NHL Commissioner Upholds A Major Decision
The NHL announced Tuesday that commissioner Gary Bettman has upheld the five-game suspension for Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly following his appeal.
In his ruling on the suspension appeal, Bettman makes it clear that Ridly Greig's slapshot into the empty net before Rielly's cross-check was "utterly irrelevant."
More on the ruling as why he didn't suspend Reilly for more than the five games:
"As noted in the suspension video, Mr. Rielly pursued Mr. Greig for some time and had sufficient opportunity to engage him in a different manner, e.g, with a push or a shove or even by dropping his gloves to fight."
"Mr. Rielly himself testified that he could have engaged Mr. Greig in another manner and that he intended to engage Mr. Greig verbally."
"Mr. Rielly admitted that that his cross-check was intentional."
"Mr. Rielly himself testified that he could have engaged Mr. Greig in another manner and that he intended to engage Mr. Greig verbally."
"Mr. Rielly admitted that that his cross-check was intentional."
Rielly has served 4 of the 5 games, but had appealed the suspension February 16.
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