Coyotes' Larsson Suspended For Two Games for Illegal Check to the Head

The NHL has come down on Arizona Coyotes forward Johan Larsson and suspended him for two games for his hit to the head on St Louis Blues forward Zach Sanford.

While some are arguing it was Sanford's fault and Larsson should have only received the two minute penalty on the play and that's it, the NHL player safety department felt otherwise.

Ugly hit by Johan Larsson, who gets two minutes for an illegal check to the head of Sanford. Head is almost only point of contact. Sanford appears to be OK and stays in pic.twitter.com/FeMTGiRM44

— NHL Safety Watch (@NHLSafetyWatch) February 13, 2021

The Blues and Coyotes are in the middle of playing each other seven times in a row so expect some form of retaliation on Saturday night. 

While Larsson isn't considered a dirty player by any means, this play is certainly on the fine line of the edge.

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