http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/nhl ... niel-sedinThe NHL is a fucking joke. That was a blind side hit on Daniel, head was principle point of contact - he arguably left his feet and sized him up from 3 miles away. It met all the criteria of suspendible hit, except for the fact that, well - it was a Leaf player.
Virtanen got 2 games for the exact same hit last year. I'm too lazy to find the source but look it up, it's pretty clear.
Of course, Canuck fans are going to come off whiny conspiracy theorists, but if you've followed this market since day one like I have, it is hard to argue there is a strong bias towards certain teams and special status given to certain markets with strong ties to the league. The rules are phrased ambiguously enough to allow the league to do pretty much do whatever the fuck they want. The corruption of the NHL stinks to high heaven.