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Suter to have Hearing for Downie elbow


Mackcanuck

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You mean the NHL is going to suspend a star player?!

:shock:

EDIT: ridiculous that Suter gets a call for this but Robidas doesn't for his hit elbow on Matthias though

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It was blatant, it was strictly to the head, it was not in any way part of a check and there's no way to argue it wasn't deliberate. Suter has been quoted as saying it was accidental as he was going for the puck. That's clearly a lie. He was done reaching for the puck well before the hit and the elbow movement was out of the way of where his arm would need to go to reach the puck.

No penalty was called. Minnesota scored just afterwards. Downie left the game and didn't return.

I don't think Suter has been previously suspended and he doesn't take a lot of penalties-though he took more earlier in his career. I think it should be a suspension but predict a fine.

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Stupid play. Downie had lost the puck, so any contact would have been a bit late, but an elbow to the face? Really stupid. Never expected that from Suter. He seems to be a good and clean player (although I don't watch too many Wild games just what I know about the guy...I could be wrong?)

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