Ekblad Suspended two games for hit on Hagel

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  1. Anyone got another link?  That site wants me to sign up for an account.

    Edit: https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-aaron-ekblad-suspended-two-playoff-games

  2. I think this fair honestly. 2 games since Hagel is hurt and he wasn’t ejected seems fair. 

  3. They had to do something because they didn’t suspend Tkachuk. If they did nothing the next game was going to be a blood bath. I’m sure Collin Campbell is pissed off in the league office though.

  4. How can this be? After all, the fellow with the Red Band around his arm staring directly at the play from not that far away didn’t even feel it merited a penalty.

  5. Kadri got three for a less bad hit than Mikkola got zero for. 

    Schiefle got four.

    DoPS is a fucking joke.

  6. Can someone explain to me (someone who grew up watching 90’s hockey) how this is worthy of a suspension? I haven’t watched hockey consistently in a while (go flyers) but getting back into it these playoffs.

  7. At first I agreed with the suspension. After watching that video I still think they got it wrong. He stuck out the arm holding the stick straight out for leverage. He put 100% of this effort into that hit. 2 games is not enough. That is egregious and could end a career or life. Thankfully Hagel had a helmet. Might have saved him there.

  8. They might better just remove hitting, that was an absolute nothing play lol unreal

  9. kucherov could shoot ekblad and tkachuk in the head on center ice game 7 and tampa would still not be happy

  10. They got the win…guaranteed he’s like “worth it”.

    Hopefully it tilts the ice back to TB.

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