Total joke; while he may not have instigated the entire events, he grabbed Scott before Scott did anything beyond taunting him with words. It was then a full 2 minutes from the initial encounter to when he picked up his stick and 'speared' Scott. Obviously that wasn't a terribly violent act, but it was after plenty of time had passed for some common sense to prevail.
Please, Kessel just pushes him away and Scott's gloves come off instantly. The only thing Kessel did wrong was line up beside the gorilla in the first place.
And if that "spear" was worthy of suspension then we may as well start suspending guys for face-washes.
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I hope he said that he has no regrets, wished he hurt him and would do it across his teeth instead if given the chance.
League should feel the pressure to find a way to make sure mcgratton et al do the policing. Maybe allow a rule that one player is allowed to come off the bench to deal with this kind of situation. And stiff penalties for coaches if there is a fight on the next play after or fight. These ideas might not be right but you get the idea. I don't like goons but they seem to be a necessity.
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Total joke; while he may not have instigated the entire events, he grabbed Scott before Scott did anything beyond taunting him with words. It was then a full 2 minutes from the initial encounter to when he picked up his stick and 'speared' Scott. Obviously that wasn't a terribly violent act, but it was after plenty of time had passed for some common sense to prevail.
hahahahaha, oh man. The crazy extremes some people go to in justifying their position is hilarious.
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Not enough, but it's not far. Give him 5 (3pre, 2reg) and call it a day. He uses his stick a little too frivolously for my taste. I'd hate to be a Kessel fan, it must be hard not to lose at least a little bit of respect for him after that silly display.
I'd say the same about being a Scott fan, but I'm not sure he has any.
