I'm I the only one who think Reilly's actions were not as big of a deal as people are making it out to be. Obviously, he deserves a suspension. However, it's a just a case of a player losing their cool. The cross-check while bad, was one of those checks where it's across the whole body, and one hand slides up into the face/head. No one was injured:
Quite honestly, this happens somewhat frequently in scrums and even in my beer league. Sure it's comparable to the Hunter play, but no one was hurt this time. And yes, the effects of a play do matter. Hunter was also a repeat offending goon, that the NHL wanted to make an example of.
3-5 games seems about right here.