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To be fair, Campbell was not involved in this decision, and Thornton and the Sharks are looking to appeal on those grounds. He was traveling somewhere and was not involved in the call. Hopefully his plane crashed, or he was stoned to death by the locals immediately after landing.
Again, its an all-shoulder hit, no charging or leaving his feet, and its not late. This is another reaction call, which, like the Meszaros hit, is fucking hilarious because Perron not only gets up right after Thornton goes to the box, but he comes out and scores the game winning goal. He should be thanking Big Joe for knocking some talent into him.
Hopefully this some how gets overturned on appeal. Our only other hope is, like most fad rules, the refs get lazy and stop calling it after a year or so.
On a side note, what the fuck is up with all these shutouts? I remember when a shutout was so rare, you didn't dare speak of it lest you jinx your chance of seeing it for that year. Now they are so common its almost a forgone conclusion in some games. My guess is that with the way the game is being called nowadays, the talent level is so watered down in the NHL, all you have to do is be able to skate well and you have a roster spot. There are very few go to players who you know can just wreck a goalie's night. Hell, even Ovechkin is struggling to score early in the season.
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