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Originally Posted by sa226
I don't think anyone is arguing the zero tolerance. They pretty much had to suspend him. It's the 20 games and what that means in all contexts.
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I'd say you can guage what the league is thinking if you compare this suspension to the other ones.
They very obviously don't feel like Wideman's explanation is any good.
In fact, based on the length of the suspension alone and the fact that the didn't technically have to suspend him at all given no penalty on the play, it wouldn't surprise me if some people inside the league were calling for an even longer suspension.
I imagine it was made clear to Wideman that he's getting 20 games for a reason and that an appeal at this point might expose him and the flames to more PR problems.