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Update: League schedules Wednesday hearing with John Moore

New York Rangers v Montreal Canadiens - Game Two

MONTREAL, QC - MAY 19: John Moore #17 of the New York Rangers checks Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens during the third period in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre on May 19, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Update: The NHL will hold a hearing with John Moore on Wednesday, so we won’t wait long to find out if there will be supplemental discipline. It’s unclear if it’s a telephone or in-person hearing.

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Game 5 between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers has had just about everything. Unfortunately, that includes a questionable hit, as Rangers defenseman John Moore received a match penalty for elbowing Canadiens forward Dale Weise.

Here’s video of the hit:

The reflexive comparison is to look at Moore’s hit on Weise vs. Brandon Prust’s jaw-breaking check on Derek Stepan. Here are a few bits of conversation on that subject:

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Moore, 23, hasn’t been suspended in his NHL career.

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