He's lucky to be alive. After Romes hit sent him flying backwards off his feet , his head hit the ice hard. In the old no helmet days , he'd be dead.
I think it was a cheap shot way late. As far as what penalty for Rome , I would have to leave it to the experts. The real damage was done when his head hit the ice IMO and that's not something Rome could predict.
My guess is first time the Bruins play whatever team Rome is on next year , he gets clocked several tines. In fact since he is no kind of star at all , they would be smart not playing him against the B's. for a while.
Real shame for Horton though. Hopefully there's no further complications as he recovers
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