Housley strongly disagrees with decision not to suspend Hartnell for Antipin hit

Phil Housley wasn't thrilled with the fact that Nashville Predators forward Scott Hartnell wasn't suspended for his hit from behind that left Victor Antipin with several injuries.

"I do know that our player was taken off on a stretcher, has a broken nose, facial lacerations, and missing teeth," the Buffalo Sabres head coach told reporters Monday, according to The Buffalo News' Mike Harrington.

"So in that respect, I strongly disagree with the NHL decision," Housley added. "It's unfortunate for Victor ... I just felt with that situation, (the ruling) wasn't handled the right way."

The Sabres defenseman laid motionless and face down on the ice for several minutes before being removed on a stretcher Saturday night. He was diagnosed with multiple injuries, including a concussion.

Here's a look at the hit in slow motion:

A slow-mo look at that Hartnell hit on Antipin. Antipin was stretchered off. Hartnell handed a five-minute major and game misconduct. #Preds #Sabres pic.twitter.com/1eVLlNBCRv
— Mark Harris (@TweetsByHarris) April 1, 2018

Antipin is in his first NHL season after spending parts of six campaigns in the KHL. Hartnell is a veteran of 17 seasons, and he has played seven of those with the Predators.