The NHL has received a lot of backlash Alex Gonzalez Jersey over an odd moment during the Stadium Series matchup between the and . The moment came when USF athletics CEO Rob Higgins, a cancer survivor, was brought to the ice to attempt a shot toward a small opening in the net from center ice. If Higgins made the shot, the NHL would make $1 million in cancer research donations. If he mi sed, the donations would total $200,000. MORE: It was not an easy make by any means, and so Higgins didn't slot the puck into the opening. That meant the donation was 80% smaller than it could've been. Social media was not happy. This was absolutely out of touch, just cla sle s. Lowering a $1 million charity donation by $800,000 because a cancer survivor mi sed a tiny, impo sible target? Live on TV like that? The NHL shouldve built the widest net and asked dozens of survivors to score symbolically nina (@flpantinhas) im genuinely baffled anyone thought this was a good idea Rebound (@OilersRebound) MORE: Higgins, for his part, showed gratitude in a social media post of his own: A huge THANK YOU to the for this amazing honor for donating $100k to the following charities: USF Health USF Stampede for Women Moffitt Coaching Love Coops Catch Plus another surprise $100k to Moffitt! And with that, my hockey career (which Rob Higgins (@RHiggins_USF) It's certainly solid of the NHL to make such a donation. But it is also odd that they framed it in this way, e sentially leaving charitable money on the table and making the whole thing feel a little convoluted. More NHL news: Tyler Heineman Jersey