Maple Leafs ahead Ryan Reaves used to be suspended 5 video games with out pay following his unlawful take a look at to the top of Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse on Saturday evening in Toronto.
The NHL Division of Participant Protection introduced the punishment on Sunday after his disciplinary listening to. Reaves will forfeit $35,156.25, in accordance with his reasonable annual wage, underneath phrases of the collective bargaining settlement. The cash is going to the Avid gamers’ Emergency Lend a hand Fund.
Reaves hit Nurse within the head along with his shoulder because the latter used to be making an attempt to skate out from at the back of the online throughout the second one duration of the Maple Leafs’ 4-3 additional time win over the Oilers. Nurse used to be bleeding following the trade and didn’t go back to the sport.
Reaves won a five-minute primary penalty for an unlawful take a look at to the top and sport misconduct.
Reaves, 37, has been suspended 3 times throughout his NHL profession.
He has one lend a hand and 23 penalty mins in 16 video games this season.
Reaves has totaled 136 issues (63 objectives, 73 assists) and 1,095 penalty mins in 893 profession video games with six other groups.
–Box Stage Media
