During the first period, Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy absolutely obliterated Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho with a MONSTROUS open-ice hit, sending the young Fin crashing to the ice not even knowing what hit him.
This is a tough one for me.. on one hand, I don't think McAvoy was counting on Aho curling back. On the other, McAvoy left his skates to make the hit. It's going to be interesting to see what Player Safety's interpretation of the hit is. There was no penalty issued on the play.
Thankfully, Aho was okay and would remain in the game.
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12 MAI | 209 ANSWERS Charlie McAvoy absolutely obliterates Sebastian Aho with big open ice hit What are your thoughts on this hit by McAvoy on Aho? | ||
Clean, solid hit | 50 | 23.9 % |
He left his feet, dirty play | 113 | 54.1 % |
Borderline, looks like he was trying to avoid it | 46 | 22 % |
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