Neal Pionk missed a check and stuck out his knee leading to an injury to defenceman Rasmus Sandin. The hit lead to a chippy affair between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets in the 3rd period of Sunday nights game.
The knee-on-knee hit seen in the video below lead to the two game suspension for Pionk.
NHL Player Safety stated, “We acknowledge Pionk’s argument that this is an attempted full-body check, but this play cannot be classified as merely a collision between two players, where one or both move reflexively or defensively at the last moment to avoid contact,” said the department of player safety in a video explaining the punishment.
Video of Neal Pionk knee-on-knee hit to Rasmus Sandin
