Brad Marchand - less than a week after questioning the NHL's Department of Player Safety - might be hearing from them over a cut-and-dry slewfoot. Thursday night's matchup between the Boston Bruins and the Seattle Kraken saw a crazy finish and rowdy atmosphere in Seattle.
The B's - trailing by a goal with under four minutes - scored two goals in just over two minutes to secure the win in regulation. Truly a wild finish.
This tilt also featured its fair share of extracurricular activities. 18 PIMs were dished out all said and done, which isn't a ton in retrospect, but most of the penalties were slashing, cross-checking, unsportsmanlike conduct, etc. Non-passive penalties, we will call them.
Brad Marchand and Oliver Bjorkstrand each took a cross-checking penalty in the third, but the former got off lightly. Marchand blatantly slewfooted Bjorkstrand, sending him to the ice like a sack of potatoes.
Brad Marchand with a slew foot on Oliver Bjorkstrand pic.twitter.com/LgMv9FQ38n— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) February 24, 2023
Marchand has been fairly well-behaved this season - well, on the ice at least. It was only a matter of time before he stepped out of line, and voila! Out he stepped.
No question the NHL is aware of the situation, although no word from Player Safety - yet.
Should the NHL suspend/fine Brad Marchand for this slewfoot?
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