Just a few hours after the NHL hanging Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference one game for a knee to the top of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski, the league's section of person protection had yet another play to examine that could include Rule 48. An Ottawa Senators defenseman was ejected from Thursday's game after he delivered a massive blindside hit on Montreal Canadiens center Lars Eller, who set on the snow for a couple minutes before being taken to a healthcare facility. The referees decided to give Gryba a five-minute major penalty for a game title misconduct and interference. The Canadiens capitalized on the power-play possibility with a target from rookie Brendan Gallagher to have a 2-1 lead. Here is the latest update on Eller's situation, per Dave Stubbs of The Montreal Gazette: Gryba told reporters following the game that he wasn't attempting to hurt Eller (via Ian Mendes of Sportsnet ): After seeing this play live, it appeared that Gryba was guilty of an awful headshot, but after taking a look at the replay from many different angles, the hit was clean. It's usually difficult to find out the intention of a player in this type of situation, but it looks like Gryba drove his shoulder into Eller's chest rather than making contact with the top. This image supplies a decent look at the point of contact (h/t @BonksMullet). Gryba did not impose, shoulder, interfere or keep his legs to collide with Eller. The reach was clumsy and connection with the upper human body was made, but it could be surprising if the Senators defenseman was stopped.
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