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Originally posted by blindzebra
Just to elaborate on your point, if the safety of the players is a top priority wouldn't ejecting a player that attempted to strike another player, be in the best interest of safety?
Just because things did not get out of control in the games in this thread, does not mean that they COULD have turned ugly.
While I see the opposite side of this, I cannot see a benefit to altering the penalty for throwing a punch. I do see several to calling it by the book and tossing the player.
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I see your points very clearly, and they are part of the reason I asked the question. Things COULD have gotten out of control, but they didn't. Ejecting a player who attempts to strike another, would be in the best interest of the safety of the game, but it's obviously not the only thing that works. Something else worked in this particular case.
I have to admit, though, on your side of the argument is that after the game I heard A1 out in the hall, whining about the no-call contact she received. So obviously her attitude wasn't changed. But the coach kept her under control, so for that game, it wasn't a problem.
Still havne't heard back from my evaluator.