[relictele]

‘Too physical’ shouldn’t involve a premeditated, cynical tomahawk swing of a stick that broke the best player’s ankle.

[Alberta's Child]

You're right, but I think that was a different game -- from the 1972 Summit Series, not the 1975 Red Army tour.

The Soviet player was Valeri Kharlamov, a guy who Montreal Canadiens Hall of Famer (and future Canadiens GM) Serge Savard described as one of the top five hockey players of all time.