Michael Cammalleri Suspended 1 Game for Slashing Nino Niederreiter

by Adam Gretz

Filed under: Canadiens, Islanders, NHL Discipline

On Saturday we showed you the video of Montreal Canadiens forward Michael Cammalleri taking a baseball bat-like swing to the back of Nino Niederreiter's leg, and as expected, the NHL took an additional look at the incident. On Monday it was announced that Cammalleri has been suspended one game (costing him over $32,000 in salary) by the NHL.

Cammallerri was ejected from the game (along with receiving a five-minute major) and will miss the Canadiens season opener against their long-time rivals from Toronto on October 7.

Prior to Cammallerri's slash, he was on the receiving end of a hit in the neutral zone by Niederreiter (video can be seen by clicking right here), and then retaliated by taking a couple of swings with his stick in the rookie's direction, including one that was up near his head.

Here's video of the incident one more time...

 

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