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Originally Posted by slicrick
Burrows blindsides him but that's McDonagh's fault for putting himself into that position
however Burrows gets his hands up around the head, better than driving the shoulder into the head
NY may of lost arguably the best player aside from Lundqvist just a few games before the playoffs, is it fair to say if the Canucks had lost Kesler or another one of their star players to a hit like that in the last few seconds of a game on the verge of going into the playoffs on a hit like that, you as a Canucks fan would be upset also?
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If McDonagh put himself in that position as you say (I disagree because he was getting hit already by Kassian, but semantics), then Burrows couldn't have blindsided him. If you're on the boards retrieving the puck and your shoulder is facing the boards, if you don't see a person straight-on you can expect to get hit from the side. Not much blindsiding can happen in that case.
Yeah of course I'd be upset, but that's hockey. There's no "hey guys take it easy out there because the other team is in the playoffs and we're not. Wish them the best" mentality for any team in the NHL, playoff-bound or not. Athletes in professional leagues are the most competitive people out of a pool of the most competitive people on the planet. You'd be naive to think that teams would just let up because the playoffs are around the corner for the team you're playing against.
I'd give that thought a pass if Burrows was so clearly head-hunting. But in this case he happened to hit a guy already in the process of being hit. It wasn't a devastating hit like that dumbass Murray, but McDonagh was hurt on the play. Shit happens.