"I understand the emotion of that because of the way the game went. You see that in playoff games. That type of raw emotion, it's because a player is so frustrated with the game."
"There's lots of bantering back and forth inside the game. It's not a play you want. I'm pretty sure if that's the regular season that might even be a suspension. Could have easily broken Rasmus' arm with the cross-check."
Nikita Zadorov of the Boston Bruins was fined $5,000 for cross-checking Rasmus Dahlin during a playoff game. The incident occurred late in the game, leading to a physical altercation and multiple penalties. Zadorov received a game misconduct and a five-minute major penalty. Buffalo's coach noted the emotional intensity of playoff games and suggested that a suspension could have been possible if it were a regular season game. Zadorov's availability for the next game remains uncertain due to maintenance reasons.
Read at Boston.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]