DOPS has to throw the book at Kassian here, or they're setting themselves up for a ****storm.
If Kassian gets a fine, or less than a couple games, they're essentially saying "If you don't like getting hit, just assault the guy who hit you".
If Kassian is back for the next BOA, and he expects Tkachuk to fight, or chases a guy like Gaudreau or Lindholm/Monahan, he's opening up his team to a world of hurt. If McDavid or Draisiatl so much as bump into Rinaldo, what's stopping him from doing to them exactly what Kassian did to Tkachuk. The league needs to set a clear precedent here, that you can't jump a guy just because you have hurt feelings.
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