DeMelo kind of turtled and put his body in a bad position for a hit. What is he expecting? Lucic to not hit him?
Like I said, DeMelo saw Lucic coming before he reached the boards. He needed to protect himself and brace for a hit (which he didn’t), because 10 out of 10 times, a guy is going to hit you there.
I think this board hatred towards Lucic is clouding people’s mind. Was it a dangerous hit? Yeah, but DeMelo could have avoided it easily. The fact that none of his teammates stood up for him, kind of makes you think. Yeah bro, that was kind of your fault there.