Interesting that you paint this as a "personal vendetta". How do you justify the use of that phrase?
Interesting that you think you know more than NHL players about how to protect yourself on the ice, because of what you remember from Peewee hockey.
Interesting that you see this play as a case of a player "putting himself in a bad position", when said player merely tapped the puck around the boards and then got run from behind, having never significantly changed his body position before he got plowed.
Interesting that you think a player looking the other direction should have a complete understanding of the danger he's in, but not Tom Wilson who watched the play develop all the way through and then CHOSE to initiate contact regardless.
Ok Here We Go
I justify using the phrase "personal vendetta" with the fact that this entire argument I have been on the point of the nature of hits in itself. Yes Tom Wilson is my example because that is the tread and I also fully support his hit. Look through all of the posts, it is about the state of hitting in the NHL. You continue to circle it back to how Tom Wilson plays. It is interesting that while I am trying to make relevant points you take shots at Wilson's character, his age he was brought up in, and how his size is meaningless. Interesting that I provide you with videos and stats to argue my point, being that the league can't penalize players for hitting another player when they are vulnerable.
Interesting that I remember the one thing that is preached to every youth hockey player in the world when they are introduced to hitting at whatever level that is. It is a fabric of the sport, you are open to be hit any time that you are on the ice. I am no stud hockey player hell beer league is good enough for me but I know every time I step onto the ice, even in a non contact league, I can be hit even if I am not ready for it.
Interesting that this is the moment of contact, clear as day that Wilson is in front of Wennberg's shoulder. Don't know what your defintion of behind is but clearly the front of a human beings shoulder would not fall under the "back" side of a human being.
Interesting that in the NHL somebody has the ability, especially in the defensive zone, to see a player turning up the boards with his head down, not suspecting a hit, and lines him up to separate him from the puck and where the puck will be going within the appropriate time for a hit. The corners are known as some of the most dangerous areas on the rink. Going into the corner puts the player in a vulnerable position and should be open to being hit from the opposition.
I will gladly keep going with this argument in hopes that you provide some credibility to it, not just attacking Tom Wilson and my knowledge of the game