Wow, talk about the hit of the playoffs so far. The Philadelphia Pittsburgh series might not be as nasty as some of the other first round match-ups, but the temperature just got cranked up several degrees after this massive hit by the Penguins' Chris Kunitz on Philly d-man Kimmo Timonen. Scott Hartnell jumped to his teammate'd aid, dropping the mitts. Normally I think it is a bit silly when a guy has to fight just because he delivered a good, hard clean hit, but in this case it is probably warranted. Timonen is Philadelphia's Nicklas Lidstrom, and controls the game from the back end. If he gets hurt they will be all but done. Good on Hartnell for jumping in.
Check out the video of Chris Kunitz's hit on Kimmo Timonen below:
Apparently someone forgot to tell Florida's Keith Ballard that it was Scott Hartnell wig night in Philadelphia. Either that or he didn't care. Ballard caught Hartnell with a devastating hip check as the curly-mulleted winger attempted to blow past him down the right side. Hartnell went ass over tea kettle and as has been the recent trend in the NHL following a clean hit a melee ensued. Florida managed to get their focus back on hockey though, disposing of the Flyers 4-2 in a victory crucial to keeping their playoff hopes alive.
Check out the video of Keith Ballard's hip check on Scott Hartnell below:
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