Coyotes GM Don Maloney has issued the following statement regarding Raffi Torres' 25 game suspension that was announced today by the NHL. "I want to thank Brendan Shanahan and his staff for their thorough review of this incident," said Maloney. "The ruling is very severe for Raffi and our Hockey Club. Raffi plays a hard, physical game yet this contact crossed the line on what is acceptable in our game today. We hope Marian Hossa makes a full and speedy recovery as we all enjoy watching him perform. The Club accepts the NHL's decision and will focus on our game tonight."

Coyotes forward Raffi Torres has been suspended 25 games by the NHL for his hit to the head of Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa during Tuesday game of their quarterfinal series. The punishment was announced Saturday morning, a day after Torres had his hearing with the league in New York City. League disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan said Saturday that Torres' hit was "a violation of three NHL rules, interference, charging and illegal check to the head."

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman calls teams' complaints about player suspensions during the postseason "gamesmanship." Bettman said Friday that criticism of the league's disciplinary decisions as inconsistent simply reflected clubs disliking rulings that hurt them.

Coyotes winger Raffi Torres has been suspended indefinitely, pending a hearing Friday, for his hit on Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa during Game 3 of their series Tuesday, the league announced. That means Torres will miss at least Thursday's Game 4. The hearing was planned for Wednesday but was rescheduled at Torres' request. It will be convened at the NHL's New York office. An in-person meeting could result in a suspension of more than five games.

Blackhawks center Andrew Shaw was suspended three games for his hit on Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series, according to NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan.

The Rangers accept the NHL's three-game suspension of Carl Hagelin and will not pursue an appeal. However, we are thoroughly perplexed in the ruling's inconsistency with other supplementary discipline decisions that have been made throughout this season and during the playoffs. We will have no further comment on this decision.

Rangers rookie Carl Hagelin was suspended three games by the NHL for hitting Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson up high with an elbow in Game 2 Saturday night. NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan called the hit, which occurred during the second period during the Senators' overtime victory over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden, "a reckless strike to the side of Alfredsson's head." Also suspended Sunday was Senators defenseman Matt Carkner who was banned one game for going after Rangers center Brian Boyle in the first period of Game 2.

Canucks right wing Byron Bitz was suspended two games for a hard hit Wednesday night on Kings left wing Kyle Clifford, the NHL announced on Thursday. The incident occurred late in the second period of a victory by the Kings in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal.

The NHL suspended Wild defenseman Nate Prosser one game for his head-butt on Blackhawks forward Jamal Mayers in Minnesota's 2-1 shootout win Thursday, according to an ESPN.com report.

Red Wings defenseman Kyle Quincey has been suspended, without pay, for one game for charging Panthers forward Tomas Kopecky during the game in Detroit on Sunday, April 1, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced today.