Updates from Friday, April 11
Matt Brown of 590 Radio reports that Rupp will be suspended four games for his hit on Oshie:
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Mike Rupp's wallet is gonna be a lot lighter after Thursday night.
The Minnesota Wild left winger connected with a violent hit to the head of St. Louis Blues right winger T.J. Oshie. Oshie gained fame during the Sochi Olympics this February when he lifted Team USA to a victory over Russia with four shootout goals in a 3-2 group qualifying win.
Oshie had no idea Rupp was coming and got completely blindsided with the hit.
Rupp was given a match penalty for intent-to-injure, which means he's automatically suspended. The NHL's Department of Player Safety will look at the incident and decide on a proper punishment, per NESN's Nicholas Goss.
Blues color analyst Kelly Chase thinks Rupp will be hit with a heavy fine:
Coincidentally, this was the 34-year-old's first game since February, per Mike Cole of NESN. It could be his last game for some time as well:
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