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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Or zero games, which seems the most likely for what could only be an accidental collision.
The NHL is well within thief rights to fully review all of the testimony, and has the time to do so, because of the all star break.
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True. But if they have already announced a suspension, the odds that Campbell reverses and lifts the suspension without a game is rather small.
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I am pretty sure that referees are granted some discretion when issuing match penalties though, especially if it was personal a safety issue. It replaced the concept of gross misconducts a few years ago. I am also pretty sure that they can add one on at the end of the game to the official score sheet thereby ensuring a review by the league (albeit making the ejection issue moot).
Maybe they did add one last night? I didn't check. If they though what Wideman did was intentional, they should have.
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A few things.
First, no match penalties did not replace gross misconducts. Though abuse of officials was formerly a gross misconduct, it is now - like all infractions that fell under that rule - a game misconduct. And no, the referees cannot simply add a game misconduct penalty at the end of the game. What they can do is file a report with the league. That has the same practical effect of what you are now arguing, but it still does not retroactively apply a penalty to the game sheet.