[edn88]

I think he intended to throw the elbow, but not intend to make contact with the head. He was attempting to hit Doughty with his elbow in the chest area to block him.

That said, you have to be in responsible for your stick and your actions, so he deserved an in game elbowing penalty. You can argue if it was a 2 or 5 infraction.

What I don't agree with is, that because the official missed a call (that at most should have been a 5/game) it is possible that he is going to get a 2 game suspension. So instead of a major and getting kicked out of half a game, he might get 200% of that penalty.

Even if he gets fined it is unfair. If the officials do their job, then he gets a penalty and doesn't have to pay anything.