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The NHL department for player discipline is by far the worst of the four major North American sports. Colin Campbell, the man in charge of deciding the "appropriate" punishment for transgressions in the NHL, is by far the most idiotic and unintelligent head of discipline. Now, there have been numerous instances to show why Campbell is such a lunatic when it comes to handing out suspensions, but no example is as crystal clear as a couple of recent hits this season. How Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke was not suspended for this hit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z1vJrIAg-0 , yet Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin was suspended for this hit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MozYKCapvWs, is absolute nonsense. To be fair, both hits are of different variety and both hits caused w ...

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