For full context, Cotter was issued a match penalty, automatically mandating a meeting with the Department of Player Safety. The rule says intent doesn't matter and there's clear contact with the head as the principal point of contact. Of course, this close to the playoffs, the rulebook gets tossed in the trash.
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Bob Maddamma
3:48 am - 04.14.2025pittsburghYou make the call: Should Devils forward Paul Cotter get suspended (and for how long) on this hit Sunday on Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech:
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For full context, Cotter was issued a match penalty, automatically mandating a meeting with the Department of Player Safety. The rule says intent doesn't matter and there's clear contact with the head as the principal point of contact. Of course, this close to the playoffs, the rulebook gets tossed in the trash.
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