Two Games For Chokeslamming Says Nothing About Mike Matheson’s Intent, But A Lot About The NHL’s
Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson has been handed a two-game suspension by the NHL for this slam on Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson, who is now out indefinitely with a concussion. It was an unnecessary hit, and yes, a dirty one, but there’s no way DoPS would have punished this if it hadn’t injured a young star. The hit—it’s weird to call it a “hit,” because it’s really more Matheson just spiking the off-balance Pettersson into the ice—took place in Saturday’s 3-2 Canucks win, and Pettersson immediately left the game. The team announced yesterday that Pettersson is in the concussion protocol...
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