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Most recently, sole judge Karl Knopf had a precision landing. He sanctioned Davos forward Fabrice Herzog for eight games because he brutally controlled SCB defender Eric Blum in the head. With the verdict against the repeat offender, the league sent the correct verdict.
Unfortunately, the glory of League Justice didn’t last long. Because on Monday Knopf decided that Joël Genazzi only had to serve another second penalty for his attack on the Tigers forward. Although it is indisputable that the defenders of Lausanne and Nati landed a cross check on the neck of victim Schmutz, who was already involved in a fight with Aurélien Marti.
“Basically, such an approach is reprehensible,” writes the sole judge at his trial. But he credits Genazzi with the fact that he apologized to the victim, the Langnau coach and the referees and that before that he was (probably unintentionally) hit by a dirt stick in the face or on the visor in response. immediate ».
There is no place for dangerous acts of revenge.
Genazzi has always been a fair athlete and it speaks for him that he admitted his mistake. However, that does not undo your action. He did not abuse his opponent in fighting for the puck or position, but he did commit an assault. Your victim could have been seriously injured.
That the ground bar was lost in his face before cannot excuse that. There should be no place on the ice for acts of revenge, and especially with a stick as a weapon. This time, the single judge sent a completely wrong signal. Two game bans are too few.
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