Suspended: Spezza 6 games (Reduced to 4 games) | Pionk 2 games

[The Iceman]

Maybe Parros should resign to protest this decision.

But seriously it's not a good look when you get overruled. That means that the people above you don't completely have your back. Look for him to be replaced in the off-season (probably promoted or parachuted into a GM/President job with some poor unsuspecting organization).

This whole processed smelled bad from the begining. A guy with zero history of bad choices in a long and extended career should not be suspended for 6 games for what happened.

While a certain NYR D runs around knocking guys out without a care in the world.

 

[ottomaddox]

Glad he's had his "sentence" reduced.

I kinda wish it wasn't 4 though. I also wish the appeal process wasn't so slooooowwwwwwwwwww...

 

[Divine]

Glad he's had his "sentence" reduced.

I kinda wish it wasn't 4 though. I also wish the appeal process wasn't so slooooowwwwwwwwwww...

To be honest 4 games for us is basically 0 because he had already served 4. So both parties would have been happy with 4.

Even if Bettman said he gets 0 games, he would have served 4. So this is almost logistically best case scenario after Parros' judgement.

 

[Folignos Helmet]

So the rationale is because Pionk only missed three due to his concussion that Spezza is reduced. Does that mean we can appeal Pionks suspension and have it extended because Sandin is still out?
Stupid league. At least this is hopefully a public shot across the bow of Parros by Bettman that Parros is useless.

 

[Superstar]

Does Parros do the video explanations of his rulings on suspensions like Shannaban did? Shannahan definitely made mistakes on his rulings, but because of the explanations, they always seemed reasonable to me.

Parros really can't say, "Spezza wears a Leafs jersey and that reminds me of Colton Orr."

 

[mcleex]

That rat Bettman probably reduced the suspension knowing the games will get postponed anyways

 

[Magic Man]

Seems like the right thing to do. A rare instance where the player appealing had a pretty good case.

 

[123offtheglass]

Gary did good for once

 

[BertCorbeau]

Connolly gets 4 games for his hit .. Not sure, according to Parros, how that hit was less malicious than Spezza's.

DOPS remains a joke.