There already had been eight suspensions in the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs before the Chicago Blackhawks' Marian Hossa left the ice on a stretcher Tuesday night.

"This has spiraled from out of control to total chaos," agent Allan Walsh tweeted.

Walsh, who has led a campaign for concussion awareness, sent out a warning signal when he added, "Do we really need a player to die on the ice for this insanity to stop?"

NHL: Suspension tracker

Writes USA TODAY's Mike Brehm about Raffi Torres' possible punishment for the Hossa hit:

NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan has said the one thing you don't want to be when you come before the league's player safety department is a repeat offender.

There was no official word Wednesday morning on whether Raffi Torres would have a hearing with Shanahan after Tuesday night's hit on Marian Hossa, but Torres fits that category.