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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I don't see how it could be a short suspension or fine. If it was actually intentional, wouldn't that be a gone for the year or life kind of thing? His action wasn't really a defensive reflex action like I've ever seen. He braced himself and followed through. He had his head down and was woozy, I wonder if he thought it was a predator. And if he did, I have no idea how you'd handle that.
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No. The NHL rule book calls for an automatic suspension of 10 games for deliberate contact, or 20 games for deliberate contact with intent to injure. The league can go higher than those minimums, but this clearly was not flagrant enough to warrant that.
If the league has suspended, it is probably a safe bet that he's looking at at least 10.