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Rangers' Carl Hagelin suspended for three games - USA TODAY Apr 16th 2012, 00:23 By Mike Brehm, USA TODAY Updated NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan suspended New York Rangers forward Carl Hagelin for three games in the first case on his busy plate. By Anthony Gruppuso, US Presswire New York Rangers left wing Carl Hagelin will sit out Games 3, 4 and 5 of his team's first-round series. By Anthony Gruppuso, US Presswire New York Rangers left wing Carl Hagelin will sit out Games 3, 4 and 5 of his team's first-round series. Hagelin had received a major penalty Saturday for an elbow that knocked Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson out of the game. The Rangers rookie said his elbow came up as Alfredsson raised his stick to brace for the hit, but Shanahan said, "We do not feel this is a reasonable excuse for the elbow that took place." Hagelin had no previous disciplinary action in his first NHL season. "I never tried to hurt anyone on the ice," he told reporters before the ruling came down. "That's not the type of player I am." Hagelin said he had texted an apology to Alfredsson, who's a hero in Hagelin's native Sweden. "He's one of my favorite players," he said. Ottawa coach Paul MacLean told reporters that Alfredsson was feeling better, but a decision on his Game 3 participation won't be decided until later. Shanahan also held a hearing Sunday with Senators defenseman Matt Carkner, who punched a defenseless Brian Boyle several times, and will talk Monday to Chicago's Andrew Shaw, who charged Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith on Saturday. For more information about reprints & permissions, visit our FAQ's. To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com. USA TODAY is now using Facebook Comments on our stories and blog posts to provide an enhanced user experience. To post a comment, log into Facebook and then "Add" your comment. To report spam or abuse, click the "X" in the upper right corner of the comment box. To find out more, read the FAQ and Conversation Guidelines.  This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Donate to Wikileaks.

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