fck me,that hit was so awful. I dont get it when some1 makes such a hits...really dirty play with meaning. Glad tha Kucherov was fine after them and made 2 assists
That's not a dirty hit. The puck was on that side of the ice and Benn is moving towards it in a normal manner. Kucherov was watching the puck and turned into the path of Benn. Benn didn't leave his normal track to make contact and braced for the contact like he was surprised Kuch was even there.
The dirtiest hit was Pavelski's intentionally sticking his leg out to get a piece of Cirelli. He knew he wasn't going to make the check he lined up for because he's slow and Cirelli is quicker, so he extended his leg outside his frame to knee Cirelli in the knee. That was legit dirty.
The hit on Coleman was just a hockey play was borderline as Oleksiak left his skates and elevated his already tall frame. The Comeau hit on Killorn wasn't dirty, was just a spotpicker's hit and late. He didn't pick Killorn's head.
The real issue is that the Lightning need to play between the whistles and absolutely skate away from all of the bullshit the Stars were starting to try to get back into the game. That game should have been 4 or 5 goals for and 1 against had we not given them a lifeline by taking their bait. You get up 3 goals, don't give them any opportunity to feel as if they're in it. Harder to do than it is to say though. Perry is infinitely punchable.