Ridly Greig faces hearing after Sean Walker punch
Ridly Greig just handed Travis Green one more offseason problem, with Ottawa's agitator headed to a hearing after Game 4.
The league is reviewing Greig for roughing after he threw a punch at Carolina defenseman Sean Walker in Saturday's 4-2 loss. The hearing date and time are still to be announced.
That's the real story now for Ottawa. The Senators were already staring at elimination pressure, then the final game of their season tilted into a penalty parade and Greig crossed the line.
Walker was tied up with Warren Foegele when Greig came over and landed the shot. It was the kind of sequence that usually gets the Department of Player Safety moving fast once the game tape lands on the desk.
Because Ottawa's season is over, any suspension would not be burned off in the playoffs. If the league drops games on Greig, they carry straight into opening night next season.
That matters for a Senators team that just got swept 4-0 and doesn't have much margin for sloppy carryover. The offseason was supposed to start with questions about roster growth, not discipline.
Ottawa's edge just became a liability
Greig plays on that line every team says it wants. He gets under skin, crowds the crease, drags opponents into extra scrums, and changes the temperature of a series. That edge is useful until it starts costing games and then calendar days.
Against Carolina, Ottawa needed composure and finish. Greig finished the series with 0 goals and 1 assist in 4 games, and now his last playoff touch may be the punch everyone remembers.
That's a bad look for a player who is supposed to be part of the Senators' long-term top-nine identity. You can be irritating, relentless, and hard to play against without handing the league an easy clip to review.
Green now heads into the summer with one more message to hammer home in that locker room. Ottawa can play heavy, but it still has to stay available.
The punch didn't save the season. It only added one more consequence after the final horn.
And if Player Safety makes an example out of Greig, Ottawa's first lineup discussion of next fall may already be settled before puck drop.
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