I believe he will get suspended and should, not because he said it but because he got caught on camera saying it. I fully believe that if every player who used that word got suspended you'd have teams in trouble to ice a full lineup.
If the league were actually serious about getting rid of this kind of talk they would treat it like diving with public fines and/or suspensions when officials hear it being said. All the league cares about is optics, plain and simple. Their PSAs and partnership with You Can Play is a big part of that and while I'm sure some do, the majority of ownership, league officials, staff, and players do not give a flying ****.
That is why Shaw will get suspended, he has to or the league will look like colossal hypocrites. Bettman will pat himself in the back, talk about how progressive the league is, and things will go on as they were.
End of misanthropic rant for the night!
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