At first glance for me, the hit just looked awkward on Cernak’s part, looked like he got his feet crossed or something but with closer attention, that’s a hit to the head/jaw area and RyJo leaves his feet to deliver the hit, probably deserved to stay a 5, not sure why the refs brought it down to 2
Same.
It was a "5min-on-the-ice call first" so was it TO control that overruled!?...Either way, if these "NHL safety dept. louts" are serious about these hits being axed they'd keep the call on the ice - made at full speed - as is (ref's were on it).
Gretzky pined that it was the "atmosphere" of the big-game made them change; could be!! That type of glancing blow, to the side/chin, is the worst (just ask Sid or Marc Savard).