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Don Cherry disagrees with Torres suspension

Stanley Cup Finals - Chicago Blackhawks v Philadelphia Flyers - Game Six

PHILADELPHIA - JUNE 09: CBC sportscaster Don Cherry reports before Game Six of the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wachovia Center on June 9, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Don Cherry has voiced his opinion, this time on the Raffi Torres suspension.

Torres, the San Jose Sharks’ imposing forward, was suspended for the remainder of the Western Conference semifinal against the L.A. Kings, following his hit on Jarret Stoll in Game 1 of that best-of-seven series.

Torres, who has a rap sheet of incidents and supplemental discipline throughout his NHL career, has chosen not to appeal the suspension.

“I like Stoll [but] I don’t think he [Torres] should have got [as severe a suspension],” Cherry said in his Coach’s Corner segment during the Pittsburgh Penguins-Ottawa Senators Game 2 on Friday.

“If it hadn’t have been Raffi Torres, it would have been maybe a game.

“Twenty years ago, you would’ve got a medal for doing something like this.”