Major Suspension Incoming to Former Canucks Captain Bo Horvat After Injuring Wild Defenseman Jacob Middleton

With the Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin not making any big splashes at this years memorable NHL trade deadline, many fans have been wondering who they will be acquiring in the offseason to make up for it.

With that in mind, a recent rumor has linked former Captain Bo Horvat back to the Canucks, but he is now in the headlines for a whole other reason.

In the second period of the Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders matchup, fan favorite Jacob Middleton was forced to exit the game after crashing head first into the boards from a slight nudge by Bo Horvat.

Although just a minor penalty being called on the play, with the injury to Middleton, it is assured that Horvat will have a hearing with the department of player safety, but opinions if he should get a suspension is highly contes tested.

Cleary, Horvat is not the kind of player to engage in a play like this on purpose, but at the end of the day, it is not the intent but the outcome of the play, and in reality, Middleton was seriously injured.

Horvat immedicably went an addressed Middleton as he laid on the ice in pain, showing the intent was not there.

Here is another angle..

Hopefully Middleton is okay and NHL fans will be waiting a decsion from he league.