Steve Downie and Chris Kunitz have each been suspended one game for separate incidents in Game 3 between the Penguins and Lightning. That might not go over so well.
NHL Suspends Chris Kunitz, Steve Downie 1 Game Each For Game 3 Hits
And cue the outrage. The NHL playoffs apparently have a completely different standard of decency.
Both players will sit for just one game, and given the disgust over the Kunitz hit and the similarity of the Downie hit to one that got suspended for 25 games just four years ago, a one-game suspension just isn’t enough.
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