Pacioretty suspension a little much

It'll be a long stay in the press box for Patch

Okay, so a guy going over the middle, with his head down, is not to blame for getting creamed in the schnoz? Come on. Agreed, Max Pacioretty should have gotten something, but three games? One game maximum would have been sufficient. This was a bang-bang play and to say that intent was there is simply ignorant.

Prediction? The Canadiens will lose all three games without Pacioretty in the lineup. It will be ugly.