I don't believe Trouba was targeting the head either. The game moves so fast and you can only control what YOU do, not what the other player does at the last split second. Lenny was sort of turning around into Trouba's path...hard to tell at full speed what is really going to happen. I do think there was enough head contact, albeit unintentional to call a penalty after reviewing it. Was the head the main point of contact - I don't believe so, but I do think it resulted in head contact.
Locker kept hollering it had to be a penalty because it was a "blind side hit" on an "unsuspecting player" but those aren't penalties as far as I know. He says some crazy shit now and the for a guy that played the game. Not Trouba's fault if Lenny is unsuspecting.
Wilson would have gotten a penalty for sure and probably a suspension just because of his rep and that is a shame...you should call the play based on the play, not on the players involved.
I tried to go back and watch it today, but I watched the 10 min condensed highlights from the NHL and they don't even have this in the game. F'n NHL - It was a big hit, why not have it in the highlights.
Lenny is a bit reckless...that's a good word for his style of play. He's not afraid to go in there with reckless abandon (which really had nothing to do with this play) but I'd agree he needs to maybe not settle down, but definitely be aware.
Shootout...Oof. We just don't have any real great options. The way McMike was playing last night I'm surprised they didn't give him a shot. I like they gave Frank a go.
Honestly I'm a little surprised we survived OT. Ducks definitely had better wheels than us. Ovie in OT is a nightmare - I get that he's scored a bunch of OT winners, but damn 3 on 3 and he goes in and fires it wide and its a 3 on 1 the other way....Ovi wheeling around and getting back up ice is like trying to watch a locomotive come to a stop and turn around. Sandin was simply trying to do to much and got himself in trouble more than once
