exo2769
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To me it wasn't even that Mrazek went down. I fully believe he was just shocked (not prepared to receive a punch) that Jumbo threw that jab. It's pretty rare a skater punches a goalie in the face. I know it wasn't a Hey maker, but that jab had some force to it. I'm a little surprised with Mrazek's head shaking that's more a concussion reaction than throat reaction (I believe...I have NOT been full on throat punched). I heard someone else say that the length of time he was down on the ice was surprising, but that probably just going through the motions of getting himself together. No urgency to get back up really.
Mrazek was solid in net last night. Give credit where it's due. I'm a critic of his generally.