Agreed. The rules on this are clear: You are not permitted, for any reason, to step onto the ice to start or join an altercation. That is exactly what Clowe did, and that is exactly why he is getting suspended. That he might have been coming on for a line change is a mitigating factor that might be the only reason why the NHL hasn't simply suspended him 10 and his coach 1 and is instead offering him the in-person meeting.
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