Anyone that saw the Canucks/Bruins game three from the Stanley Cup Final will have seen the Aaron Rome hit that took out Nathan Horton. It was late, it was on an unsuspecting player and today the league reacted. Rome’s hit was a big one and Rome acted recklessly when he dished out the hurt on Horton. Now, Rome has paid for the hit twice.

First of all the Canucks got a beat down losing the game 8-1 (in part thanks to the penalty issued on Rome) and today Rome was suspended by the league for 4 games for his actions on the Bruins forward, actions that have cost Horton the remainder of the Cup Finals as the Bruins announced earlier today. It has also been announced that Horton has been released from hospital.

The Rome hit will be more fuel to the fire this summer when some of the media undoubtedly discuss banning headshots from the game. Whether people see the 4 game suspension as enough or not enough will remain to be seen. What this suspension does mean however, is that Rome’s season is over. Just like Horton’s.

What this suspension does not do however is provide equality. The Bruins lose an important offensive piece in their quest to get back in to the series while the Canucks lose a depth player and have a talented player like Keith Ballard to call up on. While the punishment does fit the crime it’s hard not to feel a sense of anger if you are a Bruins fan. It will be interesting to see how the Bruins come out in game 4. Luckily Rome won’t have to look over his shoulder as he won’t be stepping out on to the ice.

 

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