All it takes is a second-long distraction.
Unfortunately for Jordan Leopold, he made it two and the result was one of the nastiest open-ice collisions of the playoffs thus far.
After receiving a D to D pass from Alex Goligoski, Leopold started a rush to the offensive zone when Nick Foligno attempted to poke the puck away from him. Preoccupied with maintaining possession, Leopold didn't notice a bulldozing Andy Sutton who laid out an explosive hit that sent Leopold to the ice like a limp rag doll .
The boos viciously rained down in Mellon Arena as Leopold lay still on the ice while a scrum ensued at the red line. The sight was a familiar one for the crowd; Sutton was already on the hate train for the Penguins' faithful after his boarding hit on Pascal Dupuis in January led to a two-game sus ...
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