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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Bunk go back and watch it, you can maybe justify the first slash, and call it a slashing major or even a gross misconduct. But Scott was tied up and not a threat on the second one a few seconds later. You're the one making thing
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I've watched it. Nothing has changed. The whole thing goes down in 3 seconds. Scott says something. Kessel looks confused and goes to put his hand on Scott's back. Puck drops, Scott's gloves drop. Kessel starts backpeddling and throws out his two slashes and then is tied up with another player.
I'd give Kessel a 2-minute penalty for the slash. Maybe a 5 if you are really offended by how big of a swing he took but he was in control of his stick, hit the other guy in the pads and didn't cause any injury. But when you factor in the fact that the other guy is trying to physically attack him throughout the entire exchange I would bring it back down to 2 minutes. Either way, 0 game suspension.
Scott should get a penalty for instigating, another one for dropping his gloves when no one else did and then a fighting major and a game misconduct. Maybe suspend him for starting a full line brawl.
Clarkson gets a suspension for jumping on the ice.
Pretty much the same thing I've been saying this whole time.