Just when
we had hope the NHL was actually serious about clamping down on nefarious
actions in the playoffs, Brendan Shanahan doused it with ice cold water.
In an interview with ESPN, the league’s lord of discipline
said he sees each playoff series as a “seven-game season” and, therefore, being
suspended for one playoff game is worth considerably more than a regular-season
game.
“I can attest to this as a player, if you ask me if I’d
rather have a four-game suspension in November than a one-game suspension in
the playoffs, I’d take the four-game suspension in November,” Shanahan said.
“If you think about it, that one game in the finals is the equivalent of a
12-game suspension. More…
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| So this would be 48 game suspension in the regular season or is this now worth only one game in the playoffs. |
Shacks’ Take: Wow, did I just read that? A one game suspension in the finals is worth
12 in the regular season? So Aaron
Rome’s hit in last season’s finals was worthy of a 48 game suspension had it
happened in the regular season?
Or did Shanny
change his standards a year late for Canuck fans? Is it any wonder the league’s discipline is
so confusing to fans. Consistency is
absolutely a foreign word to the head office.
So I’m to assume if someone lays a hit like that on a Canuck this season
they suspension will be 1 game and not 4.
Ya, there’s no
reason why Canuck fans should feel like the league screws them, none at all.
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