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Originally Posted by Parallex
Yeah... but this is a whole new level of embarrassing. One of the larger standard suspensions on the league books and the appeal process takes the entire length? That's pretty incompetent.
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We're not talking about a little incident that could be handled in days. The arguments that the NHLPA and its experts brought up have huge, long lasting ramifications to the league. If you think it's an easy decision, I ask you the core question in this case.
Should players be responsible for their actions if they have, or are diagnosed with, a concussion?
The fact that the neutral third party arbitrator has also taken substantial time only goes to justify the NHL's slower undertaking.
Look, I'm not saying that there isn't room for improvement. Maybe skipping the Bettman step completely would make sense for a more expedited process in future cases like this but this isn't a simple case that should be solved within a couple days. Read the decision, read the NHLPA's argument with regards to concussion (and the reason they went to the third-party) and understand the consequences.