Brutal hit and brutal flop before the hit.
It was a flop, no doubt... So give him 2 mins for diving, don't elbow his head into the boards.
Imagine if someone did that to Crosby after he flops (Detroit final comes to mind), NHL would explode.
A good reason to regeret about the absence of enforcers and real fights in the KHL. D-bags like Panin feel way too safe.
Long suspension coming?
Nope. Only 11 games. Maybe I watched the wrong video.
That hit is rage inducing. He got only 11 games for that.
http://www.khl.ru/news/2013/10/18/219848.html
not over yet
http://en.khl.ru/news/2013/10/18/25527.html
Due to the serious nature of the offense, the Kontinental Hockey League has announced it will investigate the incident further with a view to examining the possibility of taking additional disciplinary measures.
Additional measures: 2,5 Mil Rubles fine = around 74K USD. Quite significant to a 3rd pairing guy's contract.
Most important part will be what the team will do about it. We have a history of punishing guys internally with some unconventional flair to it.
that's probably because he won't be paid for those 11 games...
no, it's a league fine that will go straight to the player's union fund for supporting injured players, pretty much like in the NHL. So stated by Shalaev http://www.sports.ru/hockey/153704114.html
He also states that whether Panin gets payed by the team or not during the suspension is a team internal affair.