In the first period of the New York Islanders loss to the Edmonton Oilers, defenseman Nick Leddy received an elbow to the head from none other than superstar forward Connor McDavid. McDavid was assessed a two-minute minor penalty on the play. That’s just simply not enough.
Consider this. McDavid was given the same penalty as Johnny Boychuk for getting the puck over the glass. Both were to serve two minutes for their infraction. Boychuk, for delay of game. McDavid, for hitting someone in the head. There’s a clear gap in severity between both infractions
If the NHL is serious in eliminating hits to the head, they’ll look long and hard at this one and set a precedence by giving McDavid supplemental discipline.