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Justin Abdelkader's beatdown on Mike Blunden raises tough questions

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Justin Abdelkader could probably be suspended. You can't drop MMA-style fists and elbows on a guy when he's on his back, like Mike Blunden was on Friday night. That's what Abdelkader did in the last minute of the Red Wings' 5-2 loss to the Lightning.

If there's a line in brawls like this, Abdelkader probably crossed it. It was an alarming, near-impressive display of rage though, we'll give him that much.

There was a fair amount of dumb stuff that happened earler in the game and during that mess, though, and that stops it from being an easy call.