Sheldon Keefe calls out Department of Player Safety
As the Toronto Maple Leafs prepare for life without Morgan Rielly, for at least tomorrow night's game and probably longer, the team took to the ice for practice on Monday. Following an off-day on Sunday, it was the media's first chance to ask the team about the events that transpired at the end of Saturday's loss to the Ottawa Senators after having a day to allow the dust to settle. Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe was very candid following the loss Saturday and followed up his post-game comments with some interesting comments about the Department of Player Safety.
In a subtle way, this felt like Keefe calling out the Department of Player Safety, but doing so in such a way that wouldn't land him in hot water and facing a fine from the league. The Department of Player Safety really does need to be more consistent in their rulings and Keefe seems to be onto something with his comments about things being amplified because Toronto is the biggest market in the NHL .
We saw an unfair suspension just a couple of seasons ago when Jason Spezza went to hit Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk and ended up getting six games because he hit him in the head as he was falling. Yes, Spezza had intended to run him, but for a first time offender, six games felt a little much.
With Reilly scheduled to meet with the DOPS tomorrow afternoon in New York, it will be interesting to see if George Parros once again throws the book at a Maple Leaf while others who have done the same or worse have gotten far less.
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| Definitely, because Colton Orr ended his career | 817 | 86 % |
| Nope, you get what you deserve | 133 | 14 % |
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