"I just felt strongly that the event itself - the hit, the play, the injury, and the player history - to me all leaned toward something that would be larger than that. But George has got a job to do. As I said, a lot of those conversations I'll leave behind closed doors, but we certainly felt that a stiffer penalty should've been had."
"Gudas stuck his knee out intentionally and clipped Matthews in the offensive zone during the second period. Matthews immediately crashed to the ice and was assisted off the ice by trainers after he was initially slow to get up while favouring his left knee. Matthews suffered a season-ending Grade 3 MCL tear and quad contusion."
"Well, he is doing okay. As we said, we're probably gonna know a little bit more in terms of the next steps here over the course of the next few days. That will determine the timeline, whether there is a surgical procedure or not."
Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving expressed strong disagreement with the NHL's five-game suspension handed to Radim Gudas for an intentional knee strike on captain Auston Matthews. Treliving stated privately to NHL disciplinary head George Parros that the penalty should have been more severe, considering the deliberate nature of the hit, resulting injury, and Matthews' player history. Head coach Craig Berube and Matthews' agent Judd Moldaver also criticized the suspension as inadequate. Matthews suffered a season-ending Grade 3 MCL tear and quad contusion from the incident. Treliving indicated Matthews is recovering and the team will determine next steps, including whether surgery is necessary, over the coming days.
Read at TheLeafsNation
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]