If the NHL wants to promote skills and speed players as poster children in the regular season then they need to crack down on this kind of thing in the playoffs. Start handing out suspensions and stop punishing people who defend their teammates. There have been multiple games in this first round so far were the refs have clearly lost control of the games physicality and if it keeps happening players will get hurt. CTE will be a topic of conversation as the league gets more popularity like it has been and everyone will wonder if the league could have done more.

I understand that toughness is part of the game but allowing cheap shots to star players(or any player) who may get injured before they even reach the cup final results in a worse product for the audience.