'I'm a big boy. I signed up for this. I can handle this,' Scheifele said ... 'But, to put my parents, brother and sister, my loved ones through this, is unacceptable.'
says his family is being targeted by angry fans upset with his cheap shot hit onScheifele just received a 4-game suspension for taking out the Montreal Canadiens forward in Game 1 of their playoff series earlier this week.
On Friday morning, Scheifele finally spoke to the media about the suspension -- saying he will NOT appeal the 4-game ban because he does not want to be a distraction to his team.... and he's very upset about it.
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