Most, if not all hockey fans feel pretty bad about Max Pacioretty, and rightfully so. No athlete ever wishes serious harm upon another, no matter how deep a rivalry or how close a contest may be.
But after watching the video below of Pacioretty drilling Islanders defenseman Mark Eaton this past December and receiving a major boarding penalty and a game misconduct, one has to wonder: How much pity does Eaton have toward the Canadiens forward after the Hab steered him into the glass face-first?
Luckily for Pacioretty, Trevor Gillies was a healthy scratch that night.