Let's all say a prayer for Bruce Boudreau.
With his team in the middle of an air-tight playoff race in the Central Division and the Western Conference (which they're currently on the outside of), he's quite upset that the NHL has permitted Seth Jones to play in tonight's game for the Blue Jackets.
Of course, there's a rule that requires players who miss the All-Star Game due to a minor injury or illness (or a personal decision) to miss one subsequent game. That's what Boudreau is alluding to here, however, The Athletic's Mike Russo reports that it was the NHL making the call to clear Jones for tonight.
Boudreau says its ridiculous and wrong that the NHL is allowing #cbja Seth Jones to play tonight despite missing All-Star Game with the flu. He says rule is cut and dry, Toews had to miss game few yrs back bc of illness, and now theres a gray area forever and ever #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) January 30, 2018
Full marks to Boudreau here. This is an impressive level of whining about a player on the opposing team, a non-conference opponent, who had an illness that the league didn't want spreading during its All-Star weekend.
"He played the previous game," Boudreau said. "He should be missing this game."
You have to respect Boudreau's stance here, because as we know, the Blue Jackets get all the breaks.
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