Not a Bruin hater at all. Philly yes, B's no. :D But I do luv the sport.

I wouldn't call that a clean hit.

Eriksson never had possession of the puck. If he did I would be inclined to agree with you.
The pass was a long way behind him and looked to be more of a clearing attempt than a pass in my opinion.

I bet Orpik's day is still coming..

Thornton's suspension is reasonable all things considered.

Edit: I saw another angle on the hit and it wasn't as dirty as it appeared on most of the replays. Eriksson did touch the puck and it was a terrible pass that left him vulnerable to a nasty hit.

Yup all that Billy. Someone wrote here I think that the guy that made the pass should have gotten their ass kicked! And that's my whole point that a clean but brutal hit needs retribution?

My friend Gary has (correctly) upheld the suspension. I suspect within the next seven days we will be informed that the neutral arbitrator has been called on to make his first ruling.