Sad news: The New Jersey Devils has just announced one of best players suspension.
Miles Wood, a forward for the New Jersey Devils, had to miss two games due to a serious hit he took against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
He should accept his ban and use it as a teaching tool going forward.
A huge hit in a significant victory caused the New Jersey Devils to play without one of their greatest offensive players of the season.
Miles Wood will not play against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday after missing Sunday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Hard to argue Wood didn’t deserve to be out of the starting lineup, much as we hate to see him go.
Wood completely destroyed Vladislav Namestnikov during the game’s second half. Subsequently, Wood punched through Andrej Sustr’s visor, leaving him heavily bleeding.
When I was in the arena, I believed Wood might be out for a serious penalty or worse. I finally saw the hit itself, and I could understand why that would warrant a suspension.
Wood makes a lot of mistakes in this hit. One thing you never want to do when trying to make clean hits is leave your feet. To prevent yourself from entering the box, you must remain on the ice. The 21-year-old was forced to be seated by the NHL Department of Player Safety.
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Second, Wood had his eyes fixed on his numbers. The biggest penalty in franchise history has taught us the hard way that you cannot hit players from behind.
To be honest, the way this play worked out was fortunate for the Devils. Two minor penalties were given to Wood, but his second penalty was offset by a roughing penalty given to Andrej Sustr by the referees.
In the third period, Wood eventually broke out of the box and scored the winning goal.
Since the Devils have been the victim of numerous bad calls, supporters should be aware of the problems with this play. Just minutes after the penalty, Wood demonstrated his importance to this team, so he must learn from his error. This season, only Taylor Hall has scored more goals than Wood. That indicates that in order to stay on the ice, he needs to slightly lessen his hits.
