That’s the wrong verdict from the league office. Protecting player safety is not a blanket coverall for not having to excercise sound and reasonable “case by case” judgement and in this case – it seemed pretty clear to me that Alexander Burmistrov put himself in position for boarding. It wasn’t Letang’s intent. Intent is the difference between murder and manslaughter. Letang did board Burmistrov and deserved the 2 minute penalty. Not sure I see what eveidence suggests he did it intentionally to justify a 2 game suspension.

[...] {{url}}"}};}PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) — Penguins defenseman Kris Letang was suspended for two games Tuesday for his hit on Alex Burmistrov in the third period of Monday night’s game [...]

[...] and defenseman Brooks Orpik (abdominal) have been out of the lineup. Defenseman Kris Letang was recently suspended for two games because of an illegal hit and defenseman Brian Strait, who was called up because of Letang’s [...]