The Department Of Player Safety Confirms The Worst For Morgan Rielly

The situation is getting more serious for Morgan Rielly, as the NHL's Department of Player Safety has just confirmed.

According to an official statement, Rielly is now scheduled for an in-person hearing due to the cross-check he delivered to Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig's head. In-person hearings are reserved for potential suspensions of 5 or more games, indicating that Rielly is facing a significant punishment.

While no specific time and date have been set for the hearing yet, there's ample time for arrangements given the severity of the incident.

The cross-check occurred in the dying seconds of the game, after the play had stopped following a goal, and was evidently a retaliatory action following Greig's questionable decision to take a slap shot into an empty net.

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