Gesture against Tim Stutzle | Striker Ryan Hartman suspended for 10 games

The Wild of the Wild of Minnesota Ryan Hartman was suspended for 10 games after having thrown the head of the attacker of the Senators of Ottawa Tim Stutzle on the ice with his forearm during a playing.
The Department of Security of National Hockey League players (NHL) announced its decision on Monday, indicating that it considered Hartman as a repeat offender. Before this new sanction, it was fined seven times and suspended four times in 663 games, the qualifying series included.
The accused gesture occurred with less than 20 seconds to sell in the second period of a duel between the two clubs on Saturday, while the score was 3-0 for the senators. While Stutzle was leaning to win the game, Hartman placed his forearm behind his opponent’s head to project him on the ground with all his weight.
Hartman received a match penalty on the sequence.
“It is important to understand that it is not a hockey game,” can be heard in the video of the NHL. Hartman said he was trying to use his hand to regain balance by relying on Stutzle. We disagree. Hartman has chosen to abuse a vulnerable player in an unacceptable way. »»
This is the longest suspension awarded by the NHL since that of 20 games to the capital attacker of Washington Tom Wilson, in 2018. This had been reduced to 14 games by an independent referee, while Wilson had Already served 16 games of the initial suspension.