NHL Criticized for Ejecting Leafs Bobby McMann Just a Day After Worse Hit Goes Unpunished

This one is causing a lot of discussion, and outrage on social media. Bobby McMann of the Toronto Maple Leafs was ejected from last night's game against the Anaheim Ducks after a hit on Pavel Mintyukov close to the boards. The outrage is directed at the fact that a hit delivered by Nick Cousins of the Florida Panthers the previous night seemed much worse, and received nothing.

Here is the hit that got McCann ejected. It was called a boarding penalty and was labelled a five minute major and a game misconduct.


Meanwhile, the previous night, Cousins put a hit on Juuso Valimaki of the Arizona Coyotes that seems much, much worse. However, not only was he not penalized, but Jason Zucker of the Coyotes ended up with a three-game suspension for retaliating.



The reaction to the call on McMann was mostly negative.







No word yet on whether McMann may receive supplemental discipline for the hit. The major penalty guarantees a review by the NHL's Department of Player Safety.