BostonAJ
They fucking won?
He shouldn't need to. Hitting with the shoulder should be allowed, when the dude's got (or recently had) the puck.
the "blind-side" part wasn't Joe's fault. imho, you fundamentally change the game when you force a player in Joe's situation to avoid contact.
That's true. But Option B wasn't much better. It's a new rule and they're going to have to tweak it. I'm still not sure where the happy medium is.