Did anyone really see this as it happen. I was lucky enough to be at the game and not to far away to see it happen. Yeah it is unfortunate that a player was slightly hurt on the play. but if it was a serious injury why was he one of the shooters in the shoot out. As for Morrow, I'm sorry that should have been an automatic. Lets see what plays out when the Kings face them tomorrow in Dallas. I wonder what had happen should it have been Ivanans going after someone on Dallas for a hit like that. Oh and by the way "John" that was a clean hit. Ribeiro was just caught off balance after a spin around shot to try and win the game. If you look Closely there was no initial arm in the air indicating a Penalty. not till after Morrow came in with his gloves off and they saw Blood on the Ice. However like I said we will have to wait and see the out come tomorrow in Dallas. Maybe we get treated to a new Rivalry like the one in Colorado & Detroit a few years back. Maybe this is what the NHL needed. For the player to take matters in there own hands. but let it be clean and not another Bertuzzi incident.

Carrie--and that is exactly what Boll did. Dorsett nearly got his head taken off the shift before (along with being targeted all game for beating up Tucker in the first period) so Boll's line was up next and he stuck up for his friend/teammate. Because Boll lead the league in fighting majors last year AND he is on the blue jackets the "automatic suspension" is in play. Because it is Morrow--the captain of a cup winning team, he and Tippet are off the hook? Blatant favoritism and Boll, Hitchcock and the Blue Jackets should be outraged.

I agree the league seems to apply the rules at random- even though Boll's situation was reviewed under an automatic rule, it was knocked down. Morrow doesn't deserve to be suspended- that was the right call. Morrow was standing up for a teammate who got his bell rung and was bleeding all over the ice. That's what the captain should do.

How is an instigator penalty even appropriate here? Brown threw the original cheap shot hit. That IS the instigation! How can Morrow be the instigator? The response from the victim is not THE act of instigation. The NHL should get rid of this rule ASAP!