Crosby was hurt when he was hit in the head by Washington’s Matt Niskanen in Game 3 of their East semifinal on Monday. That’s why he calls the high-speed hit which left Pittsburgh Penguins superstar centre Sidney Crosby with a concussion an unavoidable incident . Niskanen was given a major penalty and game misconduct for the hit, but avoided further discipline from the NHL. “It seems like a quick, high-speed play. That’s the game of hockey.”The general consensus is that Crosby was in an unexpected position when Niskanen made contact.

Source: thestar May 03, 2017 22:18 UTC