McAvoy Takes The NHL’s Sentence And Moves On

Charlie McAvoy has accepted his punishment from the NHL Department of Player Safety, which means the league has drawn its line and the player is now left to deal with the fallout. These cases always carry extra weight because they can change how a team leans on a top defender in the short term. Once Player Safety gets involved, the hockey story becomes as much about availability and discipline as it is about what happened on the ice.