Brent Seabrook’s hit on David Backes was an ugly one. The Chicago defenseman leveled Backes with a shoulder which struck the St. Louis captain in the head. Opinions on the hit have varied, but most agree that the hit deserves some NHL discipline.
Here’s the hit if you missed it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSNtMDkRjBA
Yikes.
Here’s what Seabrook said about the hit after the game:
Ken Hitchcock added a few thoughts:
Hitch on Seabrook hit: "I have no thoughts on the hit. That's up to the league." #stlblues
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) April 19, 2014
Asked how Backes is doing, Hitch replied: "How do you think he is? Not great. So, let the league deal with it." #stlblues
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) April 19, 2014
As you might imagine, the Blues players weren’t very happy either:
Chris Porter on Backes: "As soon as that hit happened, we're like, 'We're winning this for him.'" #stlblues
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) April 19, 2014
Blues fans had plenty of reactions as well, but most of those aren’t appropriate for print. Blackhawks fans have been more divisive (shocking!), but a lot have agreed the hit wasn’t the best.
Will Seabrook see some sort of discipline from the NHL? He should, but this is the NHL we’re talking about here. Seabrook isn’t a repeat offender, so that should limit any form of punishment. Two games is probably a realistic sentence, but again, the NHL Wheel of Justice is an unpredictable one.
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