Clean hit, and I really don't have any problem with how the fight went down. It never looked to me like Avery backed down, he was waiting to see what was happening with the play, and Smid never let his guard down, and barely took his eyes off of him, so no sucker punch. Smid just wasn't fast enough on the draw.
Not that I give 2 shits about Avery, would have been just as well if he got his ass handed to him.
Anywho, no suspensions issued on this one, and only Dubinsky was fined for grabbing a guy while on the bench. Campbell was too busy dealing with his own
steaming pile to worry about actually doing his job.
That Campbell is a classy guy.