Kings Vision: Kings Vision: NHL Explanation Of Raffi Torres Suspension

[KingsVision]

The NHL's Senior VP of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan released this breakdown of why the Sharks' Raffi Torres was suspended for his hit in game 1 on the Kings' Jarret Stoll.

 

[etherialone]

I can give a recap.

As quoted from his autobiography

"I always hated playing in Los Angeles. Some of the worst times I had as a player happened there".

Brendan Shannahan.



I can't ever remember a player being suspended for a variable amount of time. I wonder how the suspension would go if the player Torres injured was Datsyuk or Broduer.

 

[no name]

Just as I said on the main boards.

Most hitters like to hit. They want to make the highlight reel hit that sends their opponent flying and makes the think twice about receiving a puck with said player on the ice. Torres has every opportunity to do this. He lines Stoll up, takes 6 strides and avoids the big hit. Instead he makes a drive by with the intent to hit Stoll high. I can't say a head hit was his intention, but all things considered this seems pretty obvious.