Yeo calls for 'harder' discipline after Capitals' Wilson boards Blues' Blais

Tom Wilson isn't getting the message, according to St. Louis Blues head coach Mike Yeo.

Just eight days after the NHL handed the Washington Capitals forward a two-game suspension for interference on Blues forward Robert Thomas, Wilson was back at his old tricks, receiving a five-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding Blues' forward Sam Blais Sunday.

After seeing Wilson's antics twice in just over a week, Yeo was not thrilled and suggested the league should be a little more strict if Wilson is dealt further discipline.

"It's a predatory hit with a guy that apparently didn't learn his lesson from the first suspension," Yeo said, according to NHL.com's Lou Korac. "Maybe coming down on him a little bit harder will make him think a little bit more about it. It's tough going after vulnerable people."

Of course, Wilson will now be considered a repeat offender so any discipline would carry a stiffer penalty.

Blais noted after Sunday's game that he was feeling good and he disapproved of Wilson's hit.

"I didn't see (him), but I think it was not a good hit," said Blais. "I didn't see him coming. For sure if I would have seen him coming, I would have protected myself."

The Capitals next game will be their season opener against the Ottawa Senators Thursday.