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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
No one really called for a suspension though.
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I don't think it was suspendable though. The big difference is that Mantha's incident occurred outside the playing surface. That changes the circumstances in my opinion. Not only is it outside the playing surface, but it's occurring in very close proximity to people who aren't playing in the game (TV personnel, training staff, coaches, etc.) and that now presents a hazard to those people as well.
I didn't like the extra shove Witkowski gave Kulak after he was down, but that's not suspendable as like the Brouwer incident, it happened on the playing surface. It was a garbage move but not suspendable.
I think NHL player safety really dropped the ball here.