Kasparaitis Redux

[Eleven]

According to TSN, another low blow:

 

Canada had a setback at 16:52 of the first period when first-line winger Simon Gagne was helped off the ice favouring his right leg after a collision with defenceman Darius Kasparaitis during a power play.

 

Kasparaitis threw a low hip check that sent Gagne into the air, but no penalty was called by American referee Dennis LaRue.

 

Gagne returned for a handful of shifts in the second period, but then stayed on the bench.

 

 

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Did anyone see it?

[LabattBlue]

According to TSN, another low blow:

 

Canada had a setback at 16:52 of the first period when first-line winger Simon Gagne was helped off the ice favouring his right leg after a collision with defenceman Darius Kasparaitis during a power play.

 

Kasparaitis threw a low hip check that sent Gagne into the air, but no penalty was called by American referee Dennis LaRue.

 

Gagne returned for a handful of shifts in the second period, but then stayed on the bench.

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Did anyone see it?

I saw it. It didn't happen along the boards and Kasper hit him with his rear-end more than his hip. It looked like the brunt of the blow was to Gagne's abdomen area.

[PTS]

Yes, I saw it and it was even cleaner than the Connolly hit.

 

As much as I hate Kaspiristis, until hockey says hip checking is illegal, those two hits are clean.

[BetweenThePipes00]

I agree, I saw it too and there was nothing dirty about this one ... funny TSN jumps all over it when it is a Canadian guy but Connolly ... no big deal ....