I know my opinion is of the minority however the commentator hit the nail on the head with his comment regarding the knee at full speed.
He had him lined up perfect and then the Blue cuts at the last second...natural instinct is to try and catch a piece of him and it was a unfortunate situation. The penalty was deserved but nothing more. The suspendable kneeing plays IMO are when the guy has his leg out and ready to catch a guy.
As for the Backes hit... I feel 1 game would be enough. It was a ill-timed hit as it would have been borderline clean (compared to more lenient calls throughout the playoffs) had Backes not been injured & had he picked up the puck like he was trying to do. As he did get hurt and wasnt able to pick up a puck he would 99% of the time, a suspension is warranted.
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