Tough to tell whether a neck guard could have prevented that from happening - Also happy to hear that Sokolov will be okay and that they didn't have to bring out the tarp.
“We make mistakes, just like people everywhere, but to start handing out long suspensions to get rid of fighting... we don’t want to totally change the game,” he added.
What the heck, this Finn sounds like a typical Canadian
Lengthy suspensions handed out (Jarkko got 4 games)
On Tuesday, the league announced that Ben-Amor was suspended for 18 games. Juuso Salmi (HIFK) was suspended for 12 games, Melart (HIFK) six games, Liivik (HIFK) six games. Jokerit’s Jarkko Ruutu was suspended for four games, and his teammate Väänänen for one game. The SM-liiga has a 60-game regular season.