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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Imagine if Panarin landed differently and Tom Wilson broke his neck. Imagine if he hit head even worse and Wilson ended his career thanks to ensuing concussion issues. If you want to use your imagination, use it.
Whether or not you agree with what a suspendable offence is, what Wilson did IS a suspendable offence, because players have been suspended for less before.
You think anyone would disagree with Buch getting a suspension if it didn't come right after Wilson completely deserving one and not getting a fine? Of course not, it's a suspendable offence, so he should be suspended. But now the NHL and especially the DOPS looks like a joke whether they suspend him or not, because they either don't suspend a guy who deserves it AGAIN, or they do suspend a guy after letting a repeat offender get a pass.
A lot of this would be solved if you just watched the video, or, I guess, understood what a suspendable offence is and the implications repeat offender has on suspensions.
The precedent has been set. Looking at the situation, previous situations like it, and Wilson's history, he objectively warranted a suspension. That's fact. It's great you don't think so, Parros didn't think so too, it's great you want to debate it like there's some "other side" to it, but it doesn't matter. And that's why the NHL looks bush-league.
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Every hit, push, punch etc can result in an injury. But we don't suspend players for 99% of them.
No, no one gets suspended for fighting off a guy that attacked you. Like it or not, Panarin attacked Wilson, not the other way around. These usually end up in coincidental minors.
The punch to Buchnevich, sure, maybe a game suspension could have been justified, but only because of Wilson's rep. If Panarin did that to one of Washington guys he would get nothing. A 2 minute minor.
So no, these events were not in any way clearly suspendable. They were roughing penalties.
If you look at the 3 events of note it's pretty clear who the worst offender here is.
Punch to the head. Routine play in the NHL. Typically a roughing minor.
Fighting off a guy that jumped you by throwing him down. Typically coincidental minors.
Hitting a guy in the head with his stick during an altercation. A suspension, all day long.