""Like I said the other night, I don't like the hit," Carbery said. "I understand the league's stance and the refs' stance on the hit. I just - to me, we have to do something as a league. I don't know where this goes, if anything - it's just the head contact is the key, right? That's the key to all of this, is the head contact, and whether he's low, and he's in a very, very vulnerable spot.""
""You can look through the years at certain hits like this," Carbery said. "When guys could hunt guys all over the ice. When you're engaged, a majority of the time, when you're wheeling the net, and you've got a defender on you and a forward's walking up the half wall - happens a lot in games - and you'"
Washington Capitals rookie winger Ryan Leonard will miss extended time after a blindside, high hit from Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba during a 4-3 shootout loss. The 20-year-old absorbed a hard blow to the head, chest, and arm while positioned behind Anaheim’s net and engaged with another player. The play likely was judged legal because head contact reportedly occurred after initial body contact, but the hit exploited Leonard’s vulnerable position and a defender leaving coverage. Concerns focus on head contact and blindside hits and on whether the NHL must tighten policing and enforcement to prevent similar plays.
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