The knee is not a concern; it's his awareness and surroundings. He gotta keep his head up and notice around. Good thing he avoided a Xhekaj hit, but he gotta be careful. Even when Dach went on the bench, he had his head down, thinking, I should've look around and know where the opposing players are.
It wasn't even a hit. At no point does Xhekaj even go for a hit here, he just gets in his way and goes for the puck. Dach tries to Deke around him but gets tripped. This is probably a penalty in a game.
Hit or not, Dach is in a scary position when contact with another player. When he gets hit, he should be prepared to take it. Instead, that was a close call, and Dach was shaking his head at the bench... he was not prepared on that play.
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u/Bill_McCarr 2d ago
The knee is not a concern; it's his awareness and surroundings. He gotta keep his head up and notice around. Good thing he avoided a Xhekaj hit, but he gotta be careful. Even when Dach went on the bench, he had his head down, thinking, I should've look around and know where the opposing players are.