“It feels very much like a slap in the face and much more personal than even just about the money.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle has been suspended one game without pay for slashing Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny on Thursday. Under terms of the collective agreement and based on his average annual salary, Guhle will forfeit $4,496.53. The money goes to the NHL players’ emergency assistance fund. The slashing incident occurred during the second period of the Canadiens’ 4-1 victory. Guhle was on the bench when he reached over the boards to slash the chest
NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Friday for slashing Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny. The incident occurred at 19:55 of the second period in a 4-1 Montreal win on Thursday. Konecny was tied up with Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky after hitting him in front of the Flyers bench shortly before. When Konecny was later passing by Montreal's bench, Guhle hit Konecny in the stomach with his stick while on the bench. Guhle