You’re sooooooo correct. Can’t believe I said that.
They could assess a 10 minute misconduct penalty...look at Sunday's Pitt/Philly game, there were 3 assessed.
But in the event that a 10 minute misconduct penalty is given that team may substitute for the penalized player immediately. That is why when refs give a misconduct penatly, it's always in conjuction with another minor/major penalty. So, for example, the player is given a "2 and a 10".
Oh and as an aside...Torres is a dirty SOB. I personally am of the opinion that if a player is suspended due to an egregious hit that results in injury, the player should be suspended until the injured player returns. So, for instance, Steve Bertuzzi should have never played again after breaking Steve Moore's neck. I believe THAT would stop the head hunting.