Bob Loblaw Cinq
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Probably not but..................
Zdeno Chara recieved an instigator penalty at the end of the Bruins loss to the Sabres last night. The NHL will not uphold the suspension that comes with it.
Will this stop people from whining about how Malkin should have been suspended last year during the playoffs for the same thing and the NHL rescinded it?
As I said then, that was the right call because it was not the spirit of the rule......Chara was probably closer to being suspended just because it was the very end and he "could" be viewed as an enforcer of sorts.
I believe Carcillo did get suspended for instigating in the last 5 minutes of the game during the playoffs last year.....THAT is who the rule is intended for!
Zdeno Chara recieved an instigator penalty at the end of the Bruins loss to the Sabres last night. The NHL will not uphold the suspension that comes with it.
Will this stop people from whining about how Malkin should have been suspended last year during the playoffs for the same thing and the NHL rescinded it?
As I said then, that was the right call because it was not the spirit of the rule......Chara was probably closer to being suspended just because it was the very end and he "could" be viewed as an enforcer of sorts.
I believe Carcillo did get suspended for instigating in the last 5 minutes of the game during the playoffs last year.....THAT is who the rule is intended for!