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Campbell didnt find it difficult to suspend Ovechkin LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeTORONTO Colin Campbell figured he knew all about feedback and scrutiny until someone posted his email address on the Internet during last years playoffsIn about three hours I had about 600 emails Campbell recalled WednesdayAnd not one of them was from someone who wanted to tell him how well he was doing his job Campbell the NHLs disciplinarian is one of the most secondguessed men in all of hockeyBarely a week passes during the season without a hit or play that prompts not only an endless number of replays on television but also the accompanying debate about whether it warrants a suspension and how long that suspension should beThe season is just two months old and Campbell has already suspended 15 players for a total of 32 games While a couple of those were automatic bans after players took an instigator penalty late in a game the majority of the rulings were solely at his discretionMany of them also became fodder for talk radio newspaper columns and TV panellists not to mention fansTheres constant discussions about the game and whats right and whats wrong with it because theres lots of talk shows and lots of reasons to talk about it said Campbell We dont have a lot of trades these days so they talk about other things like thatThe increase in media coverage and attention is one of the biggest changes hes witnessed since becoming the NHLs senior executive vicepresident and director of hockey operations in 1998Time has helped him develop a thick skin although Campbell is aware that many are critical of the leagues discipline policy because there isnt a defined punishment for each offence He simply doesnt think its possible to draft oneWe try to be consistent said Campbell We get challenged for our consistency but theres so many different factors and criteria that are attached to a particular incident with the player with the team with the game with that players past the player that he got involved with perhaps theres just so many criteria that are involvedYoure looking for some sort of consistency and pattern that will reflect the right sort of pu...