Wisniewski's dirty hit tonight makes Ovechkin's on Sunday look good by comparison

James Wisniewski of Anaheim has knocked Brent Seabrook out of tonight's game with a hit that makes Ovechkin's on Soupy last Sunday look clean by comparison. The hit is at about :15 of the video below; a close-up can be seen at 1:18. After watching the closeup, it's obvious to that Seabrook suffered a concussion.

Incredibly, Wisniewski- who charged Seabrook from somewhere in the adjacent county- only got a two-minute penalty. And Seabrook didn't have the puck! Reportedly a complaint has been registered with the league office by off-ice officials.The Hawks' announcers expect that Wisniewski will be eventually be suspended.



ADDENDUM: In what the Hawks' announcer John Wiedeman calls "one of the worst-officiated games I've ever seen," featuring officiating Troy Murray called "reminiscent of the Keystone Cops," Brent Sopel of the Hawks has been blatantly cross-checked out of the puck, resulting in the lead goal for Anaheim.

ADDENDUM II: Ducks win 4-2 on an empty-netter. Game summary by the Hawks' announcer Wiedeman: "On a scale of one to ten, the officiating in this game was a zero."

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