Hockey Night in Canada host and former Bruins head coach Don Cherry said Matt Grzelcyk was “just asking for it” when Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist hit him from behind during Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday.
“Look how [Grzelcyk] goes in head first. He’s just asking for it,” Cherry, 85, said while reviewing video of the hit. “I mean, I don’t blame the guy. I mean, he’s just finishing his check. He didn’t mean to hit him in the head.”
Grzelcyk left the game and was taken to a hospital for evaluation after Sundqvist hit him from behind while Grzelcyk played the puck against the end boards in the Bruins’ defensive zone with about two minutes to play in the first period.