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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
This is sports, not academia...there is pretty much always some prejudice or bias among any fan (yes, even with say a random Rangers fan who pays no more attention to the Flames than any of the other WC clubs).
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Thanks for this, well said.
If you don't agree with someone then feel free to explain why you think they're wrong. Hell, tear their argument to shreds if you have to, just be constructive about it.
There's nothing constructive about calling someone a 'homer'. It's just extremely disrespectful.
I personally feel that this was an accident (I wrote about it on my rarely updated Blog) but see why Wideman was going to be suspended.
I think the NHL had an out here. Suspend Wideman 10 games while pointing to Wideman's clean past and how the player deserves the benefit of the doubt in this, but explain that the NHL has to protect the refs and how players need to be aware of EVERYONE on the ice.
Instead they're throwing Wideman under the bus and making him a sacrificial lamb for whatever reason.
I, personally, don't like it.