Shanahan messes up on the Kessel suspension. The stick swinging lumberjack wannabe only gets a suspension for the remaining three pre-season games.
Talk about a flawed system for dishing out discipline.
Kassian's accidental stick swing gets him 8 games (3 preseason, 5 regular season) because Gagner gets a broken jaw. Kessel shows intent to injure Scott with big swings of his stick. However, he gets to play regular seasons because Scott was not injured by the stick swinging.
The intent of the act means nothing when compared to the extent of the player's injury??? What a joke!
Leafs' Kessel suspended for rest of pre-season