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"The Player Safety Department Should Be Suspended": Auston Matthews’ Agent Judd Moldaver Blasts DoPS over Game Suspension Length for Radko Gudas

Radko Gudas received the maximum five-game suspension after a knee-on-knee hit caused Auston Matthews a Grade 3 MCL tear and ended his season, NHL said.

  • On Friday, the NHL Department of Player Safety suspended Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas for five games for a knee-on-knee hit after a phone hearing.
  • On Thursday night in Anaheim, Matthews' left knee collided with Gudas after a William Nylander pass, leading to Matthews leaving with a Grade 3 MCL tear and quad contusion, and Gudas' five-game suspension was announced on Friday.
  • Gudas' disciplinary file shows prior suspensions, including four between 2015-19, bringing his total career suspension to 26 games and salary docked to $855,527, with a $104,167 forfeiture for this ban.
  • Matthews's agent Judd Moldaver blasted the ruling and phone hearing as ‘laughable and preposterous,’ while coach Craig Berube called it a dirty play and Morgan Rielly took responsibility for the slow on-ice response.
  • Under NHL rules, phone hearings carry a five-game maximum, as Evgeni Malkin also received this after a recent hearing announced at 9:44 a.m. ET.
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The Washington Post broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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