Wednesday, December 24, 2008

NHL made the right call



The made a good no-call in rescinding Brenden Morrow's suspension and taking no further disciplinary action against the Kings' Dustin Brown. The rule was put in place to prohibit coaches from sending in players to administer frontier justice in the closing minutes of games, especially when games are out of reach. In reviewing the situation, the league felt that Morrow was acting within the "`spirit of the game'' when he dropped the gloves with the Kings' Dustin Brown. And the score was tied. Stars fans could argue that Brown intended to injure Ribeiro, who was in a defenseless position, taking a shot, when Brown hit him. Kings fans will counter that Brown was simply defending Ribeiro, who just as easily could have been passing the puck from where he was. Regardless, Morrow showed why he wears the 'C,' dropping the gloves once he saw his linemate injured. They served their penalties. Case closed.Source

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