Ryan Hartman addresses his recent suspension
After his actions last Saturday, Minnesota Wild veteran Ryan Hartman was given a three-game suspension, and now he's addressed his punishment.
While many don't believe Ryan Hartman's actions against the Vegas Golden Knights deserved a three-game suspension, or any punishment at all, the NHL's Department of Player Safety handed him a three-game suspension regardless.
There's no doubt that prior offense's may have played a part in the decision, as Hartman has already been suspended this year for something that happened on the ice, and as we've seen before, the DoPS certainly doesn't favour people that they've had to deal with on multiple occasions.
Minnesota's season was all but over, with the team on the verge of being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention anyway, but now they will miss one of their key pieces for three of their final eight games on the season. Now, the veteran forward has addressed his suspension, surprisingly accepting that what he did when the team lost was the wrong move to make.
At 29-years of age, Hartman certainly knows better, but in this instance, frustration clearly got the better of him, even if the officials missed the high-stick call late in the game that may have changed the entire outcome.
Source: Blade of Steel
Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman opens up about his suspension
| POLL | ||
AVRIL 3 | 61 ANSWERS Ryan Hartman addresses his recent suspension Should the NHL's DoPS have given Ryan Hartman a three-game suspension? | ||
| Yes | 28 | 45.9 % |
| No | 33 | 54.1 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||