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San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres has been suspended for the remainder of the second round of the playoffs for his hit on Jarret Stoll. Here’s the full NHL explanation…
Meanwhile, Stoll remains sidelined following the hit. He will not play in Game 2 tonight and Brad Richardson will take his place in the Kings’ line-up.
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On if there’s any chirping going on between the two teams:
“There’s always a little bit of chirping I think, but we always talk about playing hard between the whistles. Anybody can act tough after the whistles. Really it doesn’t get much accomplished anyway, right? So we wanna play hard. You know our identity is playing [...]
On being comfortable with Brad Richardson stepping in:
“Yeah, played with Richie a lot so I kind of know how he is. Gonna miss Stolly out there, but Richie’s kind of a prick to play against. Great on the forecheck, has a lot of speed, and makes plays. So we just gotta stick to what we were [...]
On if he feels extra pressure in the face-off circle with Stoll out:
“Not anymore. I mean we knew that coming in they were a good face-off team. In order to have the puck a little bit more, you gotta win face-offs. You definitely don’t want to chase those guys around. So the onus is on [...]
On if he’ll be getting a nap in before the game:
“Yeah, I usually do. Try to get like an hour, so I’m sure I will today.”
On what he has for pre-game lunch and if it is the same every day:
“Not every day no. On game day I do sweet potato, carrots, rice pasta spirals with [...]
Sharks forward Raffi Torres will appear before the NHL Disciplinary Committee in New York on Thursday afternoon. As such, Torres will definitely miss Game 2 in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, the status of Jarret Stoll’s availability for the game remains unknown at the time of this post.
Regardless, San Jose defenseman Jason Demers thumbed out a tweet in [...]
Everybody is talking about the Raffi Torres hit on Jarret Stoll from last night, but what about ‘back in the day’ when they were good buddies…
Former Oliers’ Strength and Conditioning coach Chad Moreau tweeted this:
#RaffiTorres hit on @jarretstoll I remember when they used to be best buds in ETown. #whereisthelove
— Chad Moreau (@Hockey_OT) May 15, [...]
The following video is of Raffi Torres’ hit on Jarret Stoll from the second period of Tuesday night’s playoff game between the Sharks and Kings…
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Stoll did not play another shift after the hit.
Following the game, here’s a link to what Kings coach Darryl Sutter had to say about the situation.
Meanwhile, Sharks coach Todd McLellan [...]
If you’re not on twitter, really, what are you waiting for?
It’s the quickest way to get all the news from around the NHL, including 140-character comments from several players.
Specific to the Kings, there are already a fair amount of players on twitter, with each bringing their own personality and style.
For example, there’s Dustin Penner. Already [...]
Statement from Sharks GM on Raffi Torres suspension
Full statement from Sharks GM Doug Wilson…
The Sharks organization fully supports the NHL in its efforts to remove illegal and dangerous hits from the game but we strongly disagree with the NHL’s decision to suspend Raffi Torres.
Upon review of the incident, it is abundantly clear that this was a clean hockey hit. As noted by [...]