Ottawa Senators defenseman Eric Gryba has been suspended two games by the NHL for his strike on Lars Eller in Thursday's win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game one of the two clubs' Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, according to TSN hockey core Bob McKenzie (via Twitter). Eller was hit by Gryba in the 2nd period of Thursday's game and must be flourished the snow on a stretcher, leaving a bloody world. He premiered from a medical facility on Friday, in line with the group via ESPN.com. Gryba attempted to defend himself after the game, making his intentions very clear (via SportingNews.com ): I stepped up to create a hit. My shoulder was kept by me down. He received the puck by the time he was hit by me. My elbow was down and there was no purpose to harm him whatsoever and I am hoping he is OK. I'm not out here to hurt anybody and it's never good seeing any such thing like this. I really hope he makes the full and speedy recovery. The 23-year-old center suffered a concussion along with facial fractures from the disastrous strike. Demonstrably, Eller will not be available for the Canadiens in Game 2, which really is a notable loss given that the fourth-year person had added in eight ambitions and dished out 22 assists this season for Montreal, the No to perform. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Thursday's sport was tied at 1-1 before Gryba's hit. The Senators outscored the Canadiens 3-1 over the remaining 26 minutes, earning 4-1 to steal home-ice advantage far from Montreal. The 25-year-old Gryba spent just over seven minutes on the ice before he was examined a game misconduct penalty and sent off following strike to Eller. His two-gameAsuspension would keep him out of Friday's Game 2 in Montreal and Game 3 Sunday night in Ottawa. Game 2 between the Senators and Canadiens is planned for Friday night at 7 p.m. ET. Follow Bleacher Record Highlighted Columnist Patrick Clarke on Twitter.
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