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Titan · 02-03-2016, 03:56 PM

I agree the officials are not to be touched. I think accidental contact should still be punished. Lucic should have been punished for the punch.

I don't think Wideman was intentional.

If it was intentional, if the NHL actually thought that Wideman formulated a plan to hit a linesman, saw his opportunity, and took the chance to run a linesman from behind and cross check him in the upper back, then he should be gone forever should he not?

How the hell is 20 games an adequate punishment for an intentional attack on an official? It is not. The NHL gave the penalty that would appease the officials union, and to a slightly lesser extent the "media and public", knowing full well that he would appeal and it would come back to a more reasonable 7-15 games for the accidental contact to an official.

02-03-2016, 03:56 PM	#391
Titan First Line Centre Join Date: Dec 2006 Exp:	I agree the officials are not to be touched. I think accidental contact should still be punished. Lucic should have been punished for the punch. I don't think Wideman was intentional. If it was intentional, if the NHL actually thought that Wideman formulated a plan to hit a linesman, saw his opportunity, and took the chance to run a linesman from behind and cross check him in the upper back, then he should be gone forever should he not? How the hell is 20 games an adequate punishment for an intentional attack on an official? It is not. The NHL gave the penalty that would appease the officials union, and to a slightly lesser extent the "media and public", knowing full well that he would appeal and it would come back to a more reasonable 7-15 games for the accidental contact to an official.