Phoenix Coyotes forward Scottie Upshall was suspended two games by the league for his hit on Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Oskars Bartulis. Upshall crushed Bartulis with a late hit just 17 seconds into the second period Tuesday of what ended up being a Coyotes 3-2 victory in overtime. Bartulis left the game with a shoulder injury and was to have an MRI exam Wednesday. Upshall, a former Flyer, received a two-minute boarding penalty. "Oskars was standing there minding his own business," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said Tuesday night. "It was a late hit. I have a little bit of a problem with it, yeah. It's not really like Scottie to do that." Upshall said after the game he was "just going hard to the net." But later, he apologized on his Twitter account. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6152154
