After the Philadelphia Flyers were eliminated by the Washington Capitals on Sunday, the NHL department of player safety announced that Brayden Schenn would have a phone hearing regarding supplemental discipline for his high hit on TJ Oshie.
The fact that he was having a hearing at all indicated that he would probably get suspended. What surprised many was what came next; a decision to suspend Schenn for 3 games. The NHL explained themselves with this video:
Getting these video explanations from the NHL is certainly a big step up, from the past, but they don’t exactly clarify every decision.