NHL general managers would apparently like the league's rule about headshots to be clearer.

As GMs convene in Boca Raton, Fla. next week for the Board of Governors meeting, they could discuss the language of Rule 48, TSN's Darren Dreger noted during Thursday's "Insider Trading" segment.

Rule 48.1 currently defines an illegal hit to the head as:

A hit resulting in contact with an opponent's head where the head was the main point of contact and such contact to the head was avoidable is not permitted.

According to Dreger, the controversy relates to the term "avoidable" versus "unavoidable." He notes that Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon, Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen, and Kevin Cheveldayoff of the Winnipeg Jets are among those who would like the rule to include any type of head contact, whether or not it's avoidable.

The three GMs are pushing to have a penalty assessed in any instance where contact to a player's head is made.

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The NHL's imperfect coach's challenge system has been, and will continue to be, a hot topic in hockey circles after its first full season of implementation.

It's widely accepted that the entire process needs to be scrutinized, but there's one executive who believes there's a quick fix for the volume of challenges being issued for offside calls and instances of potential goaltender interference: Harsher consequences than a spent timeout.

Pierre LeBrun reported on TSN's Insider Trading that an unnamed executive plans to float the idea of having a two-minute delay of game penalty issued for a failed coach's challenge.

"He thinks that would cut down on the number of 50-50 calls that coaches are going for, especially in the third period. Because right now, (the) strategy is like a glorified timeout for a lot of these teams. They're saying, 'You know what, so what if we lose it, we're stopping play, we're stunting momentum, so why not just go for it?"

One would think this idea would curb the amount of challenges, but as the process itself has taught us, it's impossible to predict what will happen, and how the game will be affected, when these rules are implemented.

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Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog has been suspended three games for cross-checking Simon Despres of the Anaheim Ducks.

As the video explains, Landeskog raised his stick into Despres' head, knocking him to the ice.

In the league's eyes, the play was not a battle for the puck or an attempt to establish positioning, and was deemed to be a reckless, irresponsible, and dangerous cross-check.

Despres was not injured on the play, while Landeskog has been suspended in the past. Both factored into the ruling.

(Video courtesy: NHL.com)

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