Raffi Torres Suspension Details

Sharks, Kings looking for matchup help

Sharks, Kings looking for matchup help With a pivotal Game 4 on tap Tuesday at HP Pavilion, the Kings-Sharks playoff series has turned into something of a chess match. The rivals are contemplating lineup changes for a Western Conference semifinal that has seen San Jose and Los Angeles get reduced to basically two lines each thanks to injuries and a suspension. The Sharks, desperate for a win to knot the series at two wins each, had defenseman Jason Demers skating on a forward line Monday and welcomed grinding winger Adam Burish back to full practice as well. When Raffi Torres hit and inju... San Francisco Chronicle

Sharks GM takes issue with Torres suspension

SAN JOSE -- On Friday, San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson revealed his thoughts about the league-mandated suspension to veteran forward Raffi Torres.     Blackhawks Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports

Sharks 2, Kings 1: San Jose gets physical in bringing down Los Angeles in overtime

They may have been without Raffi Torres, who was suspended by the NHL on Thursday for an illegal hit in Game 1, but that didn't stop the Sharks San Jose Mercury News

NHL playoffs 2013: some observations, and other stuff

1. Doug Wilson embarrassed himself and the San Jose Sharks with his whiny manifesto of a statement today regarding the suspension of multiple offender Raffi Torres. Give me a BREAK. Are we all not so tired of this “He’s not that kind of a player, he didn’t mean to do it” defense from an NHL [...] All Things Avs | Denver Post

Sharks fined $100,000 for Wilson statement

Raffi Torres was suspended for the remainder of the Kings-Sharks series due to his hit on Jarret Stoll, which the NHL Department of Player Safety deemed as a hit that made Stoll’s head the principal point of contact. On Friday, Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson offered his own interpretation of the hit, one that contradicted [...] LA Kings Insider

Torres won’t appeal; Doug Wilson statement

According to several reports, including the embedded tweet by Pierre LeBrun below, San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres will not appeal the series-long suspension that was administered by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Thursday. Raffi Torres has decided not to appeal his suspension — Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) May 17, 2013 Sharks general manager [...] LA Kings Insider

San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson says team 'strongly disagrees' with Raffi Torres' suspension

Raffi Torres will not appeal NHL ruling that he be suspended for the remainder of the San Jose Sharks' playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings. San Jose Mercury News

GM Doug Wilson's statement on suspension of the Sharks' Raffi Torres

Wilson calls NHL's decision to suspend Torres unfair San Jose Mercury News

Nothing coming from Torres today, but Gomez acknowledges suspension becomes rallying point

SAN JOSE — Back home Friday after the double-whammy that was Thursday. Dividing the workload today with Curtis Pashelka — he’s taking on the recovery needed after that heartbreaking loss, I’m taking a closer look at the Raffi Torres suspension, how players are reacting to it... Working the Corners | San Jose Mercury News

If Torres had appealed suspension, here’s how process would have workd — plus Wilson’s statement

SAN JOSE — Now that we know Raffi Torres will not be appealing his suspension (You do know that, right? No? See http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_23271474/san-jose-sharks-general-manager-doug-wilson-says ) a little background. I checked with NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly late this... Working the Corners | San Jose Mercury News