MONTREAL, QC. — On Friday afternoon the NHL announced that Senators defenseman Eric Gryba had been suspended for two games for an illegal check to the head of the Canadiens Lars Eller.
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Brendan Shanahan from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety identified the following factors in making his decision:
- Eller’s head was the principal point of contact.
- Eller lost consciousness prior to his face striking the ice.
- The pass made by Raphael Diaz was irrelevant.
Additional video and photo gallery of the illegal hit can be found here.