Tom Wilson went too far. The did not go far enough.
Wilson, the 27-year-old Washington Capitals forward has always been a lightning rod for controversy as one of the league’s most notorious goons and one of the most skilled. But after his role in a line brawl in a game against the New York Rangers on Monday night that injured star forward Artemi Panarin, fans and media were calling for an outright ban of Wilson.
If you haven’t seen what happened, let me catch you up. Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich had a scoring opportunity on the doorstep of the Caps’ goal.