At this rate, they'll get back from western Canada with Tuukka, Chad, and the Providence Bruins.
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Boarded Miller after loading to deliver the blow right in the back of his head.thehitcat said:
Ed Hillel said:
The type of hit I'd expect to get a league review, but refs sitting around staring at it did not make a call.
Ed Hillel said:
Seriously. Just a really, really dangerous hit. And an awkward one, too. It's almost like he adjusted down to ensure he nailed his head.
Might need 2 more defensemen for the Calgary game. Trotman and Warsofsky?
Nice weekend for the B's, all things considered. Back in first place.
Nice weekend for the B's, all things considered. Back in first place.
Is there any chance Boychuk might play this week? The updates on him have been sparse since returning from Montreal.
Amazingly, Phaneuf won't qualify as a repeat offender because that fucker has gotten away with a couple of dirty hits in the last 18 months.Ed Hillel said:
ragnarok725 said:
Let's not jump the gun. We won't know how dangerous it was until we find out how long Miller is out.
I had no idea about the 18 month thing until today. Guess I shouldn't be surprised the NHL doesn't understand the meaning of "repeat."
Technically I still have 2.5 years of club hockey eligibility so I'm not sure I want to ruin my amateurism early.Dropkick Izzy said:
It definitely should've been a boarding call but I'm not sure it rises to the level of supplementary discipline. Could go either way though because Miller's back is turned the entire time Phaneuf goes to line him up.Haunted said:
@TSNBobMcKenzie: TOR's Dion Phaneuf will have disciplinary hearing with NHL for his hit from behind on BOS's Kevan Miller.
Technically I still have 2.5 years of club hockey eligibility so I'm not sure I want to ruin my amateurism early.
No worries.
You can still play like an amateur after you turn pro.
;-)
No worries.
You can still play like an amateur after you turn pro.
;-)
I'm Brendan Shanahan of the National Hockey League's Player of Department Safety.
Sunday night in Toronto an incident ocurred between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
At 17:49 of the third period Toronto defensemen Dion Phaneuf delivered an illegal check from behind against Bruins defensemen Kevan Miller, causing him to crash violently into the boards. The video shows that while rookie Kevan Miller has his back to the playing surface and his head lowered to the ice veteran Leafs defensemen Dion Phaneuf engages the defenseless Miller, delivering an illegal check into the boards.
Although there was no call on the ice, this is Boarding as defined by rule 41.1 which states : "A boarding penalty shall be imposed on any player or goalkeeper who checks or pushes a defenseless opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to hit or impact the boards violently in the boards."
This is the type of play that the National Hockey League is trying to eliminate. Rookie Kevin Miller of Boston carelesslessy exposes himself to Dion here on our home ice in Toronto allowing Neufy to impressively lay waste to him in the near corner.
I ran into Dneuf at Crawlers last night and he said he was totally sorry. "Tell them I didn't see him there," he giggled.
Because the result of the play was no apparent injury, the National Hockey League will impose no additional discipline on the rookie (Kevin Millar or something?) for attempting to hurt Neufy's elbow with the back of his head.
- Brendan Shanahan
NHL
Dept of Player Safety
Sunday night in Toronto an incident ocurred between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
At 17:49 of the third period Toronto defensemen Dion Phaneuf delivered an illegal check from behind against Bruins defensemen Kevan Miller, causing him to crash violently into the boards. The video shows that while rookie Kevan Miller has his back to the playing surface and his head lowered to the ice veteran Leafs defensemen Dion Phaneuf engages the defenseless Miller, delivering an illegal check into the boards.
Although there was no call on the ice, this is Boarding as defined by rule 41.1 which states : "A boarding penalty shall be imposed on any player or goalkeeper who checks or pushes a defenseless opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to hit or impact the boards violently in the boards."
This is the type of play that the National Hockey League is trying to eliminate. Rookie Kevin Miller of Boston carelesslessy exposes himself to Dion here on our home ice in Toronto allowing Neufy to impressively lay waste to him in the near corner.
I ran into Dneuf at Crawlers last night and he said he was totally sorry. "Tell them I didn't see him there," he giggled.
Because the result of the play was no apparent injury, the National Hockey League will impose no additional discipline on the rookie (Kevin Millar or something?) for attempting to hurt Neufy's elbow with the back of his head.
- Brendan Shanahan
NHL
Dept of Player Safety
