Canuck's O'brien suspended for one game

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Shane O'Brien has been suspended for one game, without pay, for an incident against the New York Rangers on Nov. 3.At 4:21 of the third period, O'Brien's stick made contact with the Rangers' Sean Avery, while both were on their respective players' benches. No penalty was assessed at the time of the incident. Based on O'briens average salary, the suspension will cost him $8,290.16. The money will go to the Players Emergency Assistance Fund. O'Brien will miss Thursday's game at Minnesota and be eligible to return Nov. 6 at Dallas. Some People are upset with the suspension. They think that he should have been served a more strict punishment. What he did was childish and very dangerous. The ends of the sticks are very sharp and he could have seriously injured Sean Avery. Also what people are upset about is the coaches blatent disregard for his players action. The incident happened right in front of the coach, and he did nothing about it.