided by Matt Cooke and lay on the ice for 10 minutes before being carried off on a stretcher. Yet no penalty was called because in the NHL it appears that hits to the head are perfectly legal.
Speaking of the Olympics, this hit was much different than the one the Ovechkin laid on Jagr. Ovechkin was right in front of Jagr and did not blindside him. When the hit is coming from behind you can't protect yourself or your head. It's not so complicated.
The league will likely review the hit and maybe he ends up with a suspension anyway. It's always a star player who gets carried off the ice but the league doesn't seem to figure out how to protect them. The NFL figured it out when quarterbacks were dropping like flies.
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