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Did the NHL go too high with Tom Wilson's suspension?

Washington Capitals winger Tom Wilson was suspended three games for his hit on Pittsburgh Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese.

Was Tom Wilson's three-game suspension too low, too high or just right?

Greg Wyshynski, senior writer: Too high. First, let's agree that the main point of contact was the head of Zach Aston-Reese. It wasn't shoulder-to-shoulder, as many of us thought on the first batch of replays. Tom Wilson went high, clipped the Penguins player's jaw and broke it, while also concussing him.