The 2022-2023 National Hockey League playoffs are currently in full swing, and several series have seen what can only be described as questionable hits, as well as ambivalence between refereeing teams and player safety management as to where to draw the line. Between hockey and serious conditions.
After hitting Colorado forward Andrew Cogliano late in the second half of the Colorado Avalanche’s game against the Seattle Kraken, Kraken forward Jordan Eberle received a two-minute penalty. He took no further action.
A spooky hit by Eberle on Cogliano here. It was called a 2-minute penalty. do you agree?
– Drew Livingston (@ProducerDrew_) April 29, 2023
Cale Makar was given a one-game suspension earlier in the series for a hit he made on Jared McCann, which brings up the following query. What exactly does the Player Safety Department do, and what do they look for when they look at accidents? Jared Bednar, the Avalanche’s technical director, would like to know that, too.
Badnar like all of us pic.twitter.com/AlYEfl0e4F
– Spittin’ Chiclets (spittin’ chiclets) April 29, 2023
Although they are given case-by-case tasks, the DoPS are clearly unsure of what they are supposed to do and are unable to provide examples of what they are actually looking at for comparison.