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Former NHL enforcer John Scott condemned Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> defenseman Jalen Chatfield<\/a> for executing a “gutless” takedown on Washington Capitals center Connor McMichael on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The two players dropped gloves in the third period of Carolina’s 5-1 win. With both losing their helmets early in the scrap, Chatfield took McMichael down forcefully to the ice in a wrestling-style slam.<\/p>\n While McMichael wasn’t injured on the play, many criticized Chatfield’s actions as unnecessarily dangerous. Scott was among them, tweeting:<\/p>\n “Gutless. Intent to injure. This should be a multi-game suspension. No discipline. … what are we doing here?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/template><\/p>\n Both players received matching five-minute fighting majors and 10-minute misconducts.<\/p>\n The fight occurred during a chaotic seven-minute stretch that saw 120 total penalty minutes. There were eight misconducts, four fighting majors and 10 minor penalties assessed between the two teams.<\/p>\n Capitals coach Spencer Carbery hinted his frustration over some uncalled plays leading up to the incident:<\/p>\n “There were just a few plays before (the takedown) that, you know. … player safety is a big thing. Guys are so good at policing each other on what’s dangerous or what’s not, and there were a few dangerous plays that start to get. … you can feel the temperature raising.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Carbery pointed out a few moments in the game where, given the score (5-1), missed calls by the refs led players to take matters into their own hands. He emphasized that this is when player safety becomes a concern, as teammates step up to defend each other.<\/p>\n The Capitals and Hurricanes won’t have to wait long for a rematch, as the division rivals are scheduled to play again next week in Washington.<\/p>\n Craig Button, TSN’s Director of Scouting, called for Jalen Chatfield to be suspended for his dangerous takedown of Washington Capitals forward Connor McMichael<\/a>.<\/p>\n “This is a dangerous play. It’s an intent to injure play, there’s no room for it,” Button said (per TSN).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n He added that it was simply good fortune that McMichael wasn’t seriously injured on the play. Button believes Chatfield’s actions warrant a suspension from the league.<\/p>\n “The way he whips him around over his leg, I think it has to be a suspension. There’s no place for that in this sport of hockey,” Button said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The 28-year-old Jalen Chatfield is in his first season of a three-year, $9 million contract with Carolina. He has six goals and 17 points along with 49 penalty minutes in 74 games this season.<\/p>\nCraig Button calls for a “suspension” for Jalen Chatfield<\/h2>\n