George Parros is a busy man early in the Stanley Cup playoffs thanks to a rash of questionable hits around the NHL.
The vice president of player safety’s department has already suspended Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty for an illegal check to the head on Vegas forward William Carrier. He will likely dole out further discipline to Toronto center Nazem Kadri for boarding Boston’s Tommy Wingels.
With two misconduct ejections for boarding that resulted in injuries, and Capitals winger Tom Wilson’s hit to the head that knocked Columbus center Alexander Wennberg out of the game, it has been a rough start to the playoffs — and there have only been eight games played.