sensei_hanson
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The problem here is that everybody is so quick to look for swift judgement and punishment. Hell, the morons from Sportsnet (and, it seems, a certain TTP moderator) couldn't even wait until the first period was out before they started throwing about suspension theories. The first period had three goals, a penalty shot and a fight, but all I heard at the intermission was talk about suspensions. Then they started up on Jim Fahey slew-footing Marc Savard, which led to Savard slipping, which led to him going hard into the boards, which led to a shattered ankle, which led to Savard being out for 8-10 weeks. What should happen to Fahey, then?
It's quite fashionable nowadays to pipe up with ideas about how to punish cheap-shots. The "suspension should equal the injury" theory will never work. If Allen gets two games for knocking Zetterberg out 4-6 weeks, what does Weight get for knocking Sedin out for 4-6 minutes?
There isn't a forumla which will effectively work across the board. Suter's cross-check to Kariya went drastically under-punished given how badly it affected Kariya's season. Weight's cross-check was of the same ilk but it didn't produce anything remotely close to the same amount of damage.
Aside from looking strictly at the injury caused, you have to start looking at intent, and intent equalling injury. Marian Hossa didn't intend to gouge Bryan Berard, but he did, and the injury Berard sustained was arguably the worst of the lot. Hossa was responsible for controlling his stick and directly responsible for destroying Berard's eye, but he didn't intend to hurt him. But who starts to judge and evaluate intent? It's a tough fcuking job.
It's quite fashionable nowadays to pipe up with ideas about how to punish cheap-shots. The "suspension should equal the injury" theory will never work. If Allen gets two games for knocking Zetterberg out 4-6 weeks, what does Weight get for knocking Sedin out for 4-6 minutes?
There isn't a forumla which will effectively work across the board. Suter's cross-check to Kariya went drastically under-punished given how badly it affected Kariya's season. Weight's cross-check was of the same ilk but it didn't produce anything remotely close to the same amount of damage.
Aside from looking strictly at the injury caused, you have to start looking at intent, and intent equalling injury. Marian Hossa didn't intend to gouge Bryan Berard, but he did, and the injury Berard sustained was arguably the worst of the lot. Hossa was responsible for controlling his stick and directly responsible for destroying Berard's eye, but he didn't intend to hurt him. But who starts to judge and evaluate intent? It's a tough fcuking job.
