Cherry doesn’t agree with one-game suspension for Kings defenceman Doughty

Don Cherry doesn’t agree with the one-game suspension that was handed down to Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty on Thursday. 

Doughty was suspended for one game for an illegal check to the head of Vegas Golden Knights forward William Carrier in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Wednesday night.

Cherry spoke about the suspension on his Coach’s Corner segment Thursday during the first intermission of Game 1 of the Maple Leafs-Bruins series, saying he thought the hit was to Carrier’s shoulder, not his head.

“How could they suspend Doughty for one game like this? … He hits this guy, hits his shoulder first and this guy goes off,” Cherry said as a replay of the hit was shown. “Look at the shoulder, he hits the shoulder. What’s he supposed to do?