San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres was suspended Wednesday. There will be a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety because of his hit on LA Kings center Jarret Stoll in Game 1 of their western conference semis on Tuesday night. A decision will be made on any suspensions that Torres might get. He was given a two-minute minor for charging at the time. He could be suspended for multiple games because Stoll may have a head injury. There is no word on Stoll from the Kings. He didn't come back into the game Tuesday night or practice with the team on Wednesday. His status for game 2 is unknown. Darryl Sutter said he was day to day, but that was all. Stoll has had one assist and no goals in the post season, and is 3rd in hits for the Kings in the post season with 23. Torres has 1 goal in the post season. Game 2 is scheduled for Thursday in Los Angeles. Brad Richardson will replace Stoll on the King's 3rd line with Dustin Penner and Trevor Lewis.
A very similar hit by Ottawa defenseman Eric Gryba on Montreal forward Lars Eller during their first-round playoff game got Gryba suspended for 2 games. The director of the NHL's Department of Player Safety, Brehdan Shanahan, will meet with Torres on Thursday to determine if there will be any suspensions. Torres was suspended in 2012 when he played for the Coyotes for a hit on marian Hossa. He was out for 25 games for that one.
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