Well, first of all, I don't think if someone ran Rooney into the boards from behind and led with the elbow that it would be 2 minutes, but it's hypothetical, so it's not really relevant.
And of course they're taking his history into account. In 21 previous games he got kicked out 3 times. This isn't a guy that's been in the league for a long time and has no disciplinary history. Clearly he doesn't learn too well.
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