A.J. Greer was given a one-game suspension by the NHL’s Department of PlayerSafety for his crosscheck to the face of Montreal Canadiens’ ahead Mike Hoffman within the Bruins’ 4-2 win over the Habs on Thursday on the Garden.
It is the primary time Greer has been suspended or fined in his 99 video games within the National Hockey League.
Late within the first interval, Greer and Hoffman have been jousting with their sticks earlier than a faceoff. They finally turned to face one another and, after Hoffman put his stick into Greer’s chest in what the league deemed a defensive posture, Greer crosschecked him within the face.
“It is important to note that this is not a case of a stick directed towards the body that rides up the opponent,” in line with the league’s video clarification. “This crosscheck is delivered cleanly to the head of Hoffman. And while we understand Greer’s assertion that he does not intend to strike Hoffman in this manner, players are responsible for the stick at all times. This is a careless crosscheck delivered in a stoppage of play that strikes an opponent at a dangerous height with the force necessary that warrants supplemental discipline.”
Greer has been out and in of the lineup as he and Jakob Lauko have been getting video games on the fourth line. But with the suspension Greer gained’t be accessible for Saturday’s recreation in opposition to Tampa on the Garden.
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