Tonight in the Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens, the Canadiens hosted the Boston Bruins for a much anticipated Original Six matchup, but with 20 seconds left in the second period the focus quickly shifted from the game at hand to the health of Montreal forward Max Pacioretty.
Boston captain Zdeno Chara delivered a controversial hit to Pacioretty in front of the Bruins bench which pushed the forward headfirst into the divider between the team benches.
The only question now is if Chara will face suspension, and if so, how many games could he miss? Personally, I don't think Chara had the full intention of putting Pacioretty into the divider, but still he is expected to be more responsible with his hitting as a captain and a respected veteran of the league.
UPDATE: Chara will receive no suspension or fine for the hit.
I think he probably will. Whether he had full intention or not, he did what he did.
ReplyDeleteHe'll probably get a game or two...but, as far as I'm concerned, that's a hit that happened at the wrong place at the wrong time...no malicious intent
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