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Originally Posted by MattyC
5 games for Neal is a joke. That's one of the dirtiest things i've ever seen. I wonder what his suspension would be if he skated past and sucker punched Marchand in the face as he went by. I see no difference. In fact, the glove-covered punch is probably let likely to do damage than the plastic capped shin-pad. How an ex-player like Shanahan can look at that and not give the guy AT LEAST 10 games is beyond me.
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If the name on the back was some average schmuck, it would be 10+ games easy. If its a repeat player who isn't a star (See: Chris Simon) its 25+ games to NHL banishment.