I'm also surprised at some of the reaction here. A crosscheck and a punch to the head is worth an attempted full-speed 180 degree slash to the face? Seriously? It was barely a punch anyways. Somewhere between a punch and a shove. Happens every single shift. Extremely reckless by Malkin and he deserves to be punished.
Here's a similar play that connected. They show Gagner's broken mug in the video. Kassian got five games and the rest of the preseason.
Malkin's swing is as clear an attempt to injure as I've ever seen. Luckily he didn't connect or it would have been ugly.
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