Tom Wilson isn’t going down without a fight — because, well, fighting seems just kind of integral to who Tom Wilson is, really.
Wilson received a 20-game suspension on Wednesday following an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist in their preseason meeting against the Washinton Capitals on Sunday.
Per Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washinton Post, here’s how the appeals process will work:
Wilson has 48 hours from the time the suspension was handed down to provide written notice of an appeal to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, but it’s highly unlikely Bettman will overturn the decision.