forward has been suspended four games for elbowing defenseman on Monday night. After reviewing the play, . Late in the second period, Rempe went to lay a big hit on Siegenthaler when he raised his elbow and made contact with Siegenthaler's head. The Devils' defenseman left the game with an injury, and Rempe was Hamidou Diallo Jersey a se sed a game misconduct. Matt Rempe was a se sed a five-minute major for elbowing and a game misconduct for this hit. Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Rempe had a hearing with the Department of Player Safety on Tuesday, and he wound up getting a four-game suspension. In its explanation video, the league said the hit was not the result James Johnson Jersey of unfortunate timing from either party. "This is not a case in which a sudden movement by a player receiving the check turns a legal check into an illegal one," the DoPS said in its video. "Nor do we believe this is incidental contact as a player is bracing for the boards or another player." The league also a serted that Rempe chose to "flare his elbow up and away from his body" once he realized he might mi s his check. This is the second consecutive game between these two games Aleksej Pokusevski Jersey in which Rempe has thrown an illegal hit. On Feb. 22, Rempe received a match penalty for his hit on . In Andre Roberson Jersey his postgame pre s conference, Devils forward said he offered to drop the gloves with Rempe as retribution for that hit on Bastian. MacDermid said Rempe declined and then ripped the rookie for the way he went about the situation. "After a hit like that, it kind of goes without saying that you should answer the bell in some way and be a man about it," MacDermid said. "Game goes on, and he throws another hit like that and gets kicked out. Po sible suspension. There's a right way to go about Luguentz Dort Jersey things and a wrong way. I kind of lost a lot of respect for him tonight." Rempe will now mi s games against the , , , and . He'll be eligible to return on Tuesday night against the .