[JohnnyMapleLeaf]

Just watched it again, and Vaz, the original hit on Simon is borderline. Changed my mind...No suspension, but a 2 minute minor IMO. I just mean that hits from behind into the boards are the #1 scariest thing in hockey. Evey year in Canada there are 1 or 2 instances where a minor hockey player is paralysed from that type of hit. Now Hockey Canada even has a red STOP sign on the back of all minor hockey jerseys to try and remind the kids of the danger.

Simon deserves alot, my point was I think the chance of a serious injury with a hit from behind as opposed to a stick in th jaw is much much greater. Hits from behind just always scare me.

Another thing is I hear this being compared to the Bertuzzi or Mcsorley cheap shots, but I think this isn't nearly as bad. This was more of a reactionary act as opposed to a "stalking" attack. Simon got planted into the boards head first, got up pissed off and groggy, and reacted stupidly. Give him a lengthy suspension, sure, but the other two guys chased their victims down, knew exactly what they wanted to do, and did it. That is way more scary IMO. When you let violence be legally apart of your game with fighting and hitting, sometimes in the spur of the moment the line gets crossed, and I think thats what heppened here. Dumb, very dumb, but I have been there, and you don't know how similar a punch and slash can be in that split second. A punch you might get 2 minutes, a slash you get a year?

Still think 10-15 should do it.