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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
Blows my mind that a player cannot play during an appeal such as this. You would think that the appeal process would have to conclude before anyone knew exactly what the punishment is. What if the arbitrator decides 10 games? Wonder if this will change in the next CBA, it should.
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I think the speed of the process will be addressed, but in most cases, I would not support letting players play through the appeal process. That is how MLB does it, and players abuse the crap out of it. You would have guys appealing suspensions if their next game(s) were important to the team, only to change their mind and drop it for the following game against Edmonton or Buffalo.