We should have known this would be the result last night, honestly. While some were 100% right when they said there would be no suspension, it was easy to write them off as a) overly cynical Canucks fans or b) Leafs supporters. This one looked like a no-brainer. From the distance traveled to make the hit, the trajectory, contact with the head (to the extent that it popped his helmet off), and clearly leaving his feet, this one should have been the kind of slam dunk that the NHL Department of Player Safety couldn't possibly get wrong.
C Is For Consistency: Chapter 3
