Just saw the replay at a bar. That was blatant. You can see Kadri size him up and then just push out the cross check to his skull.
Admirable restraint by Chara. He looked like a bear with these claws just pawing at the bunny.
He should have put Kadri’s face through the back of his head. Kadri dove in the first after looking for a ref to call a penalty when he and DeBrusk were going at it, completely tried to milk a major/game misconduct when writhing on the ice in the second, and was a complete coward with a retaliation hit for the second time in as many series against the Bruins.
Kadri’s a fucking embarrassment and ought to pay the price. I’m convinced that Chara only caught the end/aftermath of the crosscheck out of the corner of his eye.
Tavares dove in the third, too. Granted, he took a high stick right before, but if someone’s gonna flop, might as well get your money’s worth.
I hate this fucking team and its coach’s stupid, I-just-bit-into-a-lemon face.