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Originally Posted by photon
I was thinking about it this morning and came to the same place as Textcritic mentioned; the contact itself IMO was incidental. If they'd just collided it would have been fine. That it was a stick in his hands may make the difference.
If it was another player it'd probably be penalty worthy since a player should always be in control of their stick (i.e. an accidental stick to the face still results in a penalty, so would an accidental crosscheck).
That's the way I see a suspension coming out of this; intent being disregarded, it's a stick in the hands and should be controlled, it wasn't, combined with the desire to protect the refs...
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In the video a couple posts above yours, Weber is going at a much greater speed and brings his hands up, and gets no suspension. Bringing up your hands to protect your face is a natural human reaction. I think it's really silly to base that as the reason for a suspension.
I am pretty confident in my belief the Wideman won't even be suspended for a single game, and if he is, I think he has a strong case for appeal.