Brewin Flames Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Wild's Ryan Hartman suspended 1 game for hit on Nikolaj Ehlers 3:32 PM ET Reute Minnesota Wild winger Ryan Hartman was suspended one game following his interference infraction in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Hartman was disciplined by the NHL on Wednesday for his huge open-ice hit against Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers at the 11:31 mark of the third period. Hartman was penalized for interference and roughing on the play, which sparked a brawl and saw Ehlers leave the ice holding the back of his head. Hartman, 28, has 37 points (15 goals, 22 assists) and is second on the Wild with 90 penalty minutes through 59 games. Minnesota (46-25-10, 102 points) plays its regular-season finale on Thursday at Nashville. The playoff-bound Wild are third in the Central Division, two points behind the Dallas Stars. A first-round pick by Chicago in 2013, Hartman has 233 points (107 goals, 126 assists) in 506 career games with the Blackhawks, Predators, Philadelphia Flyers and Wild. The league also fined Winnipeg defenseman Neal Pionk $5,000 on Wednesday for cross-checking Wild forward Marcus Johansson with 47 seconds remaining in Tuesday's game. Pionk was assessed a five-minute major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ClusterChuck Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 The game was already getting out of hand and I believe if you go back to the play where Ehlers (?) crashed into Kaprisov back by our net. Then on the break out, I'm thinking Hartman was doing a little extra payback on Ehlers or just the fact whoever ran Kap again. Intereference? Sure, But the game was prime for these events to happen. If the league wanted consistency, Then Pionk should've at least got the same suspension for his crosscheck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 He played the puck and then stopped dead to stonewall the guy rushing at him as he played the puck I don't really have a problem with this hit personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted October 8, 2023 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 I don't either, but giving up puck possesion just to make a hit is kind of silly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Did Ehlers have his eyes in his butt? Besides that, I'd buy the interference call but nothing more. If you're coherent, Trouba would've been suspended with his hit on Toffoli too. But why making that kind of play in the preseason? If you're a kid trying to make your room, yeah maybe. Otherwise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomdog Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Math said: why making that kind of play in the preseason? That hit was last year in the playoffs. Just an old post for a new topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) Closing this as it seems it is causing some confusion as to when this happen (it IS an old topic). Moved the relevant (though misplaced) post about Hartman's contract to the current, more appropriate, Minnesota Wild general season thread. Edited October 8, 2023 by TropicalFruitGirl26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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