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<\/p>\nA disciplinary decision is now imminent for A.J. Greer\u2014but it won\u2019t reach the most severe threshold.<\/p>\n
The NHL Department of Player Safety has scheduled a phone hearing with Greer following Friday night\u2019s incident between the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome. That detail matters\u2014because under league rules, a phone hearing caps any potential suspension at five games or fewer.<\/p>\n
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Greer was ejected after delivering a dangerous hit on Flames winger Connor Zary, a play that immediately escalated into one of the more scrutinized incidents of the night. With Zary in a vulnerable position and facing the boards, Greer drove through the hit, sending him head-first into the glass. Officials assessed a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct on the spot, while the reaction\u2014both in-arena and online\u2014was swift and overwhelmingly critical.<\/p>\n
\u201cTerrible hit, it was awful,\u201d said Flames head coach Ryan Huska. \u201cI don\u2019t really have much more to say about that, it just shouldn\u2019t happen when someone is in that position, ever.\u201d<\/p>\n
The league\u2019s review will now focus on key factors: Zary\u2019s vulnerability, the force and angle of contact, and whether Greer made sufficient effort\u2014or any\u2014to avoid or minimize the hit. While the outcome won\u2019t extend beyond five games due to the hearing format, supplemental discipline still feels all but certain given the nature of the play.<\/p>\n
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Greer does carry a prior mark on his record. He was suspended one game for cross-checking in March 2023 while with the Boston Bruins, a detail that could weigh into the league\u2019s final decision. After a stint with Calgary, he later joined Florida, where he now finds himself back under the microscope.<\/p>\n
As for Zary, the immediate concern shifted from discipline to health. Though he managed to leave the ice under his own power, he did not return to the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have an update,\u201d Huska said post-game. \u201cHe\u2019s moving around, he\u2019s fine and all that stuff, but I don\u2019t really have a real indication of what it is yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, it\u2019s just a matter of how many games Greer will miss\u2014not whether he\u2019ll miss any at all.<\/p>\n
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