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Ruff Not Happy With Hit On Kaleta
by Paul on 03/29/09 at 08:47 AM ET
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from John Vogl of the Buffalo News,
(Patrick) Kaleta was injured just three minutes into the Sabres’ 4-3 shootout victory over Montreal. Kaleta was playing the puck along the wall in the Buffalo zone when Maxim Lapierre hit him in the back and drove the winger headfirst into the boards.
Lapierre was given a two-minute boarding penalty. Kaleta played a few more shifts before retiring to the dressing room.
“Their doctors deemed him to have a concussion,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “That’s disappointing. When a player’s got his back turned, it’s disappointing. He took a tough blow there. You hope that it’s dealt with.
“That’s serious. Head injuries are serious. It’s been a big topic. It’s been talked a lot about. He was defenseless on the play. I don’t like it. I don’t think we should like it. I think the players need to respect each other a little more….”
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But he’s got a history, and might not be around to help the Habs into the post-season, and that would not be acceptable.
Posted by SENShobo from Waterloo, ON on 03/29/09 at 09:11 AM ET
how can you defend a guy who turtles all the time during a game
Posted by FlyersFan on 03/29/09 at 02:47 PM ET
oh, boo f’n hoo… kaleta is a cheapshot artist
Posted by bcrt on 03/29/09 at 03:44 PM ET
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No way that should have only been a two minute boarding call. But I have a feeling the officials were trying to makeup for the earlier call where a linesman gave Montreal a penalty for two consecutive faceoff violations.
It’s BS. A hit from behind is a hit from behind. The Habs should have been down for five minutes on that one.
Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 03/29/09 at 08:54 AM ET