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New York Rangers HC David Quinn calls Jacob Trouba check a ‘textbook hit’

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New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba’s crushing hit on Tuesday was deemed legal by the NHL, even as the New York Islanders disagree.

There is an ongoing dispute regarding the massive hit levied by New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba on New York Islanders winger Michael Dal Colle Tuesday night.

In the third period of the Rangers’ 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders, Trouba hit Dal Colle with a devastating open-ice body check. It appeared to be a clean hard hit, but Islanders newly-acquired forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau took exception to the hit and attacked Trouba.