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Originally Posted by speede5
I don't think a lot of casual fans, or even more serious ones would have thought what he did was the intent of the rule and worthy of a 10 game suspension. He had barely stepped of the ice and was still being engaged by a player on the ice. One who actually followed him and could have skated away.
This all seems heavy handed to me, but a rule is a rule. I can see 10 games for coming back down the tunnel after play has resumed or jumping off the bench and starting a brawl.
Guys can take someones head off and end their career and only get 4 games. weird logic the NHL has.
And Tkachuk hit him intentionally with the blade of his stick, that's a spear. It wasn't Marchand level spearing but it meets the criteria.
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Yes it was a textbook spear to the skate.