Bruin goon Brad Marchand given five games for "predatory" low hit on Sammy Salo

Does this look like ‘self defence’ to you? 

Fueled by the rabid Boston press and the bigotry of media types like Don Cherry and Cathal Kelly, the Bruins have waged a PR war against the Vancouver Canucks with stunning success. Nobody talks about the Bruins’ ganging up or Boston crowds jeering an injured Canuck or the Bruins diving all over the ice during the last game or the intent-to-injure