PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Flyers aren't very happy that they will be without their most physical defensemen until Dec. 12.
On Sunday night, Radko Gudas was issued a 10-game suspension for slashing Winnipeg Jets center Mathieu Perreault on the back of the neck on Thursday.
"I was surprised. I didn't expect that," Gudas told the Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday. "I mean, I don't agree with it, but I accept their decision."
Gudas, who has been suspended two other times, sat out Philadelphia's 5-4 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames on Saturday.