Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference had spun the NHL Wheel of Justice once in the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs for showing Montreal fans they're No. 1 in his book. That earned him a $2,500 fine.
He spun it a second time on Thursday, having a phone hearing with the NHL about this collision behind the play in Game 7 between the Bruins and Montreal Canadiens:
There was no penalty called.
Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli told the media that Ference will not be suspended for the hit, per the NHL. From NESN.
"When it first happened I wasn't [worried about a suspension]," Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said. "I thought it was just incidental contact, but when I took a closer look at bit I could see where the league's concerns lie. But when you look at the whole play, we turned the puck over at our blue [line], and when that happens the D are supposed to close off the rim around the wall.
"So he was moving that way and what Andy said is that he just saw a player off his shoulder as he was moving, as he was looking up when he saw the turnover," Chiarelli continued. "His motion and the player's motion, they ran into each other."
Now that this situation is settled: Can someone please explain how the Canadiens were able to manipulate the space/time continuum when it came to dangerous hits on Jeff Halpern in Game 7 and Jaroslav Spacek in Game 6?
The new concussion protocol says 15 minutes in the quiet room; did they misread that as "seconds"?