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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Which is precisely why I was careful to specify that players will also invariably always plead innocence as to the specifics of the hit, to assure that with regards to "the actual action" they never intended to contact another player with the elbow, knee, shoulder, etc. The point here being that decisions regarding intent are made all the time by the League with nothing better to go on than what has been documented on video.
Beyond this post, I should mention that I happened to hear Jamie McLennan speak on this topic this morning, while listening to the most awful sports radio show of all time: "Jake and the Pratt Man" on TSN 1040 in Vancouver.
McLennan said from his dozens of conversations with people in and close to the NHL at the ASG about Wideman's case, he is convinced that the suspension will be severe—in the 10–20 game-range. Add this to several other reports from former NHL players who have essentially said the same thing, and I think the writing is on the wall here.
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I've said he should get zero (basically because I thought it was unintentional when I saw it, saw it on replay, and after he said what he said). But I'm guessing he will get something, just because. I'd bet, though, that it's substantially less than 10.