Take 5… What Chara did, old lady Wickenheiser, NCAA crushing dreams, Brier stories, and tight NHL standings.

Here on Take 5… we’re going to give you a quick run down on the 5 most interesting sports stories of the previous week along with our takes on each story.

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Max Pacioretty said he’s ‘disgusted’ that the NHL did not discipline Zdeno Chara for the gruesome hit that left him with a broken vertebra. The Quebec police opened an investigation into the hit, Air Canada sent a letter to the NHL threatening to end their sponsorship, and politicians, like Ignatieff, are commenting on the hot topic. Did the NHL get this right?

Ryan: Zdeno Chara’s reaction told the entire story! He was not surprised nor shocked that Pacioretty hit the partition. If he had, then I could believe it wasn’t intentional. If your actions intend and result in an injury suspension is warranted! The NHL misses another opportunity to be proactive against concussions and dropped the ball once again.

Dallas: The NHL got the non-suspension right (queue gasp from Henry). Remember the old days when we would watch turn-buckle hits on Rock’em Sock’em hockey and laugh? If only somebody had been able to predict that these hits could cause major injuries.

Henry: GASP!!! In response to Dallas and the fact that I kind of agree with him.  Although I don’t think this hit was especially nasty, I think a penalty was awarded on the ice and a player was injured.  A token 3-5 game suspension just felt right here, based solely on those criteria.