djfresh47
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I dont mean Life-time ban though, now that i reread that I see it does imply it.
By Ban I meant that a player should be Banned for as long as the player they injure is out of hockey. In the Bertuzzi case I think he should be out of hockey but only because the player he injured is still out. Pronger should be elligible to return (as long as a suspension is also served) when Kessler returns, no sooner.
I think the idea to suspend a guy as long as the other guy is out doesn't work. I'm sure people can pull up incidents in the NFL with cheap shots, the NBA is tougher but I recall one on Derek Anderson that took him out. Like MLB I believe the NHL is better off letting the players police themselves. There is a reason teams have a guy who can't skate put can throw punches. Is it good for outsiders? No, but when guys know they potentially put there star player at risk I think it takes away some of the cheap shots.