Scrumbs after the Whistle

During NHL playoffs the amount of scrums that come after a whistle increase ten-fold and its ridiculous. 

No matter the play, what has happened prior or what will happen later on in the game expect to see after most whistles a scrum of three to five players which not only wastes time but it is a serious deterrent to the game. 

When the whistle is blown it is suppose to allow for a line change and a quick break for the players on the ice, but in the NHL playoffs when the whistle blows it acts as a bell in a boxing match and signals the start of the bout. With this ridiculous notion of what the whistle means it not only causes problems but increasingly wastes time. A normal-couple second whistle break turns into a full out brawl and the time spanning from the actual game will be a few minutes. Not only does the brawling last however long it takes for it to be broken up, officials have to figure out what to do once the fighting has stopped.

Once everything has calmed down, before the whistle is blown to indicate the start of the game again, decisions have to be made with regards to the scrums. A defenceman strolled in from the blueline and joined in on the ru-ha-ha, the officials have to come to a conclusion on what sort of discipline should be used. It is this kind of penalty that comes back to haunt teams, and cost them games, series and championships. 

Even if there are no penalties handed out during a skirmish between players, they can be more costly if some happens to get injuried. A somewhat small argument arrupts over the away teams unwillingness to stop swarming the goalie after the whistle, so the home team takes acception and a scrum ensues. In all of the commotion a player losses his footing and falls. Not only could he be injured but he could injur someone else. The post whistle scrum has become a breeding ground for injuries, most of which are pointless and could have been avoided. 

The NHL will have to take a good long look at what they aren't stopping, thus allowing, pointless scrums post whistle. It is time for the league to stop these before they become out of hand, before a tragedy errupts through the sport, the way Don Sanderson's tragedy did with fighting in the sport. Stop the issue before it becomes a serious problem. Do Not Allow Post Whistle Scrums.