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as far back as 1969, Canadian prosecutors waded in, charging Wayne Maki and Ted Green after one of the most violent stick-swinging duels in NHL history...
Green required multiple life-saving surgeries and had a metal plate inserted in his skull during a preseason game in Ottawa...
He was suspended 12 games while Maki was given a 30-day suspension...
assault charges against Green were dropped and Maki was acquitted...
in 1976, four members of the Flyers were charged after a playoff brawl with the Leafs spilled into the stands at Maple Leaf Gardens...
Mel Bridgeman (assault causing bodily harm) and Don Saleski (possession of a dangerous weapon, his stick) both had charges stayed, while Joe Watson and Bob Kelly both pleaded guilty to assault and were fined $750...
my point is, the prosecution should either stay out completely or get in every day...
they can't have both ways and WHEN they want want to
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