Flyers' Garnet Hathaway Injured After Controversial Hit by Penguins' Boko Imama

Philadelphia coach John Tortorella criticized the reduced penalty for what he called one of the dirtiest hits he's seen, though Hathaway avoided serious injury.

• Philadelphia Flyers forward Garnet Hathaway was injured during Thursday's game after a blindside hit by Pittsburgh Penguins' Boko Imama caused his head to hit the ice.
• Officials initially assessed a five-minute major penalty for the hit but reduced it to a two-minute minor after review, sparking outrage from Flyers coach John Tortorella.
• Tortorella described the hit as 'one of the dirtiest' he has seen and questioned the referees' reasoning for downgrading the penalty.
• Hathaway was escorted off the ice and did not return to the game, though medical tests later confirmed he avoided serious injury.
• Imama defended his actions, stating he did not intend to hurt Hathaway and characterized the incident as an unfortunate outcome of a physical game.

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