Hockey has this image of promoting it's sport through fights. Now if people really liked fights so much, why is the NHL on the brink of a lockout and has the lowest ratings of any of the 4 major sports(it even has lower ratings that NCAA football or basketball)?
With that being said, the NHL just doesn't do enough to really protect their players from fights. Fights hardly even get penalties, while in other sports you're immediately thrown out. The NHL should consider make the rules more strict. Even swinging a punch and missing should result in a $25000 fine and a suspension, like the NBA and MLB has.
The NHL is basing the suspension on Moore's condition too, which I think is justified. Because McSorely a few years ago was suspened a year which ultimately ended his career. At least the NHL is swift and just about the penalty. The penalty costs the player about over $500k, but the team might lose more if they don't advance far in the playoffs without their star player. So these fines, coupled with the NHL losing millions is definitely not a good thing...Bertuzzi's incident can end up costing the Canucks millions.