Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter
No doubt about it, James Wisniewski was guilty of a dirty hit on Brent Seabrook and probably deserved the eight-game suspension he received. The question is: Why didn’t the NHL investigate the Seabrook hit on Corey Perry a little further—a hit that was clearly a headshot, something the NHL is trying to get out of the game.
As much as I’d like to applaud the NHL for FINALLY standing up for the player (Seabrook), I gotta believe that if the NHL had been tougher/more consistent on headshots, Wisniewski wouldn’t have taken matters into his own hands.
This is exactly why the NHL should immediately enforce the newly proposed headshot rules; everyday the NHL waits is another day in which the players ...
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