TORONTO — When Maple Leafs centre Nazem Kadri clocked Canucks winger Daniel Sedin from the blindside on Nov. 5 he inadvertently reignited a debate about blindside hits in the National Hockey League.
The topic came up at Tuesday’s GM meetings in Toronto and was deemed worthy of further consideration for the next gathering in March.
“There’s an element in this game, a physical element, that has to stay,” said Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli. “You also have to respect your opponent.”
“There’s lot of passion on both sides of the coin when it comes to hitting and making sure that it is still an integral part of the game because nobody wants to see that lost,” Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff added.