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Ex-ref Fraser: Sedin OT boarding penalty a ‘must call’

Sedin hit

There was plenty of controversy over Daniel Sedin’s boarding penalty that led to San Jose’s series-winning OT tally in Game 4 of the Canucks-Sharks Western Conference semifinal.

But according to former NHL referee Kerry Fraser, there shouldn’t be any controversy -- it was the right call.

“Sedin’s approach was much more from behind than the side as [San Jose forward Tommy] Wingles had the lead position,” Fraser explained on his TSN blog. “Once the hit was delivered, Daniel finished the shoulder contact with his hands in a slight push motion which aided in Wingles side motion, loss of balance and awkward fall head first into the boards.”

Here’s video of the hit:

Sedin was displeased with the call and didn’t hold back in criticizing it following the game.

“It’s playoff overtime and it was shoulder to shoulder,” he said. “I thought it was a bad call.”

Fraser wasn’t buying the theory that an overtime game in the postseason should’ve affected the decision-making process.

“Forget any interference that a Referee might avoid calling in overtime on team facing elimination,” he wrote. “The violent contact of Wingles head and shoulder with the boards could not be overlooked.”

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