Buff is 7 inches taller and about 80 pounds heavier than Granlund. It is unfortunate that Granlund got injured, but you cannot start suspending players based on injuries that occur due to these size differences.
I wasn't expecting a suspension I would just like to see the league follow the NFL. Similar to when they use the term "defenseless receiver"
A lot of times a receiver goes over the middle to catch a pass and the safety clocks him.
That player doesn't even know what hit him. I don't like hard contact where a player hits the boards hard or awkwardly or in many cases where a " boarding " penalty is insufficient.
I hate to see hits where a player has no time to brace themselves. I don't think Granlund saw that coming fully.
Even Orpiks injury last night looked to be more serious and that was his own fault. But if he had hit the mark, Clutterbuck could have been the one hurt.
Orpik is lucky that he wasn't hurt bad. If the league disallowed blind hits I doubtb Orpik would have even attempted that move.
Getting hit when your heads down or unexpectingly can be dangerous and heavy fines and penalties would stop those things. I'm not implying what Buff did was dirty at all.
I just want less injuries.
Every time I watch a player hit the ice hard I think of Travis Roy.