By Nathan Eide -
Hi, I've been away from the computer all day, tracking the suspension only briefly a couple times when people texted me asking what the hell was going on.
Go to 1:35 for the good angle
And here's the video announcing the Shanaban
Ok. I buy that, but I don't buy that it's suspension worthy. This is a joke.
Suspensions have two purposes. 1) To punish an intentional action affecting player safety. 2) To mitigate future actions of the same kind. This clearly was done to punish the effect of the slash, not the intent.
Are we going to see guys intentionally try to deflect an opponent's stick into their mouth? Of course not. Are we going to see fewer guys try to slash someone in the breezers or the hands as a result of the suspension? No way.
Of course, everyone's favorite agent Allan Walsh emailed Michael Russo of the StarTribune to give his thoughts
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