NHL suspends Tampa Bay's Scott Sabourin for 4 games after chaotic preseason finale

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The NHL has suspended Tampa Bay forward Scott Sabourin four games for his actions in the Lightning’s preseason finale against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

kAmxEVD F?4=62C H96? $23@FC:? H:== D6CG6 E96 DFDA6?D:@?[ D:?46 E96 {:89E?:?8 D6?E 9:> 324< E@ $JC24FD6 @7 E96 p>6C:42? w@4<6J {628F6 @? |@?52J] $23@FC:? A=2J65 😕 @?=J @?6 }w{ 82>6 =2DE D62D@?]k^Am

kAm$23@FC:? — H9@ H2D @? E96 :46 7@C @?=J `h D64@?5D $2EFC52J — H2D 8:G6? 2 >2E49 A6?2=EJ 7@C 8@:?8 27E6C u=@C:52 5676?D6>2? p2C@? t<3=25 ;FDE ai`f :?E@ E96 82>6] %92E 9:E D6E E96 E@?6 7@C 2 >2E49FA H96C6 @77:4:2=D 42==65 ed A6?2=E:6D[ :DDF65 `b 82>6 >:D4@?5F4ED 2?5 92?565 @FE b`a A6?2=EJ >:?FE6D]k^Am

kAm%96C6 H6C6 D@ >2?J A6?2=E:6D 42==65 E92E E96 @?\:46 4C6H 6G:56?E=J =@DE EC24< @7 H9@ 925 366? <:4<65 @FE] u=@C:52VD }:<@ |:<<@=2 H2D 4C65:E65 H:E9 2? 2DD:DE >:5H2J E9C@F89 E96 E9:C5 A6C:@5 @? 2 8@2= E92E H2D 5:D2==@H65 23@FE `d >:?FE6D =2E6C 3642FD6 |:<<@=2 H2D F?2H2C6 96 925 366? 6;64E65 62C=:6C 😕 E96 A6C:@5 — 2?5 E96C67@C6 :?6=:8:3=6 E@ 36 A=2J:?8]k^Am

kAm“xE 8@E D:==J] xE 8@E DEFA:5 3J E96 6?5 @7 :E[” u=@C:52 7@CH2C5 tG2? #@5C:8F6D D2:5 E92E ?:89E] “xE H2D?’E C62==J 9@4<6J @FE E96C6]”k^Am

kAm$23@FC:? H2D @?6 @7 D:I A=2J6CD 42==65 FA uC:52J 3J %2>A2 q2J 7@C $2EFC52JVD 82>6] %9@D6 >@G6D 42>6 @?6 52J 27E6C E96 {:89E?:?8 2?5 !2?E96CD 925 2?@E96C AC6D62D@? 82>6 762EFC:?8 ch A6?2=E:6D 2?5 `ge A6?2=EJ >:?FE6D]k^Am

kAmt<3=25 =67E $2EFC52JVD 82>6 27E6C E96 9:E 7C@> $23@FC:?] w6 H2D 23=6 E@ AC24E:46 |@?52J 2?5 😀 6IA64E65 E@ A=2J H96? E96 EH@\E:>6 5676?5:?8 $E2?=6J rFA 492>A:@?D @A6? E96:C D62D@? 2E 9@>6 %F6D52J 282:?DE E96 r9:428@ q=24<92H

k9C ^m

kAmp! }w{i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?9=Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?9=k^2mk^Am

NHL suspends Tampa Bay’s Scott Sabourin for 4 games after chaotic preseason finale | National Sports

Tags: