SAN JOSE – Flyers coach Dave Hakstol was not pleased with Brent Burns’ hit on forward Chris VandeVelde in San Jose’s 4-2 win on Wednesday night at SAP Center.
In a 2-2 game with the Sharks on the power play, Burns skated towards VandeVelde and appeared to deliver a shoulder to the Flyers forward’s head at 12:52 of the third period. The 28-year-old VandeVelde may have hit his head again when he fell to the ice, and was noticeably woozy after getting to his skates. He needed help off the ice.
"It's a direct contact to the head,” Hakstol said.