So Brad Ross is suspended, for an undetermined amount of time.

From following the league, a 'TBD' suspension generally means two things:

1. For some reason, they don't make these decisions on the weekend, so they're waiting for Monday to give things a thorough review.

2. They're waiting to see how the injured player is, and they make the call once they have better information.

They had all Friday to review the hit, so I don't think #1 is in play much. So it's all about how long Zach Franko is out. My guess Ross will get however long Franko is out plus one additional game. Unless it looks like Franko will be out for awhile, in which case they'll probably cut it short at 5 or 6 games. Just a guess.

Chris has speculated, and I've seen it repeated in other places, that the Rockets might sit Franko out more than they normally would to keep Ross out as well. I don't think so. At present Ross might be a better player than Franko, but I would argue that Franko for Ross is a trade that favors Portland. Franko was their fifth-leading scorer, on a team where no forwards were over one point per game. The Winterhawks with their depth can handle Ross being out more than the Rockets can handle missing Franko.

[BTW, I have been remiss at welcoming back the founder of this site, a function of me not doing a lot of non-gameday posts. Without Chris I wouldn't have this gig. He knows his stuff, so follow him over at Comcast Sports. Also on Twitter.]

I hadn't realized watching live how late the Ross hit was. Definitely not a hockey play by the definition that's been in vogue this season, which is a hit to be separating a player from the puck. I pretty much agree with Scott's take on it.

