Did Kings Dustin Brown head-butt Logan Coutur
Just two days after handing out a 41-game suspension to forward Raffi Torres, the NHL department of player safety might have another very questionable play to look at this week.Late in the first period of the -San Jose Sharks game on Wednesday night, Kings captain leveled Sharks forward with a ma sive hit at center ice. The thing that stands out about this hit is the way Brown launches himself and appears to lead with his Chandler Hutchison Jersey head right into Couture's head.Judge for yourself.That does not look good.There was no penalty called on the play, and Brown is probably fortunate that there wasn't.According to Rule 47 in the NHL rule book, just the of a head-butt is a double-minor penalty, while a succe sful head-butt is penalized with a major penalty and a game misconduct. A match penalty is to be a se sed if an opposing player is injured by a head-butt, and Couture's face was bloodied as a result of the hit. Brown has a reputation for toeing the line as a player and delivering some questionable hits, but he's only been suspended one time in his career, a two-game ban for elbowing back in 2013. He's one of those players that tends to get a pa s as a repeat offender in the eyes of the league because he always seems to find a way to avoid punishment for his questionable hits (and it's not hardto find examples like , and ). Lauri Markkanen Jersey