Lightning player Lilleberg receives a suspension from NHL... but it's not Nikita Kucherov!
Wow! The NHL once again protecting its star players?!
This just in, NHL Player Safety has suspended Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg for two games for an illegal head shot on Detroit Red Wings forward JT Compher.
Incidentally, Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov has NOT been suspended for his chickensh** trip on Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen from this past weekend.
In case you missed it, Kucherov fully tripped Rasmussen with a dirty stick to the skates play while Rasmussen iced the game into an empty net.
Here's the play in question:
That's a play that should have every Red Wings player searching for #86 the next time the two teams play...
Source: NHL Player Safety