The way I see it intentional or not, this should be a good long suspension. You just can't cross check an official.
Denis Widemans long history in the NHL, and the fact that this type of thing just never happens and isn't in the culture of the game tells me that it was some kind of a surprise reflex, and not done with malice.
So I tend to agree with most who say around 10 games would be a comfortable number. Had Wideman left the game with a sever concussion I might feel like they could make it less, but they just can't argue that because they let him continue to play.
The only think that upsets me is he should have earned me 12 PIM in my pool for that play. No Idea why the refs didn't call that.
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