Ouchie....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpv_0NEwI1I


So of course, some critics are now bringing up the notion that hitting needs to be removed from the game.

This play was a clean hit, period. The idea of checking in hockey is to take the puck carrier off the puck. It is not Weight's fault that Sutter had his head down at the last second there. Weight did not jump, lift his elbow or do anything illegal. In fact, it almost seems to me that he realized what was going to happen at the last second, when Sutter put his head down. If you wathc the whole video, I think Weight felt sorry for the kid... But what are ya gonna do? We learn from the first day we are taught the contact part of the game to keep your head UP. ESPECIALLY in the neutral zone.

Lets hope Sutter makes a good recovery and learns his lesson.