Vancouver Canucks: Was NHL Justice Served with Alexander Edler’s Suspension?

March 22nd, 2013 by Joel Prosser Leave a reply »
Alex Edler was suspended two games by Brendan Shanahan for running into goalie Mike Smith behind the net in a game between the Canucks and Coyotes on Thursday, March 21. 

It was a violation of Rule 42 of the NHL rulebook, specifically regarding charging and the protection it affords goalies from physical contact.

And so the NHL is suspending him for two games.

Edler will miss games on Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24 against the L.A. Kings and Colorado Avalanche, respectively. 

I’m sure there are quite a few fans that feel this is a travesty of justice. That happens in every market when one of their stars is suspended. At least in markets that actually have fans.

And there are bound to be Coyotes fans thinking Edler got off lightly.

But I’m ok with the two-game suspension.

First, it was a violation of the rules. This wasn’t a grey area or subject to interpretation.

Shanahan breaks it down quite succinctly in the suspension video, but the key points are that Edler was in violation of Rule 42, he doesn’t have a suspension history and Smith was injured ...

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