The NHL Division of Participant Security has introduced that Toronto Maple Leafs ahead Ryan Reaves has been suspended for 5 video games after delivering an unlawful hit to the pinnacle in Saturday’s sport between the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Toronto’s Ryan Reaves has been suspended for 5 video games for an unlawful examine to the pinnacle in opposition to Edmonton’s Darnell Nurse. https://t.co/GyVuA2TLmG
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The NHL Division of Participant Security defined that Reaves’ unlawful hit to the pinnacle resulted in an damage. Reaves delivered a excessive, laborious examine and the pinnacle was the principle level of contact. The NHL DoPS deemed the hit was avoidable, which suggests each parts of the unlawful hit to the pinnacle had been glad. The direct contact to the pinnacle was the principal level of contact. Second, the hit didn’t must go down the best way it did and Reaves ought to have taken one other route to put a bodycheck on Nurse.
Nurse was taking part in the puck, so he was in a susceptible place. His head didn’t transfer and Reaves may have higher timed the play and averted such a harmful play. Nurse didn’t materially change his place simply previous to the hit and Reaves ought to have hit via the shoulder.
As a result of it was an unlawful hit and Nurse was injured, these elements contributed to the choice, as did Reaves’ previous historical past with suspensions and fines within the NHL.
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