forward will not be facing a suspension after a questionable hit on defenseman in Tuesday nights game according to multiple reports. The hit, which was compounded by the Wilds Jason Sanders Jersey bench door opening simultaneously with Maatta falling into it, left the Pens defenseman in significant pain on the ice. He was sent to the hospital for further evelaution and remained there over night.Niederreiter will not be punished by the league for his shove on Olli Maatta Tuesday night. Source says NHL reviewed it "long and hard." Dave Molinari (@MolinariPG) The play was a freak thing. Theres no question Niederreiter didnt need to shove Maatta as he did on the way to the bench, but that play happens far more than we ever notice with players trying to get to their bench for line changes. It was an avoidable thing, but there's an absence Salvon Ahmed Jersey of malice over and above what we normally see in a given NHL game.Heres a look at the whole thing via Sportsnet: Jerome Baker Jersey The door became ajar because backup goalie was operating it to a sist his teammates with line changes. Both and Niederreiter were near the bench looking to make a line change. Maatta, meanwhile dished the puck off to teammate before trying to turn up ice.Niederreiter gave Maatta a shove from behind, some might even argue it was a straight up cro s check, that knocked the Finnish blueliner off balance. He fell forward into the opening of the door and his hip or leg made significant contact with the exposed edge.It was an awful situation, one that probably was reviewed extensively by the Department of Player Safety, but the injury appears to have been caused solely by the Zach Thomas Jersey unfortunately open door. Had that shove happened and Maatta fell into the boards the likelihood of injury, given the angle, would have been quite low. This is another spot of bad luck for Maatta, who has had so many different health concerns to contend with over the last two years, but this will also bring some more scrutiny to the policy of opening the door during live play.Line changes need Austin Reiter Jersey to be quick and the players are only getting bigger, making it more difficult to get everyone over the boards one way or another. Thats why so many teams use the door during live play. Its hard to know if the league would mandate a closed door during play because theres still risk in players jumping over the boards, out Shaquem Griffin Jersey of and into the bench simultaneously. You cant really protect every player from everything unfortunately.The lack of supplemental discipline is sure to outrage Penguins fans because you could make the argument that Niederreiters cro s check from behind contributed significantly to the end result. Again, this is something that happens a lot by the benches. Without that door opening, Maattas hip and leg hit the boards squarely instead of getting caught on the edge and he probably skates away without i sue. Would the NHL and everyone else prefer Niederreiter not make that decision? Sure, but there's a Chase Edmonds Jersey difference between just that and a hit rising to the level of supplemental discipline.According to , Maatta remains in an area hospital. The Penguins are expected to get an update on his condition later Wednesday.
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