The NHL handed Chicago Blackhawks star Duncan Keith a six-game suspension Friday for slashing Minnesota Wild forward Charlie Coyle in the face Tuesday, according to Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Keith's suspension will force him to miss Game 1 of the Blackhawks' first-round playoff series.
Per Lazerus, the NHL released a video explaining the decision to sit Keith down for his actions against Coyle.
"While on his back, Keith looks at Coyle, winds his arm back, then slashes his stick dangerously and violently directly into the face of Coyle...an intentional and retaliatory act of violence by a player with a history of using his stick as a weapon," the NHL said.
Keith said he will not appeal the suspension and has apologized to Coyle, according to Lazerus. "There’s a limit there and I gotta know that," Keith said, per Lazerus. "I will. Everybody wants to have a reputation as a clean, honest player. There’s a line [and] a limit. It’s just being smarter and knowing that," Keith said.
The incident took place midway through the first period of M ...
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