[Gator101]

Call me crazy but I think that any player punishments should have been carried over to the next year as if the lockout year never occurred. Hardly seems fair that he benefits this way from the lockout and gets to start the season.

In the interest of disclosure: I am an Avalanche fan.

[Alberta's Child]

You have a good point, but he wasn't suspended for any specific period of time -- he was suspended indefinitely and was going to be reinstated whenever the NHL deemed fit.