Avalanche winger Cody McLeod has been offered an in-person hearing to explain himself in the boarding incident that left Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall with a "mild concussion" and lacerations to his ear. When the NHL offers an in-person hearing, the player is most likely to receive six or more games. There is still no decision on when the hearing will be held.
There is already a hearing today with the St. Louis Blues forward Maxim Lapierre over his boarding incident against Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle, so don't expect a hearing until early next week, as early as Monday. He will most likely be suspended til then.
The McLeod hit occurred in the first period of the Red Wings' 4-2 win that ended the Avalanche's season-starting unbeaten streak. McLeod was given a boarding major and a game misconduct. Kronwall was carried off the ice on a stretcher, but did not end up at the hospital. He will be at the game against Phoenix on Saturday.
Detroit head coach Mike Babcock was quoted as saying, "These hits are things we've got to get out of the game."
And that's true. These are violent hits that have no place in the NHL. But, in truth, it's gonna to take a really long time before we even see these hits completely gotten rid of. As for Cody McLeod, he got what he deserved and based on what I'm hearing, I'm guessing he will get either six or seven games. Most likely, he'll get the same number that Maxim Lapierre will get, depending on what Brendan Shanahan deems a fit suspension. I don't expect an in-person hearing for McLeod until as early as Monday. He can't go today because Shanahan already has one with Lapierre over his hit on Dan Boyle. So don't expect a ruling until early next week. In the meantime, he's most likely to be suspended and that'll be some bad news for the Avalanche, who is one of their primary enforcers on the team.
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