I liked Ruff's interview after the game. It is a joke what has happened and I blame Shannahan for it.

More food for thought......

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Jordin-Tootoo-runs-Ryan-Miller-in-his-first-game;_ylt=AoLOC2OQVDzkitLwh0HfLTd7vLYF?urn=nhl-wp18939

It was enough to make one wonder if, like Frogger, his only weakness was being by run over.

he deserves a suspension less than lucic did, yet his chances of getting suspended are greater, imo.

If Tootoo went into the net and bowled Miller over with his skates on the ice, I could easily see him avoiding suspension. However, him leaving his feet expressed clear intent to do damage and that alone deserves a suspension.

One could easily argue that he was trying to jump out of the way??

Not that I'm saying that's what happened....

No need for violence, just tell her she's got a game misconduct and show her the door.

As I said in the GDT, the call on Rivet was horseshit. The Bruins player was holding onto Rivet's stick like it was the last fucking raft on the Titanic.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=604785

Doubt anything will happen to him just like Lucic.

I watched the Buffalo-Nashville game (video) live and saw Jordin Tootoo charge into Ryan Miller. Even before Miller used his catching glove to pound Tootoo several times I had imposed a five-minute major and game misconduct to Tootoo in my mind. I agree totally with the referee(s) decision in this initial assessment on the play.

What I disagree with is the fact that Ryan Miller was given a free pass for his retaliation in the punches that he threw to the helmet of Tootoo with his catching glove. At the very minimum Miller should have received a minor penalty for roughing (if you bought into Miller's justification for self-defense which isn't at issue.)

Based purely on Ryan Miller's response for being hit in his goal crease a double minor for roughing was warranted for the number of shots he delivered in retaliation (Had Miller used his blocker a 5 minute match penalty would have resulted under rule 51.3).

An old-fashioned rugby scrum ensued and Paul Gaustad was singled out for a double roughing minor plus 10-minute misconduct for persisting to get at Tootoo and some minor resisting of linesman, Mark Shewchyk who did a very good job containing Gaustad. I found the assessment excessive and when a minor penalty would have sufficed to Gaustad.

Looking for a Nashville differential in the final penalty assessment, I would have assessed a roughing minor to Shea Weber for grabbing Paul Gaustad around the neck and wrestling him off the pile of players on top of Tootoo. My final assessment would have not differed in the one-minute power play time differential that Buffalo received but in identifying players deserving of penalties.

For Nashville I give Jordin Tootoo five and a game misconduct for charging; Shea Weber gets two for roughing; Buffalo Ryan Miller a double minor for roughing and Paul Gaustad two for roughing. This sets up the Buffalo captain's choice — play 4-on-3 for two minutes before receiving a three minute power play from Tootoo's major, or play 4-on-4 for four minutes prior to receiving a one minute power play differential.