NHL's Postseason of Mayhem

The Stanley Cup playoffs were barely a week old by the time the league had handed out nine suspensions in the wake of a series of dangerous illegal hits, stickwork and out-of-control brawls. On April 17, Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa left the ice on a stretcher and was hospitalized after being leveled by a headshot from Coyotes winger Raffi Torres, who jumped to drive his shoulder into Hossa's head. Torres was suspended indefinitely and faced a disciplinary hearing.