NHL chickens out on punishing Nikita Kucherov for blatant dirty trip on Red Wings' Michael Rasmussen
The NHL has once again failed to act and given a star player preferential treatment despite a blatantly dirty play that could have resulted in serious injury.
The National Hockey League has once again failed to act after a star player committed a dangerous play that could have resulted in serious injury.
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov has escaped scot-free after tripping Michael Rasmussen, a blatantly dirty action that appeared to result in injury.
Rasmussen got to his skates immediately but later needed assistance to get off the ice after the incident and down the tunnel toward the dressing room.
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JANVIER 27 | 190 ANSWERS NHL chickens out on punishing Nikita Kucherov for blatant dirty trip on Red Wings' Michael Rasmussen Is the NHL Department of Player Safety guilty of dereliction of duty for failing to punish Nikita Kucherov's blatantly dirty actions? |
Yes | 179 | 94.2 % |
No, it wasn't that bad | 11 | 5.8 % |
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