This is clean, but I think the league needs to add a rule around perhaps “the intent” behind it. I can see that Wilson is CHOOSING to make this hit over making a play for the puck. That may be the more effective play but it is still too dangerous. Maybe something like a “unnecessary open ice hit” could do the trick
Look… I'm not the guy who's gonna sit here and be like "Current hockey players are soft," and I'm certainly not a big Tom Wilson fan, but that hit looked EXTREMELY clean, to me. If you're gonna allow hitting in this sport, you have to actually allow it. You can't just penalize a guy every time the targeted player gets dazed.
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Looks clean to me
Those announcers 😂
Clean hit, I know he's got a reputation. But come on not everything he does is dirty.
Can't hit anymore in hockey
It would have been a clean hit if he had both hands on his stick. Come on man, that was an hard elbow shot.
Soft game. Just remove hitting already with the way this is.
When the trains comin down the tracks, you get outta the way! Keep your head up, old time hockey.
Clean hit
Good clean hit that was late
Clearly late hit and targeted Chytil across the ice.
How is that a “terrible “ hit??? It was shoulder to chest!
This is clean, but I think the league needs to add a rule around perhaps “the intent” behind it. I can see that Wilson is CHOOSING to make this hit over making a play for the puck. That may be the more effective play but it is still too dangerous. Maybe something like a “unnecessary open ice hit” could do the trick
Looked high but clearly on the replay it wasn’t. Clean hit
Lmao I love Wilson!!
Clean 💯
Another bs from Wilson. Late as hell but then again, he's a bit slow in so many ways.
The only thing terrible here is that commentary and play by play
NHL wonders why no one watches
Look… I'm not the guy who's gonna sit here and be like "Current hockey players are soft," and I'm certainly not a big Tom Wilson fan, but that hit looked EXTREMELY clean, to me. If you're gonna allow hitting in this sport, you have to actually allow it. You can't just penalize a guy every time the targeted player gets dazed.
Clean hit!