For the following reasons, one of Seattle’s top players is suspended:.
The NHL suspended star defenseman Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche for one game on Tuesday for his hit on Seattle’s Jared McCann early in the game during their Game 4 loss to the Kraken.
With the series tied 2-2, Makar, the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP the previous year, will be in the stands for Wednesday night’s Game 5. Following a hearing with Makar, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety declared the suspension.
“Disappointing, but I really don’t have any thoughts on it besides that,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said after the team arrived in Denver.
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Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said after the Kraken’s 3-2 overtime win Monday night that McCann would miss Game 5 and likely be out longer. He made no mention of McCann’s injury.
Famous defenseman Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche was suspended by the NHL for one game on Tuesday for a hit he gave Seattle’s Jared McCann early in their Game 4 loss to the Kraken.
Makar, the previous year’s Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP, will be in the stands for Wednesday night’s Game 5 of the series, which is tied 2-2. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the suspension after a hearing with Makar.
“Disappointing, but I really don’t have any thoughts on it besides that,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said after the team arrived in Denver.
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Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said after the Kraken’s 3-2 overtime win Monday night that McCann would miss Game 5 and likely be out longer. He did not address McCann’s injury.
