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There are calls for Brad Marchand to be suspended again

Ah, Brad.

Boston Bruins v Columbus Blue Jackets - Game Three Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images

UPDATE (11:09 AM) - Looks like there's nothing doing. Carry on!


I missed this when it happened last night, but apparently Brad Marchand was acting up again.

If you can't see the video, Marchand SUCKER PUNCHED (if you're a Leafs fan), punched (most everyone else), or tapped (if you're most Bruins fans) defenseman Scott Harrington in the back of the head during a scrum around the net.

Nothing really came of it, until you went on Twitter after the game, where the entirety of hockey fandom was calling for him to be suspended immediately.

Some national hockey voices chimed in too:

It's worth noting that most of the clamoring is coming from Toronto, which isn't surprising, but where there's smoke, there could be fire.

There's no denying it was a dumb thing for Marchand to do. We can argue all we want about how "bad" it really was, but when you're a guy with a history, you shouldn't be taking those chances.

Throw in the fact that the Bruins have been getting killed on special teams in this series and it becomes even more senseless.

It wasn't a good night for Marchand, who, along with the the Harrington incident, was whistled for a penalty for this:

Again, from a Leafs fan, so take the caption with a grain of salt. Columbus would score the eventually game-winning goal on the ensuing power play.

Late in the third, Marchand drew a penalty that gave the Bruins a golden chance to tie the game. He then found himself back on defense on a Josh Anderson rush and got walked right around, leading to a Patrice Bergeron penalty that nullified the power play.

Your thoughts on THE INCIDENT™?