Sharks' Torres Won't Appeal Suspension: Raffi Torres has elected not to appeal his suspension. (Updated 5/17/13)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 6/19/13).
Fantasy Analysis
Although many of his Sharks teammates felt the suspension for the remainder of the second-round series with the Kings was excessive, Raffi Torres elected to preserve his eligibility for a potential Western Conference finals series. Though not a prolific scorer offensively, Torres' skills as an enforcer will be missed against the Kings. (Updated 5/17/13).
05/17/2013 20:31 Sharks issue statement on Raffi Torres suspension
Raffi Torres will not appeal his suspension, but the Sharks don't agree with the league's decision as they explained in a statement on Friday night.
05/17/2013 00:57 Kings use late flurry of goals to take down Sharks in Game 2
Captain Dustin Brown tied it with 1:43 left and Trevor Lewis scored the tiebreaking power-play goal 22 seconds later, propelling the Los Angeles Kings to a stunning 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night and a 2-0 series lead.
05/16/2013 18:33 Raffi Torres suspended for rest of second round
The NHL has suspended Sharks forward Raffi Torres for the remainder of the second round for an illegal hit to the head on Tuesday night.
Raffi Torres will be unavailable for the first eight games of 2012-13 as he continues to serve a suspension that was reduced to 21 games for a hit on Chicago's Marian Hossa during the opening round of the playoffs. Torres is a quiet -- but surprising -- source of offense for the Coyotes. He had 26 points to complement 83 sin bin minutes last year and there's no reason to think a similar output isn't possible going forward. (Updated 8/14/12)
