Flyers' Enforcer Gets Ejected After Sending Luke Hughes Flying Onto the Boards

The Devils-Flyers game was intense. Two incidents occured: the first one being the violent slash we talked about earlier today.

If you missed it, see: Devils Defenseman will Have a Hearing With the DoPS After Violent Slash

But much earlier in the game, the rookie Luke Hughes was on the receiving end of a dirty hit by Garnet Hathaway.

Hathaway Destroys Hughes in Major Hit

The hit happened right after the referee ended the play. Hathaway had no control on his speed, and he caught Hughes off guard.

He received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding.

Here's how it went down:

There's a lot of complaints on social media about the call, but the person who's probably the most upset, John Tortorella, gave a piece of his mind to the official:

Do you think Hathaway deserves a suspension?

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