NHL suspends Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly for five games: report

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be skating without Morgan Rielly for the next little while.

Rielly will receive a five-game suspension, according to a report from Kevin Weekes of ESPN, for his cross check on Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig on Saturday night.

In the waning seconds of Toronto’s 5-3 loss to the Senators, Rielly took offence to Greig’s choice to take a slap shot on a wide-open net. Rielly hit Grieg with a cross-check up high, causing a bit of an on-ice brouhaha.

Edit: Now confirmed by NHL Player Safety. (Archive)