You'd think the State of Hockey writers and fanbase would recognize what a slew foot is and isn't, but I guess not. We're just too homerish I guess for most to be objective.
It wasn't a slew foot. The rulebook says it isn't. The video says it isn't. Certainly not an intentional play either. It was an unfortunate, scary play that ended up with an injury. Two players went for a battle to the end boards, and this time it didn't end well. Sucks for Spurg, but that's hockey. The penalty in the game was much more than enough. A suspension is just stupid and another example of the league penalizing results instead of actions.
Yes, please look at it again. If a player is trying to slew foot somebody, they don't keep their hands on the stick/lift the opponent's stick in a normal puck battle motion. They don't "sweep" the leg (he didn't) AFTER the opponent has initiated contact. You also must look at where Spurgeon's body is from the start to the end. He's cutting in front of L'Heureux and loses his balance when they make contact. Consequently so does L'Heureux after the contact, and his legs out from him as well. I'll just say the truth straight. This is very arguably not even a penalty.
