Montreal Canadiens rookie Juraj Slafkovsky was ejected from his team's 3-2 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday after a hit from behind on Matt Luff.
Slafkovsky, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 draft, shoved Luff head-first into the boards as the Red Wings forward bobbled the puck in the neutral zone late in the third period.
Luff did not return to the game and Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde said post-game he was "seriously injured" on the hit. “As far as the hit, the right call was made.
It’s unfortunate,” Lalonde said. “It’s the exact hit you want to try to avoid, because of exactly what happened. A player got seriously injured.
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