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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JJP41" data-source="post: 294749" data-attributes="member: 625">I'm not saying Torres meant to injure Seabrook. He didn't leave his feet or lead with the elbow.  But the problem is how the NHL explained their decision. The rule says the head cannot be the principle point of contact and in that case it was. But again, Campbell says in the release about the video of a defenseman and forward coming together face to face and deeming it legal. This wasn't the case in the Torres hit at all. He then said the rule was not intended for shoulder to head hits but yet in the video they issued to teams, there are 2 examples of shoulder to head hits that they deemed illegal.  So basically the league referring to a play that was nowhere near similar outside of the area it occurred in doesn't validate their decision at all. And Campbel saying what the "intentions' of a rule were or were not leaves far too much room for an endless number of interpretations. And with that comes the convenient bailout loopholes for the NHL when they'd rather not make a tough call on an issue.  I think Bob McKenzie said it best. The way the rule is writen, what is considered a legal hit and what is an illegal hit is more complex than ever.</blockquote>

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