Opinion: Do The Senators Need A New Chris Neil?

In the aftermath of Tuesday night's massive hit on Nick Cousins by Jacob Chychrun, there are two questions that seem to be on everyone’s mind.

Was it a clean hit? And why didn’t the Senators do anything about it?

Like it or not, the hit was clean. You may recall this one where Chris Neil “blew up” Johnny Boychuk?

If you’re honest, you probably cheered the Neil hit from wherever you were. Though Neil felt it too, it was a great hit with textbook delivery and no head contact. He glided into the hit and put his shoulder right into Boychuk’s chest.

Chychrun glided into the hit or, believe it or not, it could have been worse. It was awful to watch Cousins lie motionless, but the correct assessment…