Fans are outraged with NHL’s decision on Myers’ hit on Armia!

The decision has been confirmed and fans outraged. 

On Thursday night, with just under three minutes left to go in the third period, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers took out Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia with a brutal check to the head in the neutral zone. Myers was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for the illegal check. After finally being reviewed, he was ejected from the game and everyone out there expected him to get a call from the National Hockey League’s Player Safety department. 

And he didn’t. 

The NHL Player’s Safety came out with the decision of no further discipline on Myers for his hit on Armia. A detailed explanation from NHL Player Safety can be viewed here below: 

The hit was criticized a lot, though some people managed to explain that the head was not primary point of contact. It is believed that the chest was. While the blue liner did not finish the contest and Armia has been diagnosed with a concussion, a misconduct and an injury do not necessitate a suspension. The league gets every angle here. We don’t. It appears the head was not the main point of contact, which is how the rule is written. 

We think the rule is flawed.

We have to give it to the Department of Players' safety for at least explaining their decision. 

However, fans are having none of it. Some of them have pretty brutal calls on George Parros and the NHL Player’s Safety: 

The Canucks will host a third straight game against the Canadiens on Saturday night. We might see payback at the hands of one of the Habs’ players.