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Beninho · 03-20-2017, 01:25 PM

I voted one game but I believe it should be a fine. I mean it was a reverse check and he got his shoulder up and should've been a penalty, but considering the past rulings on similar plays it shouldn't be suspendable. Now I think the NHL will suspend him to make an example out of him but it is horribly inconsistent, if this happened in a Hurricans vs Panthers games no one would care or even notice. Similar to how no one really cared about Hall's elbow. Media is making it bigger than it actually is so it wouldn't surprise me if he gets a game. No way should it be multiple games, Doughty was fine and Tkachuk has never been suspended before.

03-20-2017, 01:25 PM	#218
Beninho Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: San Francisco Exp:	I voted one game but I believe it should be a fine. I mean it was a reverse check and he got his shoulder up and should've been a penalty, but considering the past rulings on similar plays it shouldn't be suspendable. Now I think the NHL will suspend him to make an example out of him but it is horribly inconsistent, if this happened in a Hurricans vs Panthers games no one would care or even notice. Similar to how no one really cared about Hall's elbow. Media is making it bigger than it actually is so it wouldn't surprise me if he gets a game. No way should it be multiple games, Doughty was fine and Tkachuk has never been suspended before. Last edited by Beninho; 03-20-2017 at 01:27 PM.