“That one needs a big suspension” – Fans call for SUSPENSION of Martin Pospisil after Flames star gets EJECTED for boarding Taylor Hall

Martin Pospisil was ejected from the Flames-Blackhawks game after he collected a boarding penalty against Taylor Hall in the second period.

“That one needs a big suspension” – Fans call for SUSPENSION of Martin Pospisil after Flames star gets EJECTED for boarding Taylor Hall

Martin Pospisil and Taylor Hall (Image via The Hockey Writers/Chicago Sun-Times/X)

During the matchup between the Calgary Flames and the Chicago Blackhawks, things got heated up when Martin Pospisil made contact with Taylor Hall. The Flames star would hit Hall in the back and sent him into the boards which saw him getting ejected.

The incident took place midway through the second period. With the Flames leading the game at 4-1, he would attempt to shake off Hall. Pospisil ended up boarding the Blackhawks man which resulted in Pat Maroon retaliating against him.

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The 25-year-old defenseman was earlier given a 5-minute major for boarding Hall. After a short review, he was later removed from the game for his actions in this incident.

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In usual boarding penalties, the players are often judged a game misconduct, meaning that they are removed from the game. The same thing happened here as Pospisil was ejected from the match by the officials.

Pospisil may get a call from the NHL Department of Player Safety (DoPS). The Slovakia international is a repeated offender which could see him get a harsh penalty this time.

In March 2024, he received a three-game suspension for boarding Seattle Kraken’s Vince Dunn. Given that he has collected a same penalty, a long suspension could be on it’s way for him.

Recently, the NHL DoPS handed an eight-game suspension to New York Rangers’ rookie Matt Rempe. The long length for this suspension was because Rempe was a repeat offender. On top of that he was ordered to forfeit $80,000 of his salary.

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Social media reacts to Martin Pospisil’s hit on Taylor Hall

Fans on social media did not seem pleased with Martin Popisil’s hit on Taylor Hall during the Flames-Blackhawks again. As soon as clips of the incident went viral, several fans urged the NHL to hand him a long suspension.

Martin Pospisil and Taylor Hall
Martin Pospisil and Taylor Hall (Image via NHL/ESPN]

On fan on X wrote, “Oh my goodness, that one needs a big suspension“. The fan further explained that the league cannot have any such hits anymore. Meanwhile, another user slammed him for his performances and called him a “horrible player“.

Check out them and some other reactions from X regarding this below:

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In the resulting powerplay through this penalty from Pospisil, Connor Bedard collected his 100th point in the NHL as he scored his 12th goal of the season to make it a 4-2 game. In the end, the Calgary Flames added another goal and ran away as comfortable 5-2 winners from this match.