Nikita Kucherov takes out Kaiden Guhle with a suspendable vicious hit
Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov laid a nasty and vicious hit on Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle. The hit was right to the numbers and could lead Nikita Kucherov to be suspended.
Nikita Kucherov has been on an absolute offensive tear this season with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tonight he is in the news for other reasons as he laid a dirty hit on Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle.
Kucherov sees numbers here the entire way. Garbage hit and no call from the refs.
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The wild part of this situation is the fact that Nikita Kucherov was not given a penalty on the play or ejected. To make matters worse for Montreal Canadiens fans Kaiden Guhle left for the locker room and has not returned.
Kaiden Guhle goes straight to the room after getting rocked by Nikita Kucherov. Guhle's got to brace himself for that hit there.
Despite the lack of discipline from the referees on the ice, he could face punishment for the league in the coming days. Often hits to the numbers along the boards have led to a suspension.
As updates are provided on either Nikita Kucherov's potential suspension or Kaiden Guhle's health we will pass them along to you.
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POLL |
4 AVRIL | 319 ANSWERS Nikita Kucherov takes out Kaiden Guhle with a suspendable vicious hit Should Nikita Kucherov be suspended for his hit on Kaiden Guhle? |
Yes | 265 | 83.1 % |
No | 54 | 16.9 % |
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