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VANCOUVER — The National Hockey League on Gabriel Landeskog Jersey Friday suspended Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Duncan Keith five games for his elbow to the head of Daniel Sedin on Wednesday. Sedin, who was sent to the ice after the hit, missed Thursday’s game against the Dallas Stars and was flown back to Vancouver to be re-evaluated.Some folks were wondering why we were so critical of Ales Hemsky's two-year, $10 million deal with the Edmonton Oilers and less skeptical of Mikhail Grabovski's new five-year, $27.5 million pact. Well, it’s really Tim Tebow Jets Jersey a case of simple math.First, let’s start by saying it’s a moot point to debate whether anyone who has never scored 30 goals in an NHL season or topped the 60-point plateau is "worth" more than $5 million a year, as is the case with Grabovski.What is more illuminating is to examine the two teams’ options Peyton Manning Youth Jersey when it came to these players and what were their relative needs.This latest suspension is sure to reignite the debate of whether NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan has handed out sufficient punishment for players commit illegal — and dangerous — acts on the ice, or Patrick Kane Authentic Jersey if he’s been too lenient.In total, 39 players have been suspended this season, including the exhibition schedule, for a total of 137 regular season games.Here’s a look at Shanahan’s Top 5 longest suspensions this season: James Wisniewski of the Columbus Blue Jackets was suspended three pre-season games and eight regular season games for a hit to the head of Minnesota Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck in a pre-season game. “Wisniewski intentionally targets Marian Hossa Authentic Jersey Clutterbuck’s head and makes it the principal point of contact … Since Clutterbuck never has the puck and time has expired, he should have no reason to believe he will be checked at this moment and is therefore defenceless,” said Shanahan in a NHL.com video.Edmonton Oilers defenceman Andy Sutton was suspended eight John Tavares Authentic Jersey games for a charge on Carolina Hurricanes forward Alexei Ponikarovsky in December. The hit occurred with the Hurricanes leading the Oilers 5-2, just past the midway point of the third period. That punishment, handed down on Dec. 10, occurred barely six weeks after Sutton was suspended five games for a hit to the head of Colorado Avalanche rookie Gabriel Landeskog.Chicago Blackhawks tough guy Dan Carcillo was handed a seven-game sentence on Jan. 4 Shea Weber Authentic Jersey for boarding Edmonton Oilers defenceman Tom Gilbert. Carcillo was given a major penalty and game misconduct for the infraction. “On this play, Carcillo slows up and gets behind Gilbert. Just as Gilbert begins slowing down and bracing himself for some contact, Carcillo explodes into him, causing a violent Ryan Suter Authentic Jersey crash into the boards,” said Shanahan.Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand once again drew the ire of Canucks fans for his clipping major on Sami Salo in a Stanley Cup rematch in Boston on Jan. 7. Salo missed six games with a concussion, while Marchand was suspended five games. The suspension Pekka Rinne Authentic Jersey led to these comments from Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli in a statement: "While we respect the process that the Department of Player Safety took to reach their decision regarding Brad’s hit on Sami Salo, we are very disappointed by their ruling.”Now with the Montreal Canadiens, former Calgary Flames forward Rene Bourque was suspended five games on Jan. 4 for his elbow to the head of Washington Capitals centre Nicklas Backstrom. Backstrom, who was Craig Smith Authentic Jersey in his fifth NHL season and averaging better than a point-per-game pace in just over 360 career games, is still out with a concussion.
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