Zac Rinaldo needs to be suspended for a long time

Everyone knows that Arizona Coyotes forward Zac Rinaldo is a rat. The 27-year old has more games suspended than he does goals in the NHL. He was at it again Saturday night when he was thrown out of the game after a sucker punch to the face of Colorado Avalanche defender Samuel Girard.

Midway through a scoreless game, Zac Rinaldo took a run at Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon. There was nothing wrong with the hit, but as is suspected in today’s NHL, MacKinnon’s teammates took exception to the play.

Rookie defenseman Sam Girard was the closest Avs player to the collision, so he was the first to confront Rinaldo. He gave Rinaldo a light shove and was met with a bare-fisted sucker punch. The play…