NHL Ruling on Hall-Hutson Knee Hit Adds Another Layer

The league has weighed in on Taylor Hall’s knee hit against Lane Hutson, and these rulings always carry more weight than the average fan gives them credit for. Discipline decisions in the postseason are never just about one collision, because they also set the tone for what the room can and cannot get away with next. The result matters here, but so does the message the NHL is sending to everybody still playing the game on the edge.