Toronto’s Ryan Reaves has been suspended for five games for an illegal check to the head against Edmonton’s Darnell Nurse. https://t.co/GyVuA2TLmG
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) November 17, 2024
In the second period against the Oilers, Reaves caught Nurse, who was rounding the net, with a hit that caught him high, causing Nurse to bleed and knocking him out of the game. Reaves was assessed as a five-minute major and ejected.
A suspension was a near certainty, with the only question concerning the length. Frankly, I won’t try to make much sense of it.