Dmitry Kulikov stepped into Cody Ceci and seemed to stun the Oilers defender. Ceci appeared to hunch over and freeze for a few seconds before retreating to the bench.
Credit to Ceci for staying on his feet. That's a solid hit from Kulikov, who's an absolute unit of a man. Maybe Ceci was briefly winded on this check. These side hits hurt, especially when you don't see the guy coming.
When watching the game I thought ceci looked winded. Watching in slow mo his head definitely pops at contact. Looks like a blind side hit to the head. Guess ceci needs to lay on the ice for 20 seconds to get the appropriate call.
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Credit to Ceci for staying on his feet. That's a solid hit from Kulikov, who's an absolute unit of a man. Maybe Ceci was briefly winded on this check. These side hits hurt, especially when you don't see the guy coming.
When watching the game I thought ceci looked winded. Watching in slow mo his head definitely pops at contact. Looks like a blind side hit to the head. Guess ceci needs to lay on the ice for 20 seconds to get the appropriate call.
About time. Oilers have tried 3 times to take out panthers players.