Is Eight Enough?
Wisniewski given 8 game suspension for Seabrook hit
The National Hockey League has suspended Anaheim Ducks blueliner James Wisniewski eight games for his hit on Chicago Blackhawks' Brent Seabrook. The incident took place during Wednesday's Blackhawks-Ducks game in Anaheim. Full Story.(Photo: Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images)
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The last time the Penguins and Bruins met, Boston wound up losing Marc Savard to a concussion after a questionable hit by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke. NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell and director of officiating Terry Gregson will both attend tonight's game in an effort to keep things under control. Full Story.
Justice League
TSN's Dave Hodge sounds off on all the hockey issues of the day in Hodgemail. Write in to answer Dave's weekly question and watch the NHL on TSN tonight to see if he reads your response. Here's Dave's question to you: "Should the NHL change its approach to suspensions - if so, how?" Full Story.
Bob McKenzie
Blog: The latest example of a questionable hit was James Wisniewski's check on Brent Seabrook on Wednesday night. As soon it happened, it struck me as the Grand Slam of illegal hits. More...
Darren Dreger
Blog: Will former baseball union head Don Fehr become the NHLPA's next Executive Director? There are a number of NHL players quietly pushing for that to happen. More...
Ray Ferraro
Razor's Edge: Given the way the last 10 days or so have gone in this space (see - Maxim Lapierre), I would be totally remiss without commenting on Alexander Ovechkin's hit-push from Sunday afternoon's game at Chicago. More...
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