‘Said Predators General Manager David Poile: “Everybody has to be responsible for their actions on the ice, and we try to stress with our players to be disciplined at all times. This was a retaliatory action. Scott Nichol is an emotional player. Unfortunately (Thursday) night a foul against him caused him to react in an inappropriate way. The league dealt with this and we accept the suspension and we move forward.”’
NHL suspends Predators center Nichol for nine games
Source: Nashville Tennessean