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Greg Wishynski
New York Islanders Coach Patrick Roy made indecent remarks dallas stars Ahead Mikko Rantanen When Rantanen was ejected for injuring Islanders defenseman Tuesday night Alex Romanov,
With less than a minute to go in regulation, Rantanen skated through a check by an Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield And pushed Romanov back. The Islanders defenseman collided violently with the end boards. Eventually he was helped by ice. The Islanders later reported that Romanov did not need to leave the field for the hospital.
Rantanen was given a 5-minute penalty for boarding, which includes an automatic game misconduct. He is the leading scorer for the Stars with 27 points in 20 games. stayed for new york one 3-2 Road win. As Rantanen was leaving the game, the ice-level mic captured Roy yelling at him. The coach appeared to say, “You’re not going to finish that game,” which was probably a reference to the rematch involving the teams in New York later this season.
Roy said after the game that Rantanen’s hit was “disgraceful” to his team.
“I hope he recovers. At this point, I don’t know exactly what it is. But I just want to say [that] When you see the numbers, you have to quit. Everyone knows this. You don’t know about that guy,” Roy said. “I was in Colorado at the time [Rantanen] There was a draft. This is not his style. But at the same time, it shouldn’t be part of our game.”
All dangerous hits are reviewed by the NHL’s Player Safety Department for possible supplemental discipline.
Dallas Stars coach Glenn Gulutzan said he had “a different opinion” on the Rantanen hit.
“If you watch the play, I think Mayfield is holding Rants and they actually clip the skates. So Rants is getting unbalanced there as well. If you’ve made the play and you’re unbalanced, you usually stick your hands out,” Gulutzan said. “I’ve seen Rents play a lot over the last 10 years. It’s one of those hockey games that happened. I hope Romanov is OK. It’s a dangerous game for everybody.”
Rantanen’s ejection was part of an epic final minute of the game between the Islanders and Stars. Dallas appeared to tie the score with 0.1 seconds remaining at one goal wyat johnsonBut the NHL Situation Room initiated a goaltender interference review – by rule, the NHL can review any scenario that would otherwise be subject to a coach’s challenge at any time in the final minute of regulation or in overtime,
The NHL ruled that Dallas’ jason robertson diminished the ability to David Rittich To play his position in the crease before Johnson’s goal.
The Stars captain said, “I thought Robbo was pushed in, but there’s nothing we can do about it. It was Toronto’s call.” jamie bennPlaying his first game of the season due to injury. Gulutzan said he thought the Stars had a chance to win on review because the call on the ice was a goal.
He said, “Any time there’s a player in blue, you start debating whether he was pushed or whether he went in on his own. Obviously, you know where we stand on this.”
