I hate to see players get hurt and that was a dangerous play, but Wilson's comments afterwards are just ridiculous.
He made a very similar hit (without the high followthrough but more force) a couple years ago that knocked John Moore out for a couple months with a concussion. He was not suspended and there was no penalty (??????) on the hit. Video for those that don't remember:
He showed some remorse in his comments after, but it's quite comical comparing them to his after Stralman hit him:
“First off, that’s probably one of the worst things in hockey to see a guy go down like that,” Wilson said to reporters. “You never want to see that. I’m going on the forecheck. His back is to me so I try to let up a little bit. I wasn’t trying to finish my check and I kind of rubbed him out. Honestly, I wasn’t aware he went down until I looked back.”
“That play happens an awful lot in hockey, those over pucks, and I don’t know if he couldn’t get his hands up to protect himself or whatever,” Wilson continued. “Obviously that wasn’t my intent. I’m wishing him the best.”