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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Two things. One, it's a disappointingly short suspension because it is short given his history. Two, the NHL does suspend based on how meaningful the games are. It's why playoff suspensions are so short compared to the regular season for similar actions. So yeah, if they were in a tough race 6 games might seem like enough because it could end their season if they missed. Since they are in and he may have rested anyway, it ends up being a 1 game suspension and that's a ####ing joke.
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The NHL cannot hand out suspensions based on the circumstances the team is in, nor should they do it based on the time of year. For that reason alone, they have to stop treating playoff games as 4 times as valuable as regular season games. If it's a 10 game suspension, you do hand it out no matter when it happens. If the guy misses the entire playoffs and his team leaves early, that's the price you pay.
Maybe then guys will learn to be more respectful of each other and less reckless with their sticks.