Wild forward Ryan Hartman is expected to appeal the 10-game suspension he received for roughing Ottawa’s Tim Stützle. After the NHL Department of Player Safety announced its decision Monday night, handing down the stiffest punishment of Hartman’s career,

Hartman, who was assessed a match penalty for roughing Tim Stutzle right after a faceoff, will forfeit $487,804.90 in salary and won't be eligible to play until March 9. The suspension will last for more than a month because the Four Nations Face-Off break will put the league on hiatus for two weeks from Feb. 13 through Feb. 20.

Ryan Hartman of the Minnesota Wild has been suspended 10 games for slamming an opponent’s head to the ice with his right arm on a faceoff