5/4: Greig has been suspended for two games for his sucker punch on Walker, per TSN’s Bruce Garrioch. With Ottawa’s season wrapped up, Greig will need to serve the suspended games at the start of the 2026-27 regular season. That will require that he is on Ottawa’s active roster, rather than assigned to the AHL. Greig signed a four-year, $13MM contract extension in January.
4/26: Senators forward Ridly Greig‘s season is over following Ottawa’s sweep at the hands of the Hurricanes, which was finished off yesterday. He’ll now be facing a delayed start to his 2026-27 campaign as well. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Sunday that Greig will have a hearing for roughing Carolina defenseman Sean Walker in their Game 4 loss.
Obviously, there’s no rush to make the decision. Still, it shouldn’t be more than a few days until Greig learns his fate. It’s not an in-person hearing, so his looming supplemental discipline won’t be any longer than five games.
Greig wasn’t penalized on the play, which was largely missed in the moment. At the midpoint of the second period in one of the many after-the-whistle scrums on Saturday, Walker and Ottawa winger Warren Foegele were engaged in a pseudo-fight near center ice. Greig, who didn’t have a sparring partner, came over and delivered a sucker punch square to Walker’s chin while he had his head down (video via Sportsnet).
In what was a silent series offensively for the Sens, Greig was one of only seven Ottawa skaters to record a point. His primary assist on Dylan Cozens‘ game-tying goal late in regulation in Game 2 was only the second postseason point of his career. He had a goal in six games against the Maple Leafs last season.
The 23-year-old will be kicking off his fourth full NHL season in the fall, whenever he does end up getting into the lineup. He’s already established himself as one of the Sens’ most physical forwards while posting some remarkably consistent offensive totals. He’s hit exactly 13 goals in each of his three full-time campaigns, with his point totals ranging from 26 to a career-high 35 this season.
Walker didn’t sustain an injury on the play, which certainly contributed to the non-call on the play. Walker took matters into his own hands later in the frame, earning a minor penalty for boarding Greig.
Punk
What was that business about Taylor Hall supposedly trying to rip Kleven’s helmet off to punch him in his broken jaw? Was listening on the radio and the announcers were calling for an “intent to injure”.
Canes were angry at Kleven for his hit on Nikishin that knocked him out of the game.
Not the first low rent move by Greig.
Like your first low rent comment grapes boy
Oh my, the DoPS is actually doing something! They miss and suck at their job in general and have missed a variety of calls in these playoffs but not surprised by George Perros and the department’s incompetence.
Assumed that Nick Cousins was holding Greigs beer.
Clearly intentional.
2-3 games would be a fair decision.
Gutter trash. But his captain leads by example…