Yup. In the BCHL Schenn would have been ejected 2 or 3 times over for “blows to the head“....in this post-season, but in the NHL it goes unpenalized. Gifted freebies for a former Stanley Cup Champion, I suppose, ‘cuz that’s how Jeremy Jacobs/ Bettman want their truculent hockey to roll.
Any ref with a # 13 or below on their stripes is a suspicious old-school enabler of the “Mark Messier” style of leadership, where elbows, spears or attempts at head-hunting will hopefully beget more violence, excitement, passion, emotion & drama.
When will they truly start to care about protecting the classier up & coming generation of skilled players? The rest of the world does, but at play-off time the NHL still lags behind.