NHL: Brendan Shanahan as Disciplinarian Bodes Well for Consistency in the NHL

September 3rd, 2011 by Kevin Goff Leave a reply »
Since I am a fan of the Colorado Avalanche, Brendan Shanahan has always been one of my sworn enemies throughout my life in hockey.

Today, despite the numerous battles between Avalanche and Red Wings, I believe Shanahan may be the guy that has the potential to affect the NHL in the most positive manner in years.

As much as the game of hockey has gained traction throughout the past couple of years with the more wide-open style of game that showcases the speed and talent of the players, there has always been one constant nagging flaw that stood out like a sore thumb.

The consistency with which suspensions and supplemental discipline were handled by previous disciplinarian Colin Campbell was laughable at the best times.

The league would talk big and look to make an example out of somebody with big fines or suspensions, but when the time came to show the same type of no-nonsense attitude from a star player, the league (or more specifically, Campbell) would stick their tail firmly between their legs and find some kind of excuse to not suspend the player.

Couple the inconsistency with the way Campbell "dealt" with officials that made ...

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