I disagree on it didn't seem much worse. Most slew foots "can be dangerous", but usually turn out not to be based on circumstance. The Rangers' player's foot hit the boards at an incredibly awkward angle...at least causing pain, and could have caused a very serious injury.
I'm not saying there have not been instances in the past I think players should have been suspended in which they weren't. I don't think anyone is saying that. What I am saying is that it is obvious why Marchand got the suspension he deserved (as I had said in an earlier post...he's gotten more aggressive in his backchecking lately, which sometimes includes some 'slew-foot' type action) and sidetracking it to "well, it's not fair because these others didn't get suspended for something similar" is sort of beside the point. Players are forgiven, as the league admits, in circumstances like this based on reputation. Marchand (while it is sometimes unfair to this Bruins fan) has built his own reputation and doesn't get the benefit of the doubt. Trying to make this incredibly simplistic, blind-eye to the obvious argument of "he got suspended, so why weren't these suspensions?" just doesn't hold any water with me and takes away from the real point that Brad made a very bad play where punishment was expected.