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Originally Posted by dino7c

I will GUARANTEE if you look at trending topics on twitter or facebook the VAST majority will call a 5-10 game suspension way too lenient

You can bump this on Tuesday

Go search Dennis Wideman on facebook...he is trending and full of "lifetime ban" "20 plus games" "criminal charges" ect.

Yeah I gotta back up Dino7C on this one,

Reading some of the posts on reddit/facebook. People are calling for Wideman's head and wanting the NHL to ban him for life, assault charges.

The x929 page was almost unbearable with the amount of people wanting the book thrown at him.

Here are some of the many comments,

In my opinion, the interview he gave after the game, this guy should be banned from hockey period, It was a deliberate cross check to the referee who had his back turned to him, and he skate off like nothing ever happened, He in the end should be charged with a criminal offence of intent to injure. Harsh, however the message needs to get thru to them NUMBSKULL GOON.

No excuses. A clear cross check, even appeared to leave his feet. Minimum 20 games or the season.

Charge him with assault

The fox news feed is even worse, I felt my brain melting reading it.

Lets share the pain.

He should be removed from the NHL. That was a gutless, blatant and an inexcusable action. He should also be charged with assault.

I'm a Preds fan, I was watching the game last night. It was obviously on purpose because he didn't even ask the ref if he was OK or anything. He pushed the guy down, then went and sat on the bench as if nothing happened. The ref stayed down, and the player remained sitting. This man should get BANNED from the NHL. Not suspended.

They suspend Raffi Torres 41 games for a hit to the head (of a fellow player wearing equipment) and this guy literally mows down a referee intentionally with his stick and a POSSIBLE 20 games? Are you freaking kidding me?

"Suspended indefinitely"?? That SOB Wideman should be banned from ever playing hockey in the NHL again. This kind of thing in sports must not be tolerated. Also, what kind of example is this for Children who look up to these professional athletes?

I don't have enough time to wade through all the comments from Wideman but if you search the trending topics on facebook, you'll find thousands of these comments.