Here's my take on the situation.
Both were cheapshots and intents to injure.
Is a knee to the head worse than a punch to the chin (glove on)? Maybe.
Marchand luckily didn't get injured, but he could of.
Orpik got severly injured. Thornton didn't punch him extremely hard, and he had his glove on. The sad thing is that he hit Orpik in a vulnerable place and knocked him out.
In my opinion, the ruling should be based on the "intent" not on the injury suffered.
Neal and Thornton both deserved to be suspended equally.
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