Brandon Prust Suspended 2 Games by NHL over Late Hit on Derek Stepan

May 23rd, 2014 by Rob Goldberg Leave a reply »

Big hits are a huge part of hockey, but sometimes they come with consequences.

Early in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final, Brandon Prust of the Montreal Canadiens knocked down Derek Stepan of the New York Rangers with a high shot that appeared to be late.

SportsCenter reports that Prust received a two-game suspension:



NHL.com breaks down Prust's discipline via video:



ESPN's Pierre LeBrun, James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail and Arpon Basu of LNH.com provide comments from Brandon Prust:



Newsday's Mark Herrmann sheds light on a text sent from Prust to Stepan:

The hit was so bad it broke Stepan's jaw, according to the Rangers' official Twitter account:



As a result, the league is ready to take action. According to the NHL Department of Player Safety (h/t Brian Stubits of CBS Sports), Prust will have a hearing for the incident:



While it remains to be seen what type of punishment will come from the devastating shot, it is clear that Rangers coach Alain Vigneault wants something done. Katie St ...

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