The Matt Cooke hit inspired the league to change the rules on head-hunting, but Anaheim's James Wisniewski apparently did not get the message. Wednesday, he lined up Brent Seabrook on the boards and targeted his head (view here ).
He should have gotten a match penalty for the hit on a defenseless player and an ejection. Instead, he received a two-minute minor.
When asked if he would face a suspension, he said, "I hope not," Wisniewski said. "I didn't do anything wrong. The result of what happened isn't good, but there wasn't anything wrong that I did."
Really, James? Because it was a boarding (hit from behind against the boards on a defenceless player, which is supposed to be a match penalty), charging (more than two strides directly at a player; this was over 20 feet), roug ...
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