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Originally Posted by Locke
I dont know, its kind of crappy. You could tell it was accidental, but it was still a straight-red which means its 3 matches.
What do you do? I cant argue that it didnt merit a straight red. In my opinion it certainly did. But does it merit 2 more matches on top of that? Considering that most would see it as accidental rather than malicious?
But those are the punishment for a straight red and theres no regulation indicating a lighter punishment for seemingly non-intentional incidents.
I'm guessing the appeal was a 'Hail Mary' but at least they tried. I can see where they're coming from but the rules are the rules.
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Originally Posted by The Big Chill
The issue is that the rules gets applied differently in each scenario. There were 3 foot to head instances on the weekend and only one was a red card.
I agree that it was red though.
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Yeah, I agree that the rules aren't evenly applied and that's an issue. At the same time though I think that what most people agree should have happened is 3 reds. I know it was accidental and not malicious, but that isn't the test.
And really 3 games seems pretty light given the severity. He came in with his studs up and drilled Ederson square in the face. There was no embellishment or anything like that, and it seems pretty cut and dried.