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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Are they? Will the union send a representative to the appeal to argue on behalf of the numerous players Wilson has injured and argue against shortening the suspension?
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Well they have ensured that the injured player will continue to be paid. Which I would bet the NHL owners would love to change.
They have to audit these decisions to ensure they have sound reasoning behind the length and that this wasn’t the reason:
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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
maybe it would have been only 10 but the league figured some would get knocked off on appeal, so they accounted for it.
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It’s not going to be reduced, but I see no problem with the NHLPA looking into it, if for nothing more than a measuring stick for a future event.