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Originally Posted by gamesaver
But you have to hold everyone to the same standard... And that would really change the whole league, teams would be losing players because of suspensions all the time and judging it would become a crucial part of the game. Imagine a season where Crosby, Kucherov, Kane, Laine a E. Karlsson all got banned. The league certainly doesnt want to go down that road.
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That's a crucial and overlooked part of the NHL's disciplinary standards - how they're subject to the status of the player. Players get treated dramatically different depending on who they are. Changing that deeply ingrained part of the culture would be even harder than changing the culture around hits and head-shots.