alright smack66 what part of that do you have a problem with ?
that tom wilson has to be clairvoyant to know who is on his back AND their intentions as soon as he realizes someone is literally on his back ?
When Wilson slammed Panarin's helmetless head to the ice
for the first time it was more than 5 seconds after Pananrin jumped on him. In that time he stood up, squared up, and travelled from above the icing line to the end boards plus several meters along them while wrestling. It was not a split second reaction to an unseen attacker.
When Wilson slammed Panarin's helmetless head to the ice
for the 2nd time Wilson was on his feet while holding the back of Panarin's jersey while he was somewhere between prone and his hands and knees. It was not a split second reaction to an unseen an attacker.
"I got spooked" is not a free ticket to do whatever you want.