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Late in the first period, Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov leveled Brad Marchand with a hit to the head that sent Marchand, who just returned from injury (a suspected concussion per NESN).
Marchand gets his bell rung pic.twitter.com/LD4qNsq544
— Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) December 2, 2017
Marchand went down the tunnel shortly after the tunnel and likely will not return.
You could argue Marchand put himself in a vulnerable spot and crouched low; however Provorov clearly made principle contact with the head and appeared to follow through with his arm/elbow, although that could be his momentum.
Here’s last years Pastrnak hit that lead to a suspension for comparison:
Best look at Pastrnak’s hit on Girardi. Little bit high, but shouldn’t be suspension-worthy. pic.twitter.com/kbWCnU1vYv
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) October 27, 2016
The league will almost certainly review the hit, although I personally don’t expect any discipline. What are your thoughts?
Poll
Thoughts on hit?
This poll is closed
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21%
Clean but unfortunate, keep head up
(110 votes) -
41%
Clear hit to head, dirty
(212 votes) -
37%
Somewhere in between, head hit but not intentional
(193 votes)