Wild's Boogaard suspended for 2 games

[commadore183 103]

Granted, Boogaard was suspended yesterday, but I didn't see any topic about it, so here it is.

NHL.com

Looks like a deserved 2 games. I think it should have been longer, maybe 4 or 5. Boogaard was assessed a 2 minute minor for kneeing. Not sure what happened to Jones as far as whether he came back out or not.

Boogaard will be eligible to return on Thursday, which happens to the game with the Red Wings.

How does this suspension compare to others in regards to kneeing? I can't really remember when the last suspension came because of kneeing. Maybe make all kneeing an automatic 5 minute penalty and let the ref decide if it warrants a game misconduct. Maybe that, as well as a nice long suspension (5+ games) will help bring down the instances of kneeing (looking at you, Cooke ).