Brad Marchand's impactful performance against the Vancouver Canucks last night deservedly earned him all kinds of kudos and accolades.
It also, apparently, earned him something else: a chat with the NHL's Department of Player Safety.
Boston’s Brad Marchand will have a hearing today for Slew-footing Vancouver’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) November 29, 2021
Marchand and Oliver Ekman-Larsson had a number of run-ins last night, but this is the one that has drawn the ire of the league:
I could see Marchand explaining it as he was trying to go hip-on-hip and then outmuscle Ekman-Larsson, but my guess is the league doesn't like 1) the leg follow-through and 2) the distance to the boards.