The Charlotte Hornets’ star guard is reportedly set to miss the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign to address ankle and wrist issues, per ESPN’s Shams Charania on Friday.
Add Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher to the growing group of NHL players who are frustrated with the league’s video-review system.
In the Canadiens’ 6-4 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, Gallagher had some strong words for a review that went against his team.
“It’s incompetence,” a visibly frustrated Gallagher told reporters after the game. “Players are frustrated all over the league. It seems like there’s zero consistency. It needs to change.”
The call Gallagher was angry about was a third-period goal from Flyers forward Tyson Foerster.
Foerster tucked a rebound past Canadiens netminder Jakub Dobes, but Montreal challenged the goal because Flyers forward Bobby Brink had skated into the crease and was behind Dobes when the puck went in the net.
However, after the review, the goal was upheld.
“(Brink) skates in the crease on his own, he gets in (Dobes’) way,” Gallagher said of Foerster’s goal. “That’s what they’ve been calling. That’s the standard.”
Gallagher is far from the only NHL player who has expressed his frustration with goaltender interference reviews.
On the same night, a number of Calgary Flames players were also unhappy with some video review decisions by the league.
The Flames had had two goals disallowed upon further review in their game against the Dallas Stars on Thursday.