Flyers VandeVelde suspended two games for elbowing Jonathan Toews

forward will sit out his teams next two games after being suspended by the NHLs Department Sergey Murashov Jersey of Player Safety. VandeVelde was cited for elbowing captain in the head during the Flyers 3-2 win Wednesday night.VandeVelde was penalized after leading with his forearm as he checked Toews up high, catching him in the head. Due to the position of the Flyers forwards approach, Toews never even saw it coming. Though the penalty on the Earl Ingarfield Jersey ice was nothing more than a minor for elbowing, supplemental discipline seemed inevitable.Here is the NHLs explanation:Toews was not injured on the play and remained in the game. According to VandeVelde, who played with Toews one year at the University of North Dakota, the two met up after the game and also exchanged text me sages. Toews wanted to let his ex-teammate know there were no hard feelings.VandeVelde on postgame meeting with Toews: "He even sent me a text me sage saying, Dont worry about it. everything is Jay Caufield Jersey going to be OK." Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) While everything was fine healthwise with Toews, the NHL still doesnt take too kindly to direct shots to the head, which this clearly was. Even in the absence of malice, the reckle sne s of the play and the force with which the blow was delivered warranted something further. VandeVeldes disciplinary Nick Bonino Jersey history is otherwise clean, which likely prevented any more games from being tacked on. Hell mi s a pair of huge games for the Flyers, Bob Errey Jersey who are still battling for wild card position in the Eastern Conference. The first is a really big one against one of the two teams they are chasing, the Pittsburgh Penguins at home, while the second is another divisional game against the New York Islanders.