The Minnesota Wild were soundly defeated on Saturday night by the Ottawa Senators, losing a 6-0 final score in which they managed only 16 shots on goal while allowing 52. And the considerable loss on the scoreboard wasn’t the only loss by the Wild,

Ryan Hartman has always played hard in his NHL career, but on Saturday he took it too far with a disgusting act on Senators forward Tim Stutzle that could have resulted in a major injury for the young star.

Ryan Hartman will be out of action for the next month-plus after the NHL Department of Player Safety issued its stiffest punishment of the season. The Wild forward was suspended 10 games for roughing — “using his forearm to violently slam the head of Senators forward Tim Stützle into the ice” — during the Wild’s 6-0 loss Saturday.

The Minnesota Wild ends a five game road trip at the Boston Bruins Tuesday night, and there’s a very good chance they won’t have Ryan Hartman.

The Wild will be without one of their more physical presences on the forward line for the foreseeable future. Right winger Ryan Hartman will miss Minnesota's next 10 games, the NHL announced Monday night.

As if Kirill Kaprizov’s injury wasn’t enough, the Minnesota Wild will now have to manage without the services of Ryan Hartman for the next 10 games. The NHL Player Safety Department announced Monday night that the Wild forward has been suspended for 10 games due to his hit on Tim Stützle.