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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Cross checks like this in front of the net happen nearly every game unfortunately. Most of the time players aren't seriously hurt so it's never a major issue but this happened to a top player and he left the game. I can see the NHLPA easily getting a 5 game suspension overturned which is why the NHL probably only gave him the one game as they knew there's likely little chance of appeal.
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It annoys me how dumb the disciplinary process is in the NHL.
Why not just callup a scrub from the farm each time your team plays someone who is on fire and cross check the Crosbys, Ovis, Stammers & Benns as hard as you can in the throat.
Scrub gets a 1 gamer, star is out of the game. Not honorable, but that's basically the message the league is sending.