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Kris Letang Facing NHL suspension hearing.

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Kris Letang is facing an NHL suspension hearing due to the late hit he delivered to Caps forward Marcus Johansson on game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semis.

Letang does seem to jump and his feet definitely leave the ice.

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Not nearly as bad as the Orpik hit and no injury on the play, but he probably deserves a game suspension, which will be a huge blow to the pens (much more so than the Caps losing Orpik). Letang has been playing 30 minutes a night (35 in game 2 I think).

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Yep. I saw that one coming. Good that the commission picked it up, the hit was dirty and should be rectified.

This should spice things up in the Pit-Was matchup, Letang has been playing lights out and any abscence will open things up on the Penguins defense.

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3 games based on what? I know there are some PIT fans losing their minds he is suspended at all, pointing to similar hits their players have taken in this series alone and calling for Ovechkin to get suspended the next time he does something similar (which they say happens almost every game). So, they are obviously biased, but do have a small point.

The rationale in the video was weird...no illegal contact with head, etc....explanation boils down to suspension due to interference...which is why some of them are losing their minds.

Honestly, I would have been fine with no suspension, but prefer a suspension as a point of ensuring people get the message...consistency is the main point I look for. 3 games for that would have been grossly inconsistent with past rulings, including one just a few days ago (Orpik).

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