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From Elliote:

2. Ryan Hartman appealed his 10-game suspension. Commissioner Bettman is next on the agenda on the appeal, and he rarely decreases a sentence. A recent exception is Jason Spezza, reduced from six to four games in 2021. But he had a clean record. If Bettman keeps it above six, Hartman can go to an independent arbitrator — where Dennis Wideman and Tom Wilson received reductions.

Unique to this is the 4 Nations break, as this process doesn’t usually happen fast enough to get a player back in the lineup before the original suspension is over. Generally, the NHLPA isn’t crazy about appealing these if they don’t think they can win. One thing I heard about this situation: on-ice officials warned Hartman several times during the Ottawa game that he was in danger of losing control.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...ted-territory/