I will preface this by saying that I perfectly understand that the NHL desires to keep the nastiness out of the game and to rightfully penalize players who cross the line. I personally have no problems with suspensions, when they are deserved, and will never tell anyone that there should Not be disciplinary action taken against an offending player.

However, with that said, Colie Campbell’s history with the Eastern Conference teams, as he had a connection with the Rangers, is well documented. As far as I’m concerned, and this is strictly my opinion alone here, he is a disgrace and a blemish on the face of the NHL. His bias can clearly be seen in how Islander, Flyer and Devil players, in particular, are handled. And, before anyone gets the idea of simply saying that I am speaking from the perspective as an “angry Islander fan”, several players and staff members on the Flyers, Devils and Islanders have stated this same opinion. Only a few months back, I believe it was Ganger on the Flyers, who made this very same point after a borderline hit on him was not given any attention by Campbell. I’m not going to start going hit by hit in terms of comparisons, and I am not saying that BW didn’t deserve some kind of suspension, but five games … sorry, but that’s just pure, Campbell horse crap.