On February 8, 2014, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson slashed New York Islanders center Frans Nielsen. It looked like a play you see a dozen times a game. Indeed, captain Gabriel Landeskog has both delivered and received such slashes on a regular basis. (Which probably explains his wrist issues, but that’s a different story.)
Here’s the Erik Johnson slash:
Why am I bringing up ancient history? Because of the PK Subban slash on rookie Mark Stone, of course.