Hockey talk - Chara vs. Pacioretty
A criminal investigation has been opened on Zdeno Chara's hit on Max Pacioretty.
After the league stated that they would not impose any suspension or punishment for the hit, Air Canada threatened to pull out as a league sponsor and the Montreal police officially opened an investigation.
Here's the video. Clean check or intent to injure? Even if it was a clean check and just bad luck that it was in front of the divider, should the league be harsher when severe injuries are involved?
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Personally, I think he's to blame. I don't think that he meant to hurt Pacioretty, but he should have tried to pull away from that check as the puck was long gone.