Player Safety officially rules on Jacob Trouba's violent elbow on Evan Rodrigues
The NHL's Department of Player Safety has officially ruled on New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba's elbow to the head of Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues.
During yesterday's Game 3 matchup in the Eastern Conference Finals, Trouba saw an opportunity to try to separate Rodrigues from the puck in the defensive zone. He took it, but not by means of a legal check. Instead, Trouba drilled Rodrigues with a stiff elbow to the face. Now, his wallet is $5,000 lighter after today's fine from Player Safety head, George Parros.
Rodrigues was clearly shaken up on the play leaving the game for a brief time, but ultimately, he was well enough to return and finish out the game.
For Trouba, it marks another questionable play in a long line of questionable plays dating back several seasons. Of course, we're all waiting for a time when Player Safety really holds him accountable for his actions, but in this case, I suppose a fine is better than nothing at all.
Trouba was issued a 2-minute minor penalty on the play when a 5-minute major and a game misconduct was surely warranted.
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| Should have been a suspension | 287 | 69.7 % |
| I'm good with the fine | 84 | 20.4 % |
| I don't think he should have been dealt anything | 41 | 10 % |
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