ijuka
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- May 14, 2016
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That was within the checking window, it's like half a second. The issue was the hit being to the head, it wasn't too late.I think it's more that players are not used to getting hit after the give up the puck. This isn't the 80s or 90s when you finished checks for attrition. That's largely out of the game.
No surprise Boeser was not expecting a late hit that provided 0 value towards getting the puck
And also, people say stuff like "Boeser keeps getting unlucky with injuries" but if he's admiring his passes like this all the time without watching his surroundings, I'd say that it's probably not luck.