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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
you can’t allow your stars to be whacked in the back of their legs just because your pissed off about losing a game. Should be a suspension not a measly penalty box time out.
The NFL has it right. Protect the moneymakers/Stars. Better game and bigger audiences.
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Yep, the NHL already does a piss-poor job of marketing their stars (partly due to players being so team oriented), then the playoffs start and the refs swallow their whistles, much of the speed and talent is neutralized, and many of those stars are sitting at home after the first couple of rounds are completed.
That slash should have been an intent to injure call and an automatic suspension, even if only for a game or two... but, it's a small penalty in a game that's already over and a $5k fine. I'm sure they've learned their lesson.
