The Flyers lost to the Penguins 5-4 in overtime on Thursday night. Earlier, Garnet Hathaway had to be helped off the ice after a hit that was ruled a minor:

The debate centered on whether or not the contact to the head was from the hit itself, vs. the fall to the ice.

Torts said this after the game:

“The explanation was it was not a hit to the head on the hit, that he his his head on the ice, and that’s why there’s a two-minute penalty. It’s probably one of the dirtiest hits I’ve seen in quite a while. That’s why he hits his head on the ice. I believe we should be thinking about what really happened  on the hit, and not get glued on a hit to head originally. That’s a dangerous, cheap hit. (The ref) gave me an explanation, and I understand the explanation, but I don’t understand how you end up with two minutes on probably one of the dirtiest hits I’ve seen in quite a while.”

(follow up question – was there an intent to injure?) –

“I don’t think the player is trying to hurt a player. I’m certainly not going to accuse him of that. It’s a cheap hit, though. Garney hits, I think (Noel Acciari) there, it’s a good, legal hit, I think (Imama is) trying to hit back, but the puck’s nowhere there. It’s a blind hit, but I’m not accusing the guy of trying to hurt him. But it’s a dirty hit.”

Boko Imama is a career AHL player getting five minutes of ice time a night.