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Tom Wilson’s Reputation Turns a Minor Penalty Into a Major (Video)

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With his team trailing by two goals in the third, Tom Wilson did Tom Wilson things by delivering a hard and questionable hit. Wilson was given a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct.

Here’s the GIF.

https://twitter.com/myregularface/status/675149164406300672

I thought this was a minor penalty when I saw it was being called. I stand by that, but I’m sure some disagree. Especially Brian Campbell, who saw Wilson coming and decided to turn away, for some reason.

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