Sharks Raffi Torres suspended 41 games for headshot on Jakob Sifverberg

San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was given a 41 game suspension by the NHL's Department of Player Safety for his illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg in the preseason.

Torres' lengthy suspension history as well as Silfverberg's head being the principal point of contact played into the ruling: