One of the NHL's central spotters in New York made that call to trainer Jason Serbus, and in accordance with the league's concussion protocol, Smith's departure was mandatory. Other issues include the offside rule, coach's challenges, goalie equipment and goalie emergencies as GMs try to refine rules they've put in place in recent years. GMs will also discuss some disputed coach's challenges where a player's skate is off the ice and the play is ruled offside. Updates to the league's concussion protocol will be under the microscope after Smith and Lundqvist blasted the system as flawed. GMs said criteria for the June 21 expansion draft have been made clear, so there's no need for further clarification.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 05, 2017 21:33 UTC