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Zach Parise
The Matt Niskanen hit on Sidney Crosby was reactionary, not intentional
I think it was more of a reactionary thing from Niskanen, and Sid was kind of falling down as his stick got up... I just don't think that he's intentionally at all trying to get him in the face or the neck or the head.
This is an expert opinion on intent, which is inherently subjective, but Niskanen was not suspended for the hit.