Dennis Seidenberg was hoping that he wouldn’t get a call from the NHL Department of Player of Safety after his hit on Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews after the Bruins’ 3-2 loss on Thursday.

The German defenseman can breathe a sigh of relief now as the league won’t discipline Seidenberg, who was served a minor penalty for boarding Toews at 10:04 of the second period.

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“I never had a call, so knock on wood I guess,” Seidenberg said about his history of hearings (or lack thereof) during his 12-year NHL career.

With the Bruins on the penalty kill, Seidenberg was going into the boards looking to outmuscle Toews for a loose puck after a save by Tuukka Rask. The German defenseman could see his shoulder turned toward him, but at the last second, the Blackhawks forward had his back turned that prompted the referee to call the boarding penalty.

Toews, who was slow to get up, stayed in the game and took the next shift. Eventually, he went back to the locker room for further tests and would not return to action.

“Well I pride myself on being a clean player and a hard player to play against, so when I went in on that one on one battle there, I thought I saw his right shoulder and at the last second he might have turned I don’t know,” Seidenberg said about his hit on Toews. “I didn’t really see the replay or anything and obviously I never want to see a guy go into the boards like that.”

As the league continues to mandate blindside hits, Bruins coach Claude Julien hopes players on the receiving end are more aware of these type of hits that are coming.

“A player should know he’s going to be hit and I think it’s not about tonight, it’s about the whole league. I’m one of those guys that have really put a lot of pressure on people that look at those kind of things and say listen, it’s okay to take away those hits from behind when they’re warranted. But what about the other guy – does he not have a responsibility?” Julien asked.

“Certainly don’t like seeing those kinds of things, but this is where it’s important to take care of ourselves. So, I view that five-on-three we’re going to close a gap quickly and Dennis [Seidenberg] is a strong individual. So, is he supposed to get weak because of that situation? Or he just plays to his strength. Again, I wasn’t happy. I looked at it, and it could be arguable, but from my end of it I think it’s what it is. Our guys need to finish their checks and sure, you’ve got to be careful, but I’m sure he knew that he was coming.”