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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
I think it's bizarre for a suspension to be dependent on outside variables and not just on the event itself
if a suspension is worth 5 games let it be 5 games, 1 let it be 1 etc.
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Ok, that's fair. Though it isn't exactly unheard of. I may be misremembering, but I believe Cooke was suspended for the last several regular season games + round 1of the playoffs a couple years ago. Maurice Richard's infamous suspension was also a "balance of the playoffs" decision. And, of course, Bertuzzi's suspension was set at "whatever the hell we feel like".