Recently, Nick Foligno was fined $2,500 for his "blindside" hit on Patrick Dwyer. I was surprised he wasn't suspended, but glad he wasn't. Foligno came straight at him, and Dwyer was looking to the side. So if Foligno was coming from a side Dwyer should be able to see him from, why is this considered a Blindside? Unlike some other examples of what is now considered to be a blindside hit to the head. The most famous is this
Matt Cooke on Marc Savard hit.
As you can tell from that picture, Cooke is coming from a different angle than Savard. Savard was facing straight at the net and Cooke came from Savard's right. What is technically called his blindside.
And this one still makes me sick. After all the times we see an example of a blindside hit to the head, this one is never mentioned. Mark Bell, the player delivering the hit, also got his elbow up. No penalty was given on this play. The fact Bell was wearing a cage makes this incredibly cowardly. One thing is, Daniel Alfredsson is still playing and is one of the best there are, and Mark Bell is playing with the Kloten Flyers in Switzerland.
As you can tell from this moving picture, Mike Richards is coming from David Booth's right side, on a really sharp angle. This is another simple example of a blindside hit to the head, where the head is targeted.
By now, you can see my point. And looking at Foligno's hit, there aren't many similarities.
If the victim can see the hitter, how is it a blindside???
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