This is why players need to be allowed to play during suspension appeals. This is going to turn into a gong show. Ownership has to be choked that they have paid out money to a player who should have been on the ice for the last 9 games. Treliving could argue that losing Wideman needlessly for 9 games has affected the Flames playoff chances (it probably didn't but we're operating in what if's now).
The only sure things we know after all this is that the NHL has a terrible appeal process and there's a good Brian Burke rant on deck.
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