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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
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.
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I can't see this as a suspension for the hit, since he gets a hearing for that. They are just taking advantage of the break.