Kevin Bieksa talks about Quinn Hughes' disputed ejection (image credit: IMAGN)
During a Sportsnet broadcast, Kevin Bieksa shared his thoughts on Quinn Hughes’ ejection. Hughes received a five-minute major penalty for boarding Ottawa Senators forward Josh Norris at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday. The hit sent Norris face-first into the boards and officials ejected Hughes after reviewing the play.
While talking to Jennifer Botterill and other analysts, Bieksa noted that Hughes has no history of malicious play and is not known for such incidents.
"Part of me thought, are they taking into consideration that it's Quinn Hughes?" Bieksa said on Saturday. "Guy doesn't have a history, not a malicious player, but obviously that didn't factor in here. Defenseman, we're vulnerable to this. We're vulnerable to a forward along the wall doing a cut back, and the onus has got to be on the D.
