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Originally Posted by WayFast84

Only one foot was off the ground, as I said before, It appears that he was in the middle of a stride, The 20 game suspension is BS, He should have gotten a 5, The guy clearly wasn't looking, and was lower because of his cross overs, They said he dumped the puck to, But where we play we have 3 seconds to finish are checks if the puck is no longer carried by the guy.

it's 20 to send a message because this guy has a history for pulling these things off and the NHL is looking out for the players more

Downie, a 20-year-old right winger, has a history of suspensions at the junior level. Also working against Downie was the NHL's intended crackdown on blows to the head. A panel of general managers, coaches and players has recommended harsher penalties after a spike in concussions in recent seasons.