Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns faces long-term suspension after headbutting Timo Meier
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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns now faces a significant fine from the NHL following a headbutting incident.
Burns may be one of the smartest long-lasting veterans in the NHL, but clearly not when it comes to on-ice altercations, as he found himself in hot water Tuesday night during a scrum at the end of the second period.
The 40-year old defenseman decided to use his head in an interesting way during a scrum against New Jersey Devils' Timo Meier, which will ultimately result in a punishment for Burns being announced today.
In the NHL, headbutting is a serious infraction resulting in a major penalty and a game misconduct. It can also lead to a match penalty for reckless endangerment if the action is done with a high degree of violence or injury occurs.
Neither was assesed to Burns nor a penalty at all, but after further review we can certainly expect the minimum punishment of a fine to be dealt to the Canes defenseman.
It's shocking that the referees missed the headbutt, which is likely to result in a suspension but sadly couldn't fetch the New Jersey Devils a two minute powerplay on the ice.
If a match penalty were to be handed out for headbutting, it automatically results in a minimum three-game suspension by the NHL.
This is just one of several close storylines to keep an eye out throughout this Devils vs Hurricanes series early on.
We're not sitting closely awaiting an announcement from the NHL Player Safety.
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