Chara Hit

[Gargamel]

If you have heard any hockey news over these past few days, you have definitely seen Tuesday night’s Zdeno Chara hit that result in Max Pacioretty sustaining a Grade-3 concussion and two fractured vertebrae in his neck.

Watching the video, it seems like a clean, standard hockey play. Guy chips the puck down the ice, your job is to impede, without interfering, with that guy. Chara got called for interference, I believe, as he did interfere with the guy.

Malicious? Hockey? Just bad luck?

This guy is HUGE. I think Chara stands around 6'9" (206 cm), 260 lbs (118 kg), so even a slight push sends people flying.

Apparently the Montreal PD is looking into filing charges, but is it really charge worthy? Is it worse than the