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VIDEO: Erik Karlsson lays out Mikhail Grabovski with big open ice hit

When you think of "devastating open ice hitters" in the National Hockey League, waterbug Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson is approximately the 350th players that comes to mind. But reputation aside Karlsson can throw the body, as Washington Capitals center Mikhail Grabovski rudely discovered on Tuesday night.

Here's Grabovski, who had his head down in the neutral zone on a breakout, getting tagged with a huge Karlsson hit:

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