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# Updated: Kyle Clifford suspended one game for the hit on Ross Colton
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/kyle-clifford-to-have-a-phone-interview-for-the-hit-on-ross-colton-playoffs-tampa-toronto/
- Published: 2022-05-03T13:50:31.000Z
- Updated: 2022-05-03T13:50:31.000Z
- Description: Player safety can still give a suspension from a phone interview, but it is limited to five games or less.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Maple Leafs Playoffs, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27

Kyle Clifford has been suspended one game for his hit from behind on Ross Colton early in Game 1 of the series. He will miss Wednesday’s game in Toronto, likely returning on Friday for Game 3 in Tampa Bay.

> One game suspension for [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Kyle Clifford.
> 
> — Frank Seravalli (@frank\_seravalli) [May 3, 2022](https://twitter.com/frank%5Fseravalli/status/1521583830980771842?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Original post:

> Toronto’s Kyle Clifford will have a hearing today for Boarding Tampa Bay’s Ross Colton.
> 
> — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) [May 3, 2022](https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1521499923782541312?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> The duality of Kyle Clifford   
>  
> one was good, the other was not good [pic.twitter.com/4SGxaihJmz](https://t.co/4SGxaihJmz?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [May 2, 2022](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1521277077420396546?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

At the time of the hit, Clifford received a five-minute penalty for boarding and a game misconduct. In general, the game misconduct carries some weight in a hearing as a kind of “time served”. The option is open for the Department of Player Safety to levy a fine, a suspension or take no further action.

There is nothing forcing player safety to count playoff suspensions as more punitive, but it seems like they sometimes do that.

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[8 Notable Suspensions Given During the NHL Playoffs Since 2000](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2944229-8-notable-suspensions-given-during-the-nhl-playoffs-since-2000?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

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The Maple Leafs have a long list of potential players to take Clifford’s fourth-line spot, and if Michael Bunting is healthy enough to play on Wednesday, that’s the answer as to who comes in.

Edited to add the fines from last night’s game as well:

> Tampa Bay’s Corey Perry has been fined $2,500, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Unsportsmanlike Conduct during last night’s game against Toronto.
> 
> — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) [May 3, 2022](https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1521514474288599040?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Toronto’s Wayne Simmonds has been fined $2,250, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Unsportsmanlike Conduct during last night’s game against Tampa Bay.
> 
> — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) [May 3, 2022](https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1521514336082145282?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Tampa Bay’s Pat Maroon has been fined $2,250, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Unsportsmanlike Conduct during last night’s game against Toronto.
> 
> — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) [May 3, 2022](https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1521514529515089921?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Reminder: fines are based on a players’ salary amount and are not set by the offence committed.