SPORTS MEDIA..call it for what it is.
The Tom Wilson antics are MMA moves. The way he hit Buchnevich and pounded him from on top is MMA. The way he body slammed Panarin is MMA.
When Marchand flipped the Carolina player a few weeks ago, MMA. When Burrows got suspended for his Kneeing antics...MMA
NHL guys are spending their time training MMA...Someone is going to get very seriously hurt. Can you imagine 600-800 guys, 18-38 years old, powerful, strong athletes and training in MMA..On ice, with skates and sticks in hand!!!!
The league had better address this, or they risk a fatality!!! They need an MMA expert to monitor all fights, scuffles..if he sees an MMA move, boom; instant suspension...and harsh.
Panarin came within an inch of having his skull cracked open..as did the poor bastard who Marchand slammed.
Sports media, call it for what it is. Not simply goon antics that should get a guy a game or two..but a bigger issue. How long it will be before Junior players, and U16 on down start doing the same. MMA gyms are a dime a dozen. Do we want some 15 year old to crack the skull of another in MMA style.