After a hit last night that knocked Ottawa Senators Mark Stone out of the game last night, Winnipeg’s Jacob Trouba will have a hearing this afternoon with the NHL Department of Player Safety to determine if there will be any further disciplinary action.
Trouba hit Stone’s head on the check, which happened midway through the third period. Stone suffered a concussion at the beginning of the season, making this at least the second just this season should he fail the protocol today. Trouba does seem to extend his arm to hit the head.
The Jets can’t afford to lose Trouba for the next several games at least, as they have pulled themselves into the playoff race once again. Since Trouba’s lockout following a long contract negotiation this summer, he’s become perhaps the second most important defenseman on the Jets. Logging close to 25 minutes a night, Tyler Myers injury opened the door for Trouba to step into the starring role he had looked for.
Bob McKenzie on TSN1260 said that it would be “games for sure” for Trouba today. He doesn’t think Trouba picked out Stone’s head on purpose, but since there was almost no body-on-body contact, the book will be thrown at the Jets defenseman.
That should’ve been a 5 minute penalty. Suspending him does nothing to help the senators after they lose their best forward
Can someone please tell me how the Trouba hit is any worse than the Malkin hit on Wheeler. Malkin left his feet and delivered a forearm to the head of Wheeler and the ref called interference. Department of Player Safety has no idea and different rules for different players. Trouba should be suspended but Malkin should have got the same. Jets should appeal any decision and say Malkin hit no different.
Boucher is a good coach but Neil probably should have been playing over Lazar against Winnipeg. He can’t protect our players sitting games out.