Capital Punishment?

I'm not going to be the first or last to say that I think Ovechkin should be suspended for more than 2 games. Kaner even said it himself when he was on Espn. But how do you decide how long to suspend a player like him? He's obviously a superstar, and the reason most casual hockey fans would watch the game beyond their hometown team. He said he didn't mean it, but whether he meant it or not, the Blackhawks have to push to the playoffs without one of their key defenseman.

So my solution was simple. for every week Soupie is injured, Ovechkin should be suspended 1 game. So right now if I were the commissioner, he would be looking at a 7 to 8 game suspension. I think that's fair, because although it wasn't a dirty hit per se, it definitely wasn't necessary. That is another thing that Kaner mentioned on SC when he and the Captain were on.

Tazer also brought up the point that the hit sent a message (or should send a message) to the rest of the league about being a little smarter when you decide to hit someone like that. I agree with this too, but i also think that the message would be alot clearer if the suspension were longer. I'm not sure how much a star like Ovechkin cares about his suspension, or how anyone else in the league would react.

All I know is, with Soupie being out, people like Hjallmerson and Sopel and the other "2nd tier" defenseman will have an opportunity to step up and prove themselves. I've been a Hjallmerson fan all year, he's had some very nice games. I think this is the perfect opportunity for him to get into the radar a bit.

Last night, you can imagine my surprise when I saw that we called up Corey Crawford. I thought it was a desperation move and I panicked, but really it's because poor Huet has the flu. He better be getting plenty of rest...maybe he should ask Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng how to make a speedy flu recovery?

So i'll continue counting down to 9:00 and hope we can get a win out of this one. I have a good feeling about it. ^_^