Suspension incoming?
Midway through the first period of tonight's game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes and current Leafs' whipping boy Nick Ritchie has pulled off yet another "Nick Ritchie Special" laying a borderline hit on Hurricanes blueliner Brett Pesce.
Here's the hit in question:
And from another angle:
That's likely to get Ritchie a call from NHL Player Safety, but it's worth noting that Pesce popped right up and did not miss a shift.
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