And watch, the NHL will do nothing about either incident......... even if Holmstrom has a serious injury.
- JohnScammo
They'll say that the knee on knee was unintentional since Bennett had pulled his arm in and his focus was on Holmstrom's upper body. I can go either way on this. I definitely think there should have been a penalty. I will say that despite the prior rationale, Holmstrom had changed his trajectory well before their contact, meaning; it wasn't as though he shifted at the last second. Despite that, Bennet continued straight though his leg. Most kneeling incidents are not intentional but simply look that way since they tend to be the result of reflex reactions. So I'm not sure the 'He didn't mean to do it" excuse flies here. I'm equally disturbed about the lack of response from the team, which has become a disturbing trend.
* I will say the last angle on this looks much more 'intentional'
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