During a European hockey game, this former top-10 NHL draft pick took several cheap shots at his opponent, which will likely land him a long-term suspension. <h2>Nick Ritchie Takes Cheap Shots at Opponent During Liiga Game</h2> Nick Ritchie was pretty well known for his toughness during his stint in the NHL. However, he may have taken things too far during a game in the Finnish Liiga. Ritchie could be seen landing punches with his glove still on on the back of his opponents head, for seemingly no reason. <q>Former NHLer Nick Ritchie (#11 in White Jersey) repeatedly punches opponent in the head because he knocked him off the puck cleanly...? He received a major penalty and a game misconduct. This is pretty gutless.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ckerneywriter/status/1740715685213589553'> </a></blockquote></div> Ritchie has been in his fair share of fights before, however, there is clearly a line that has been crossed with these actions. He will likely face a suspension that will be long term, as the league doesn't look fondly on fighting in general, if you can even call this a fight. <h2>Ritchie in First Year Playing in Europe</h2> Ritchie is in his first year playing in Europe, as he had a pretty long NHL career playing for the Ducks, Bruins, Leafs, Coyotes, and finally the Flames before taking his talents overseas. He never truly found his footing for a team, playing in the bottom six most of his career in the NHL despite being a top-10 draft pick. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1495240557605670918'> </a></blockquote></div> With Ritchie being a physical player, he will need to learn to tone it down in a league that is more about skill than toughness. He has 1 goal and 4 assists in 10 games so far this season.