Neal Pionk overlooked a take a look at and glued out his knee main to an damage to defenceman Rasmus Sandin. The hit result in a chippy affair between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets in the 3rd period of Sunday nights sport.
The knee-on-knee hit seen inside the video underneath result in the 2 game suspension for Pionk.
NHL Player Safety said, “We renowned Pionk’s argument that that is an tried complete-frame test, but this play can not be classified as merely a collision among two gamers, where one or each pass reflexively or defensively on the closing moment to keep away from touch,” said the department of participant protection in a video explaining the punishment.
