Oilers’ Hard-Hitting Blue-Liner Keeps Testing NHL Rules

This is the kind of defenseman who makes opponents pay a price every shift and forces coaches to decide how much chaos they can live with. The problem in the NHL is that players who lean too far into the rough stuff usually get a short leash unless the rest of the game holds up. Edmonton has a decision on its hands because the edge that makes him useful can also be the thing that gets him exposed.