Hollweg Update

Update - 2:20pm: The Hockey News' Ken Campbell is one of several scribes taking aim at Hollweg's habitual boarding offenses:

[H/T to Kukla's Korner for the find]

"If there’s anyone out there who can explain the NHL’s rationale when it comes to meting out discipline, please contact The Hockey News as soon as possible.

"Let’s take the Ryan Hollweg suspension, just for fun. Hollweg drills Alex Pietrangelo of the St. Louis Blues into the boards from behind during a game Monday afternoon. It earns him an automatic three-game suspension, his second automatic suspension in a matter of weeks. The league has the latitude and discretion to add as many games as it sees fit, but opts to let a habitual and egregious offender go without any further discipline."

I'd have to agree with Ken on this point. The league's wishy-washy approach isn't enough of a deterrent to stop this kind of stuff from happening. Someone is going to be irrevocably injured--or worse--without stronger action being taken.