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Originally Posted by neo45
I'm not convinced that punching a guy who is vulnerable on the ice is significantly more dangerous than kneeing a guy in a vulnerable position.
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The equivalent would have been hunting down Marchand during a stoppage in play, slew-footing him onto the ice and
then kneeing him in the head.
If Neal had done, that I'd want to see him sit for 15+ games too.
Thornton's appeal of his suspension is an argument that slew-footing and sucker punches have a role in professional hockey. They don't. End of story.
The appeal was a poor decision and calls into question Thornton's character.