RINALDO AND THE FINE LINE BETWEEN EMOTION AND STUPIDITY

There is simply no justifying Zac Rinaldo’s hit on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang in the first period of Thursday’s game. Letang had his back turned the entire time as Rinaldo approached and Rinaldo launched himself by jumping into the hit.

This was not a case of a player worsening a hit by turning at the last moment or of

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