TNT hosted its first NHL coverage tonight since former Penguin Adam Johnson tragically passed away last weekend. The Panel discussed the importance of player safety, talking about how previous rules changes impacted their careers. During the discussion though, Wayne Gretzky appeared to suggest Johnson's death may not have been as accidental as we have been led to believe.
Notably, Gretzky did not get any pushback from the rest of the panel for this statement. Perhaps they did not notice it or thought it was not a big deal, but Gretzky seems to imply that while Johnson's death was not the intended outcome, perhaps the play was not entirely on accident.
Another possibility is that the rest of the panel actually shares his opinion so they did not feel the need to step in there. Afterall, three of the panelists are former NHL players and other former NHLers have already stated that the play looked reckless or at the very least.
