The NHL would like fans to be talking about Connor McDavid's push for a 100-point season or focusing on Auston Matthews' bid for 40 goals, but they're not.
The topic that has the hockey world in a lather right now is the Washington Capitals' Tom Wilson, a tank of man with a Grim Reaper reputation, tossing around the New York Rangers' Artemi Panarin — an MVP candidate — like a rag doll.
Just before taking down Panarin, Wilson punched Pavel Buchnevich in the back of the head while he lay prone on the ice.