NHL GIF: Brandon Prust’s Late Hit on Derek Stepan
  • Aaron Ward: “Prust hit on Stepan, 27 TV Frames (9/10 of a second) from touching puck and the hit. Not a hard and fast rule but over 1/2 second is late.”
  • Darren Dreger: “Prust hit on Stepan will be discussed by Safety Dept at length. Very late. Not a clear headshot, but significant head contact.”

Do you think Prust should be suspended? If so, how many games do you think?

GIF from Steph – @myregularface

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