Panthers' Rowe: Ehlers hit on Griffith was dirty, deliberate

Tom Rowe wasn't about to mince words.

The Florida Panthers interim head coach sounded off Wednesday following his team's 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, calling out Jets winger Nikolaj Ehlers for his hit on Panthers forward Seth Griffith.

"It was a dirty hit by Ehlers," Rowe told reporters. "He deliberately did it, I don't care what anybody says. We watched it on video. It was a dirty hit."

Here's the Ehlers hit on Griffith, who left the game with a concussion: pic.twitter.com/XVBsLsO3ZL

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Griffiths left the game late in the first period with what Rowe described as a concussion.

Rowe said Griffith is out for "God knows how long.'' #flapanthers

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"If the kid is going to play like that in the league, it's going to be a long season for him," Rowe added. "I don't know when players are going to start respecting the game, and not going for the head, because that was a deliberate hit."

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