It has nothing to do with bashing the Leafs.
Crosschecking during play is a penalty, and sometimes deserves a suspension, but at least it's a foul committed in the course of the game. This was a crosscheck delivered well after the clock was stopped, and served absolutely no purpose except to vent Rielly's temper tantrum.
And as others have pointed out, it was a headshot, and the league has to punish it severely if it is serious about getting headshots out of the game.
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