Brandon Hagel criticizes Ekblad's hit

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Brandon Hagel reacts to head shot that ended season with concussion

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Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel missed Game 4 of Tampa Bay's first -round playoff series against Florida .

Hagel returned from a one -game suspension for the hit he put on Aleksander Barkov .

Florida 's Aaron Ekblad targeted his head and ran his elbow into it, knocking Hagel from Game 4 with a concussion.

“Just purposely going for someone's head, it's as bad as it gets,” Hagel said.

Hagel: "That was as purposeful as you could possibly see a head shot, to say the least" Hagel said he hasn't heard from Ekblad , who has dealt with concussions in the past, or any other player on the Panthers .

Lightning coach Jon Cooper : "Watch out for next year how good this kid is going to be".

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