Maple Leafs forward Alexander Kerfoot received a two-game suspension for cro s-checking Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson, .
Late in the second period of Saturday's Adrian Killins Jr. Jerseys game between Toronto and Colorado, Kerfoot shoved Johnson acro s the numbers on the backcheck, causing himto collide with the boards in a violent fashion. Johnson did not Cody Conway Jerseys suffer an injury.
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While the initial contactby the forward wasn't extravagant, it was blatantly obvious his intention was not to simply locate Johnson and feel which Baron Browning Jerseys direction the defenseman was going. As Johnson's head and shoulders slid into the boards, the fans at the Pepsi Center in Denver rose to their feet in search of a call which they received.
Kerfoot was a se sed a two-minute minorfor Denver Broncos Kids Jersey boarding, but after review by the league, he was given his first-career suspension. He will mi s Toronto's games against the Red Wings on Wednesday and the Sabres on Friday. The 25-year-old forward had never been suspended or fined prior to the current suspension.
Playing in 22 Kary Vincent Jr. Jerseys of the Leafs' 25 games this season, Kerfoot has five goals and three a sists. In his first two seasons, heplayed for Colorado before being tradedwith Tyson Barrie to Toronto in exchange Brian Dawkins Jerseys for Nazem Kadri and Calle Rosen in July. Coloradoalso swapped a sixth-round pick for Toronto's third-rounder.