The fans, media, and coaches are pretty AIDSY on both sides. I mean, there were tons of Caps fans calling for 3 games to match Orpik's suspension and that is blatant homerism talking. I don't recall hearing any Pens players or coaches complaining to the media, what examples are you referring to? And would any of them compare to what Trotz said the other day?
Let's just recognize that both sides are dumb. It's human nature when you have an intense rivalry like this. No need to complicate it further.
Three would've been excessive obviously. I think you could make an argument for two but that's probably just because I'm a caps fan. One seems right. As far as the players and coaches, I'm just speaking generally/trolling. I said Trotz complaining about the Orpik suspension was stupid though, and I stand by it. Could be gamesmanship and maybe it did nudge the NHL in this instance, we'll never know.