Breaking: NHL dishes out a big suspension for Nazem Kadri's ugly crosscheck.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing the rest of their season without one of their top forwards.

The National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety has announced that Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri will be suspended for four games as a result of his vicious crosscheck to the head of Detroit Red Wings forward Luke Glendening.

Kadri is considered a repeat offender under NHL rules, and the fact that the Maple Leafs only have four games remaining on their regular season schedule like both had an impact on the length of the suspension. For a full breakdown of the NHL's ruling on the suspension you can view the video below.

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