As reported by Darren Dreger the NHL is currently looking into the pregame “shenanigans” that took place before game 3 between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs to determine what sort of disciplinary action needs to be taken. As, at the time of this first news break, there wasn’t much information on what the nature of the shenanigans were, fans were quick to speculate on the seemingly rising tension between the two teams, from Ridly Grieg’s cheeky tactics to Auston Matthews stick break, everything seemed a bit on edge. Till the incident was finally revealed: A wayfaring puck, aimed at Senators goaltender Stolarz.
In a video that has now surfaced, the shenanigan in question seems to involve Nick Cousins of the Senators shooting a (invisible?) puck at Stolarz in the pregame warmup. The NHL is super strict about any pregame tactics and had just this past Monday taken issue during a game between the Winnipeg Jets and St. Louis Blues. But the evidence seems to be lacking here, and given Cousins and Stolarz were teammates in the Florida Panthers, maybe they just had a momentary lapse! Brady Tkachuk’s teammate David Perron at least seems to think the whole thing is baseless, recently stating, “We’re going to have to bring back HD for the warmup too. I’m from the days where there was only 10 games in HD when I started my career. It sounds like we need to update the quality of video in warmup.”
David Perron hasn’t seen the video of last night’s warmup, but added: “We’re going to have to bring back HD for the warmup too. I’m from the days where there was only 10 games in HD when I started my career. It sounds like we need to update the quality of video in warmup.”
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) April 25, 2025
This is a developing story…
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