As little as a month ago, the league had an opportunity to punish a deliberate hit to the head of an 18 year old player.
The hit violated the spirit and wording of their regulations, it was definitive and well captured on video, and the NHL chose to do nothing.
This is the standard to present in court. The NHL has failed time and again to actively address head injuries and the circumstances that create them on the ice. They continue to do so in reckless disregard for their contractor athletes.
Were I Montador's family, I would also be suing the union.
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