VIDEO: Emelin deserved a suspension for this hit.

How low do you have to be to hit your own ex-Captain with an illegal check to the head. That is the question you have to ask yourself when you watch this dirty hit by Montreal Canadiens defenceman Alexei Emelin, With the game tied 1-1 and just over 2 minutes remaining in the game, Emelin clips Gionta in the head. He seems to clearly want Gionta's head as the target. Emelin met with the NHL board of player safety and they chose only to fine Emelin 11,000$. It is simply unbelievable how the NHL continues to flip-flop on their policies regarding suspensions. How is this head shot any different than another (besides the fact it was a classless act). What a travesty.