There is no question that all eyes are on the Toronto Maple Leafs and how the NHL will handle the appeal of Morgan Rielly's 5-game suspension. While many agree that his crosscheck on Ridly Greig warranted some supplemental punishment, 5-games was far beyond what anyone expected. Especially given the precedent set earlier this year for suspensions.
Now, it appears that Brendan Shanahan may be the one behind the appeal of Rielly's suspension, as this is his opportunity to take it out on the League for unfairly treating the Leafs when it comes to supplemental punishment.
The appeal will only be heard by Gary Bettman, who is likely to back his Department of Player Safety on their decision. However, the Leafs are making a point of the entire ordeal by appealing in the first place. Clearly, if anything, they feel wronged by the decision.
We will see how the appeal process plays out.
As seen on https://www.mapleleafsdaily.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/major-development-in-the-morgan-rielly-suspension-appeal - "Major development in the Morgan Rielly suspension appeal"
POLL | ||
FÉVRIER 17 | 994 ANSWERS BREAKING: Major Update in Morgan Rielly's Appeal Against His Suspension Do you think Rielly's suspension will be decreased? | ||
Yes | 417 | 42 % |
No | 577 | 58 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Brandon Hagel | - | 5 | 5 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Nico Hischier | 3 | - | 3 | |
Macklin Celebrini | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Seth Jarvis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Zachary Bolduc | 2 | - | 2 | |
Will Cuylle | 2 | - | 2 | |
Lars Eller | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jake Guentzel | 2 | - | 2 | |
Alex Iafallo | 2 | - | 2 | |
Ivan Ivan | 2 | - | 2 | |
Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Drake Batherson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |