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Originally Posted by 72off
no, it's putting the whole thing into proper context
this **** doesn't exist in a vacuum
Didn't Daniel literally score on that shot to make it 5-3? It was also a hit in the slot to try to prevent a goal and would have been successful if it was 0.1s faster. It was a marginally high but he hits shoulder first and if Daniel's helmet stays on he doesn't smack his head off the ice and jumps back up to celebrate immediately and it's barely noticed as a hit.
There are some unnecessary hits in games, but in the slot trying to prevent a goal with an entire period left to play is not one of them. Especially with how many 3rd period leads the Leafs have blown this year.