Don Cherry and Paul Bissonnette are both on the same page when it comes to who is at fault in the Darnell Nurse-Ryan Reaves fiasco, and both feel it's on the Oilers. Few have come to the defense of the crushing hit Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer Ryan <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/toronto-maple-leafs-forward-ryan-reaves-ejected-against-the-edmonton-oilers-for-a-dirty-hit-on-darnell-nurse' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Reaves laid on Edmonton Oilers defenseman</a> Darnell Nurse over the weekend. The overwhelming sentiment across the NHL landscape has blamed Reaves, but not everyone believes he's entirely at fault in this instance. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1858256486360658310'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/leafs-ryan-reaves-has-just-received-his-punishment-after-the-vicious-hit-on-oilers-darnell-nurse' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The NHL's Department of Player Safety handed Reaves a hefty suspension</a>, but there are still some voices in the hockey world that feel Nurse could have done more to protect himself. Among them is longtime analyst Don Cherry, who shared his perspective on his podcast. Cherry said in his day, a player skating behind the net the way Nurse did would have been fair game for a devastating hit. You know it's a funny thing, began Cherry on his most recent podcast. Nobody [would] ever come around like that with their head down, because the wingers would leave and as soon as they saw you do that once they'd get you the next time. Ironically, though, Cherry recorded his podcast before the league's decision; he correctly predicted the length of Reaves' suspension. He'll get 5, said Cherry when asked about the pending suspension. Cherry is old-school hockey, and he isn't the only one who insinuated Nurse shared some blame. Former NHL'er Paul Bissonnette did the same during 'Hockey Night in Canada' and later expanded on it via social media. A tough situation for Reavo, said Bissonnette on Hockey Night in Canada. It seems like [Nurse] was still facing the corner which you know you're anticipating him to round the net and maybe hit them towards the front, in the crest, and [Nurse] just never really rounds his shoulder so it just leaves his head susceptible. It just sucks that he gets him right in the button, added Bissonnette. In a nearly three-minute video, Bissonnette argued Reaves had no intent on the play and was merely unfortunate. He stressed how Nurse's positioning behind the net made him susceptible to it. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BizNasty2point0/status/1858256097464787162'> </a></blockquote></div> Another notable voice, Topher Scott from Hockey Think Tank, also criticized Nurse's lack of awareness. Let's not tell just one side of the story, argued Scott. We all want to make the game safer but only saying the onus is on the player hitting is going to have to opposite effect. We need to teach how to hit, and we need to teach how to take a hit and protect ourselves by playing with our eyes up and scanning. Scott highlighted how Nurse's focus on the puck rather than his surroundings set a poor example for young players, stressing the importance of self-protection in such high-speed scenarios. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HockeyThinkTank/status/1858198028164718711'> </a></blockquote></div> Was this an over-the-top hit that deserved every ounce of condemnation it got, or did Nurse deserve some blame himself for putting himself in a precarious spot?