Radko Gudas Receives $5 Million Fine for Mat's Hockey Incident
This is definitely something that raises eyebrows.
Radko Gudas suspension criticized for NHL conflict of interest after Auston Matthews' season-ending injury originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Radko Gudas plays for the Anaheim Ducks .
That's where NHL Department of Player Safety head George Parros spent the majority of his NHL career. And that's what everyone is pointing out in the aftermath of Auston Matthews' season-ending knee injury, which was sustained when the Toronto Maple Leafs captain took a knee-to-knee hit from Gudas. Gudas was suspended five games, the maximum allowed for a player who was asked only to take part in a phone hearing.
Many felt it should've been more for what has been termed by some hockey followers as a "dirty" hit. NHL analyst Sid Seixeiro pointed out in a rant on Monday that it's not a great look. “Do any of you know how many games George Parros played in his career?
I can tell you—474," Seixeiro said. "Do you know what percentage of those games were with the Anaheim Ducks, the team involved last Thursday? Seventy-five percent.