Brendan Shanahan sent a message across the NHL by suspending Jody Shelley to a whopping 10 games for his board hit from behind on Toronto's Darryl Boyce.
Shanhan admitted that, as a repeat offender, Shelley's past factored in.
Shelley told me during an interview that he heard that was a huge mark against him. He also told me he was surprised at the number of games, nonetheless.
Suspension aside, I love the fact that Shanny prepared a video with a narration and explanation of what he was ruling on and why.
This is going to be the new protocol for "delivering" the news on NHL suspensions and I applaud the NHL for being innovative in a why the NBA, NFL or MLB is not. Bravo.
Now ... did Shelley deserve 10 games? And lucky for him, 5 were only pre-season or he'd be losing more money than the $73 grand he'll forfeit in October.
Here's my story with Shelley talking on CSNPhilly.com:
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