With the news coming down this evening that David Backes has been suspended three games for his hit on Frans Nielsen of the Detroit Red Wings, plenty of Boston Bruins fans are complaining about inconsistency from the league.
The Department of Player Safety, they say, isn’t being fair. Suspending Backes but giving Patric Hornqvist nothing for his hit on Charlie McAvoy isn’t right.
So what’s the story? Let’s take a look.
Here’s the hit by Backes:
It’s hard to blame Bruins fans for being mad about the hit on McAvoy.