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VANCOUVER - Dan Hamhuis thinks Ryan Getzlaf should have turned and skated back the other way.
The Vancouver Canucks defenseman was commenting Saturday for the first time on the concussion that he received on a controversial blindside hit by Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf.
"I don't think it was a real dirty, dirty hit, but at the same time I think it was unnecessary," said Hamhuis. "The puck was definitely off my stick and I was probably in a bit of a vulnerable position there."
Hamhuis has been out of the Vancouver Canucks lineup since he was blindsided by Getzlaf on Feb. 9. But he has passed NHL and Canuck concussion protocols and was able to participate in a morning skate with his teammates before they hosted the Dallas Stars.
Getzlaf was not penalized and the NHL did not discipline him. Hamhuis is one of many key players who have suffered a concussion from a blindside hit or other collision this season. Shortly after Hamhuis spoke about his concussion, Dallas coach Marc Crawford confirmed that his club's top scorer, Brad Richards, is out indefinitely with concussion-like symptoms following a collision Sunday with Columbus forward Samuel Pahlsson.
Getzlaf hit Hamhuis as he went back into the Canucks zone to retrieve the puck, turned and faced the boards and sent it up ice. Hamhuis said he saw Getzlaf early enough to spin and send the puck the other way, but he did not see the hit.
"It's part of the game," said Hamhuis. "I don't hold anything against Getzlaf for what he did. Unfortunately, it ended up being a bad injury."
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Source: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/19/dan-hamhuis-opens-up-about-concussion/
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