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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Carter Ashton has been suspended for two games, without pay, for boarding Calgary Flames forward Derek Smith on Wednesday, the NHL announced.
Ashton will forfeit $8,615.38 with the money going to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund, under the terms of the collective equipment.
“I was prepared for anything. It’s part of the process and I have to deal with it,” Ashton said of the suspension. “It’s a high speed game and collisions are going to happen. It’s unfortunate it happened the way it did. I’m just glad (Smith) is not hurt.”
Ashton will miss Saturday’s game in Vancouver, and Friday’s game at home to New Jersey. Troy Bodie, a healthy scratch in recent games, could suit up in Ashton’s place.
Ashton, who has one point in 25 games with the Maple Leafs over the past two seasons, drew a two-minute penalty on the play, plus a fighting major after Calgary’s Shane O’Brien stepped in.
Said Carlyle:”They deemed that Carter’s was a check from behind, so we take our medicine and go home and there’s no complaints, no excuses.”
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