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Originally Posted by Da_Chief
I havent said anything regarding Wideman hit/suspension in the thread so I'll make a quick comment in here. Above point is exactly why I think NHL got it right. If you don't make an example out of Wideman, you will potentially have players accidentally running into officials if they don't get their way. You just cannot allow that to happen. Good call.
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You see a greater risk that players will start assaulting linesman for off side calls by making it look accidental versus a star player in a huge game running over an official and then the league having to look at the Wideman precedent and suspend him?
I don't see a rash of head hunting officials on the horizon, but I do see accidents coming that will make the Wideman thing a real pain in the ass for the league.