TAMPA, Fla. – With the verdict less than a day old, Niklas Kronwall was still struggling with how he felt about his one-game suspension levied by the NHL on Tuesday.
“It’s hard to describe,” said Kronwall, who will sit out tonight’s Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The suspension snaps Kronwall’s streak of a 98 straight playoff games, the longest among the current roster.
“I still don’t really know how I feel, to be honest with you,” he said Wednesday. “I still haven’t grasped it.