The Buffalo Sabres found out the fate of their No.1 defenseman this afternoon, and as I expected, it was anything but good news:
Buffalo’s Rasmus Ristolainen suspended three games for interference on Pittsburgh’s Jake Guentzel.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) March 23, 2017
Rasmus Ristolainen suspended three games for big hit on Jake Guentzel (Video) https://t.co/I59sCicUNo via @YahooSports
While a lot of fans thought the suspension should be two, at most, I could actually see the NHL going as high as five games, since Jake Guentzel was concussed on the play.