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St. Louis Blues<\/a> defenseman Brandon Carlo was ejected from Friday\u2019s season opener against the Dallas Stars after a knee-on-knee collision with Roope Hintz<\/a>.<\/p>\n The incident unfolded in the third period after Carlo’s contact left Hintz briefly down on the ice and needing help to the bench, though he later returned to the game. <\/p>\n Officials assessed Brandon Carlo a five-minute major for kneeing and a game misconduct following a review. <\/p>\n Here’s the video of the incident:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/template><\/p>\n The call quickly sparked discussion among fans on social media, with one tweeting<\/a>:<\/p>\n “Soft call.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Another chimed in<\/a>:<\/p>\n “Suspension worthy.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Here are some of the other top reactions on X:<\/p>\n “These calls confuse me. 5-min major because someone tried to jump out of the way,” a third fan wrote<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n “All that “dodging at the last second” talk is crazy when you can literally see him commit to the hit before Hintz even changes direction,” one X user opined<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n “He came back. Bad hit, but not intentional. Carlo didn’t even change his path, he was committed. Glad Hintz is ok,” another chimed in<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n “Leafs legend with the most atrocious knee-on-knee hit I’ve ever seen. This was worse than the one on Matthews by Gudas. 10 games at least. These hits can be career-ending. We all know George Parros is only going to give a 1-game suspension, though, because he’s an idiot,” added another<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nBrandon Carlo’s Blues shut out Stars 4-0 in season opener<\/h2>\n