George Parros whines that he's a victim

Quick, someone pull out the world's smallest violin. 

NHL Department of Player Safety senior Vice President George Parros, who has been nothing but inconsistent with his decisions while on the job, is complaining that he's a victim after being appropriately criticized for his bizarre and controversial rulings that have left almost nobody satisfied. 

He attempted to defend his inconsistency by declaring that there is "nuance" to his various rulings, and made it clear that he doesn't appreciate the criticism that's been justifiably leveled his way. 

"I take more beatings now than I ever did on the ice, I'll tell you that much,” said Parros. “It's tough. There's a lot of nuance involved, as you might imagine. Our goal is always consistency. We have a similar process that we follow. We have had players, former players, and people in this department that have been here for a long time that we get consistency from as well.

“We track these things all year long. We look at 1,000 clips a year. We send out clips within our department that become part of our history and get logged in our brains. So, when something happens on the ice, we can recall from either memory or the database that we've collected all along the way. That allows us to look at similar plays that allow us to act and react in a reasonable and consistent manner.”

There have been various incidents over the years that have drawn scrutiny into Parros' ability to properly do his job, perhaps most notably in 2021 when the New York Rangers publicly called out the NHL Department of Player Safety for failing to dole out an appropriate punishment when Artemi Panarin was attacked by Washington's Tom Wilson.

Other examples include Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn escaping any punishment for a brutal cross-check to Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin's neck that caused him to miss the remainder of the season, a cross-check from Sam Bennett to the head of Michael Bunting (along with a subsequent headshot to Matthew Knies) in last year's postseason, and Andrew Cogliano suffering a fractured neck after being hit from behind in 2022 that only drew a two-minute minor. 

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