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Should Shea Weber be suspended for roughing up Henrik Zetterberg?

Nashville Predators v Phoenix Coyotes

GLENDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 03: Shea Weber #6 of the Nashville Predators walks back to the locker room after warm ups to the NHL game against the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena on November 3, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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While Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins fans bicker over Danny Briere’s offside goal, Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators fans have something to argue about as well. In the waning moments of the Predators’ close 3-2 win, Shea Weber really roughed up Henrik Zetterberg, seemingly slamming his head into the glass a couple times.

(I’ve heard a few references made to professional wrestlers bashing each others’ heads into “turnbuckles” and I must say that it does kind of resemble that action. Agreed?)

That star-on-star crime certainly didn’t look good and Jeremy Roenick was incensed enough to say that it was suspension-worthy, but what do you think?

It’s interesting to note that Zetterberg’s been involved in some late game tomfoolery in the playoffs before; one might recall Evgeni Malkin getting away with some slightly unsavory business with Zetterberg during the 2009 Stanley Cup finals, for instance.

The Predators aren’t far removed from suspension debates in the playoffs, either. You might remember that Anaheim Ducks forward Bobby Ryan received a two-game reprimand for using his skate in a dangerous way in a 2011 series that ended up being Nashville’s first-ever series win. Will they be on the wrong end of the law this time around, though?