Video of Steve Downie Slashing AHL Referee

As most of you already know, Steve Downie was suspended (again!) by the AHL for physically abusing an official. The suspension is for 20 games.




Not as clear cut as I expected. In fact, unless that action was accompanied with Downie saying something I have no idea how that resulted in him being suspended. It was a faceoff and from the angle of that video it could have easily been an accident. But, given that this is Steve Downie we're talking about, there's no way that he! was going to be given the benefit of the doubt!