Despite not suspending Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ray Emery for his aggressive pummeling of Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals, NHL Vice President of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan 'hates' what Emery did to Holtby.
“I hate what Ray Emery did,” Shanahan told Sportsnet. “I wouldn’t like it if I were a teammate of his. I wouldn’t like it if I were an opponent of his. And I think, more important, if the rest of the caretakers of our game, the general managers, don’t like it, it’s important for us to say when a rule is not properly addressed in the rulebook. And I don’t think it is.”
As has been discussed earlier, the rule regarding "aggressors" was addressed by Shanahan in 2012, when he handed then Senators forward Matt Carkner a one-game suspension for his role in a one-sided fight with New York Rangers forward Brian Boyle.
(H/T) to Pro Hockey Talk