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Ivan Barbashev had a hearing today on this hit which appeared to make contact with the head of Marcus Johansson:
Marcus Johansson has returned to the ice after taking this hit from Ivan Barbashev #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/zr1dSj5k0D
— NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSBoston) June 7, 2019
Unsurprisingly, if you have a hearing, chances are good that you’re getting suspended. Like Oskar Sundqvist before him, Barbashev will sit out one game of the Stanley Cup Final.
St. Louis’ Ivan Barbashev has been suspended for one game for an Illegal Check to the Head on Boston’s Marcus Johansson. https://t.co/CVEqVANQ7a
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) June 7, 2019
This is an unfortunate loss for the Blues. Barbashev has been a key part of the Blues’ possession controlling, chance generating fourth line. Berube described Barbashev today as “a lot like Sundqvist, heavy hockey, good defensive stuff, penalty kill, just relentless on the puck and the forecheck. They’ve been a physical line throughout the Playoffs.”
He also expected the consequences and didn’t question the league calling a hearing. “[T]hey’re going to look at things that happen in games, and that’s just part of it. It’s physical hockey, it’s heavy hockey out there both ways, and they’re going to look at some stuff once in a while, so that’s the way it goes.”
The way it’s going right now is that Robbi Fabbri will be suiting up more than likely, if Robert Thomas isn’t close to a return.
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