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Originally Posted by New Era
Bennett should get suspended for that hit. A hit like that with 22 seconds left in a game with a three goal lead is going to draw the attention of the league. Frankly, that was well deserving of a match penalty and should result in a suspension. I thought Dumba deserved discipline, but the league blew that one. This one they shouldn’t let slide just because the perception is they owe the Flames one. League should be looking at the Dell spear as well and handing out some discipline there as well, but that does not excuse Bennett’s decision.
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I respectfully disagree. It's not about owing the flames anything, it's about following their own precedent. Reaves was not suspended, Dumba was not suspended, and both of those were late and/or predatory hits with the head as the primary point of impact. Bennett hit his guy square in the chest with hit that may or may not have been late depending on how you break it down. Sure, it was late in the game, but a clean hit should not be suspendable on basis of at what time it is delivered. The hit could be avoided, sure, but that does not deem it suspendable either. Whether or not it was .6 seconds or more late is the only thing the league should be interested in in this case, and even if it was it's not necessarily a suspension.