Dangerous? What a colossal overstatement. Crosscheck to the face? Crosscheck to the head? Crosscheck to the neck? That would be dangerous. Did Bolduc's stick break over Blankenburg? No … It wasn't any of that.
Kissel was also there to square accounts with what Blankenburg appeared to have done at game speed, but Bolduc got there first. Fowler showed up to protect them both.
Bolduc pays a small price, the maximum allowed, to earn respect amongst his team mates.
If it was honestly dangerous, Bolduc would be serving games. … Games suspended: 0 This content provider demonstrates what it is to be unreliable.
Because he missed the refs couldn't call it, but this was an attempt to injure one of the Blues' stars. Hell yes, Blankenburg deserved to get hammered. He was on the ice so it was hard to drop the gloves so Bolduc cross checked him. A message needed to be sent that this was unacceptable. Maybe Bolduc should have been fined but he wasn't wrong to do it.
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I agree I saw this on NHL network all morning
If he had make full contact Thomas is out for season. Justified
Dangerous? What a colossal overstatement. Crosscheck to the face? Crosscheck to the head? Crosscheck to the neck? That would be dangerous. Did Bolduc's stick break over Blankenburg? No … It wasn't any of that.
Kissel was also there to square accounts with what Blankenburg appeared to have done at game speed, but Bolduc got there first. Fowler showed up to protect them both.
Bolduc pays a small price, the maximum allowed, to earn respect amongst his team mates.
If it was honestly dangerous, Bolduc would be serving games.
… Games suspended: 0
This content provider demonstrates what it is to be unreliable.
Because he missed the refs couldn't call it, but this was an attempt to injure one of the Blues' stars. Hell yes, Blankenburg deserved to get hammered. He was on the ice so it was hard to drop the gloves so Bolduc cross checked him. A message needed to be sent that this was unacceptable. Maybe Bolduc should have been fined but he wasn't wrong to do it.
In real time, it looked like a knee shot and the cross check was justified
The refs let this game turn into a shit show. One of the worst officiated games I’ve seen.