Jacob Trouba to have hearing for elbow on Pavel Dorofeyev

The Rangers really can’t catch any breaks, can they? Ryan Lindgren was hurt last night. Filip Chytil suffered what looked like a major set back. And now, we have Jacob Trouba with a hearing with the NHL DoPS for an elbow on Vegas’ Pavel Dorofeyev.

This sounds like a phone hearing, so at most it’s a 5 game suspension. Based on Brendan Gallagher’s 5 game suspension, Trouba should be getting just a fine for this. It’s definitely an elbow off the draw, behind the linesman, and a fineable offense. Trouba is not considered a repeat offender, with his only suspension coming 7 years ago in 2017. Despite what the haters say, he’s delivered his hits within the rule book.

Again, this is expected to be a fine, not a suspension.