Radim Simek calls Mason Shaw's hit on him a 'dirty, dirty play'
During November 13th's game against Minnesota, San Jose Sharks defenceman Radim Simek was hit in the head by Wild forward Mason Shaw and suffered a concussion.
Cheap-looking high hit by Mason Shaw on Radim Simek, Simek left the game, will not return pic.twitter.com/rd9RYGR65N— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) November 14, 2022
Shaw did not receive a penalty on the play for the hit and upon review the next day, the NHL Department of Player Safety deemed that no supplemental discipline was needed.
Simek was placed on injured reserve and after Monday's tilt with Ottawa, will have missed four games. He skated on Monday morning and there's a chance the 30-year-old will be able to return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Seattle Kraken.
After Monday's morning skate, Simek was asked about the hit and said he wasn't happy that the NHL didn't do anything and called the hit dirty.
He added, "(My chest) was open for (Shaw) and he could hit my body, you know? If he hit my body, I (would be) OK, because it would have been a clean hit. But he went just for my head and to me, it was a dirty hit."
The Sharks will face the Minnesota Wild two more times this season, with the next meeting coming on December 22nd. It'll be interesting to see if Simek will seek retribution for the hit and drop the gloves with Shaw.
Source: Curtis Pashelka - The Mercury News
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NOVEMBRE 21 | 146 ANSWERS Radim Simek calls Mason Shaw's hit on him a 'dirty, dirty play' Should Mason Shaw have been suspended for this play? | ||
| Yes | 49 | 33.6 % |
| No, but he should have been fined | 41 | 28.1 % |
| No | 56 | 38.4 % |
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| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
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| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marco Rossi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Boldy | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Anze Kopitar | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Cale Makar | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Matthew Tkachuk | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Devon Toews | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Justin Brazeau | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Quinton Byfield | 1 | - | 1 | |
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| Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
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