Flyers' Dale Weise suspended three games for an illegal check to the head
The Flyers have had three players miss games this season due to suspensions
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Chris Peters
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The Philalelphia Flyers have been hit hard by suspensions already this year and now forward Dale Weise will join those who have already missed games. The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Friday that Weise had been suspended three games for an illegal check to the head on Anaheim Ducks defenseman Korbinian Holzer Thursday night.
Weise was not penalized on the play during the game, while Holzer managed to return to action without an injury.
According to the department, Weise delivered an unnecessary check to the head after extending into his hit instead of staying low to make solid body contact. Though Holzer was slowing up at the time, Weise changing his own trajectory led to the Flyers forward connecting squarely with the Ducks defenseman's head.
Here is the full explanation:
This is the second time in Weise's career he has been suspended for an illegal check to the head.
Gudas still has two games remaining on his suspension. On top of that, the team had to play its first three games without Brayden Schenn, who had a suspension carry over from the playoffs last year.
By the time Weise's suspension is over, the team will have had seven games without being able to ice its optimal lineup because of suspensions, assuming no one else gets suspended before Weise gets back. Meanwhile, the team is off to a slow start with a 1-3-1 record right out of the gates.
