On Thursday, fans responded angrily to Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice defending forward Mark Scheifele, stating the center's hit on Montreal Canadiens winger Jake Evans was "heavy," but "clean."
As you may recall, Scheifele received a four-game suspension for charging the Habs' Jake Evans when he was scoring an empty-net goal to seal a 5-3 victory. But, just seconds after giving his club a two-goal lead, he was brought down by the Jets' star forward on a harsh, high, and unexpected hit.
«It's pretty gross to see,» Scheifele said. «My parents are the salt of the earth. For my parents to get hate like that, it's awful.»