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Alright, Martin Havlat gets a third suspension from the NHL for that kicking incident Saturday. He deserves it. But why does Andy Sutton only get 4 games for his hit on Darcy Tucker the night before? The NHL reasoned Sutton's check was a "hockey hit", but give me a break, the puck was nowhere to be found, his arms were raised and he pressed Tucker's head firmly against the glass with much velocity, and Tucker bleeds as a result and required 20 stitches. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THAT HIT WAS TO INJURE. Havlat on the other hand was just trying to DEFEND himself and I don't think he even made contact. I'm not saying Havlat doesn't deserve a suspension, you shouldn't be flailing your skates around, but in comparison Sutton got off way too easy.