Rielly was suspended for five games for cross-checking Ottawa's Ridly Greig in the face.
Rielly was suspended for five games for cross-checking Ottawa's Ridly Greig in the face.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly not pleased with how they came to learn of Morgan Rielly's five-game suspension on Tuesday.
According to TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Rielly learned of the five-game suspension through a leak before being informed by the NHL's Department of Player Safety.
Dreger addressed this during TSN's pre-game before the club's 4-1 victory against the St. Louis Blues.
"That's what has them as wrangled as I've heard from my Leafs sources in a long long time," Dreger said. "I'll use the word disappointed, that's not the word that was thrown at me in describing the events of the day."
Before the NHL's Department of Player Safety officially released their decision of Rielly's suspension, ESPN insider Keven Weekes tweeted that he had heard the suspension was five games in length for Rielly. A length of suspension is rarely broken by a reporter before the league puts it out on their social channels and website.
Following Toronto's victory on Tuesday, Sheldon Keefe was asked about his reaction to Rielly's suspension and said that Leafs GM Brad Treliving would have more to say in a media availability on Wednesday.
Rielly will be eligible to return on Feb. 22 when the Maple Leafs visit the Vegas Golden Knights.
In addition to not having Rielly, the Maple Leafs defeated St. Louis without Mitch Marner and John Tavares, who missed the game with an illness. Toronto improved to 15-2-1 over the last two seasons without their best defenseman in the lineup.
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