Dude did it on purpose. That is what makes this all so much worse. It could have been avoided if Petgrave didn't act so recklessly...
Edit: Also, those announcers laughing at this dangerous leg kick are pathetic.
I mean let's for a second discuss the bs we do see in the NHL that barely gets punished shall we?
Trouba and his entire head shot career
Wilson and his head shot career
McAvoy head hunting twice in one game and getting only 4
PK Subban and his entire career of slewfoots
(let's not mention the rapists, revenge porn, racist remarks, hiding sexual assaults, sexual assaults, etc that players have committed and still play)
All can be brutal injuries, sure not resulting in death but one can argue the head shots is robbing you of a healthy life after hockey and it's treated as a joke.
This bloke is someone everyone wants to hate. I don't think he meant to hit him with the skate and sure he wanted to get his body at him somehow and did it in a dumb way but this need to insert your own narrative into his intent to hit him with the skate is just f***ing pathetic by anyone.
To me he missed his check and tried to get his body on him anyway and did it in a very poorly timed way and it resulted in something no one ever wishes to see, the fact that so many are going real in depth for blaming for the lad is just f***ing sick.
I liked AJ as a prospect. You can dig up posts where I advocate a f*** ton for him back then and my anger towards Sully because of it. I'm as angry and sad about his death as the next passionate fan. But to go down the route to blame the player for purposely trying to kick him in the neck or otherwise?