Niklas Kronwall deserved to be suspended for one game. He launched himself into Nikita Kucherov, making initial, primary, forceful contact with the head. Kronwall missing Game 7 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night is a stiff punishment, one the NHL had no choice but to levy.
The NHL got it right Tuesday. There's no other way to interpret the news.
Yet the Detroit Red Wings, Kronwall and fans have every right to be angry and confused by the decision.
It doesn’t mean they are correct, but those feelings are justified.
The standard of officiating and supplemental discipline fall off a cliff every postseason.
Imagine that for 10 months out of the year, the laws in your city, state, province or country are understood by all citizens and enforced fairly by law enforcement bodies, which is a bit of a stretch, but go with it. Twenty miles over the speed limit? Here’s your ticket. Punched a guy in the face at a bar? Enjoy your night in jail. Murder? There’s this thing called 25-to-life.
Then, during this two-month period, the laws go ...
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Niklas Kronwall Suspension the Right Call but What’s Fair or Foul Is Still Murky
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