Can't say I disagree with the decision. It's a harsh punishment. I believe Wideman when he said it was an accident. But the video made it awfully hard to see it that way.
In the end, Wideman is responsible for his actions and the league has to protect it's officials. I think an appeal might results in a handful of games being removed, but I can't say I disagree with the NHL on this one.
Those of us (myself included) who were begging for Wideman to be taken out of the lineup finally get our wish. Let's hope the team can rally around this and we see some of the boys step up bigtime.
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