Shea Weber Hit Video: Watch Preds Star Slam Henrik Zetterberg's Head into Glass

The Nashville Predators may have defeated the Detroit Red Wings in Game 1, but with only five seconds remaining, Shea Weber may have seriously harmed the team's chances of winning Game 2.

The above hit could very well lead to a suspension for the team's star defensemen, which would take away one-half of the NHL's best defensive pairing alongside Ryan Suter. It would also remove Weber's rocket of a shot from the point on the power play.

In my book, Weber deserves at least a one-game suspension for that hit. It was dirty, it was blatantly intentional and it seemed very much like an attempt to hurt Henrik Zetterberg.

That being said, it's possible that Weber may get by without a suspension. Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo's Puck Daddy blog suspects only a fine is coming.

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Hearing nothing concrete decided on Shea Weber yet; could be a fine, no susp. But Bitz hit on Clifford's going to get something from NHL.

— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) April 12, 2012"

Meanwhile, NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan has already said he'll dole out punishments differently in the playoffs than he would in the regular season.

From Craig Custance of ESPN:

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The hit would probably garner a suspension during the regular season, but during the recent GM meetings in March, Shanahan indicated that the postseason might be different.

“The standard of what is illegal or legal doesn’t change. ... When you suspend a player during the regular season, you’re suspending him over 82 games,” Shanahan said at the time. “[In the playoffs], you’re looking at things in seven-game clumps. It’s a seven-game season each series.”

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If Weber doesn't get at least a one-game suspension for that hit, it will be a joke. If the NHL truly wants to clean up the game, removing hits like that by punishing the culprits—even in the playoffs—would be a good place to start.

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