US EditionGamesmanship alive and well in NHL playoffs: 'It's always there'
- The NHL issued fines Friday for unsportsmanlike conduct.
- Coaches suggested manipulation and intentional contact during Game 1.
- Ottawa forward Ridly Greig made contact with Toronto netminder Anthony Stolarz.
- The league fined the Senators $25,000 and Nick Cousins $2,083.33, the maximum allowed.
- This highlights how teams seek every available edge during playoff competition.
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Gamesmanship alive and well in NHL playoffs: 'It's always there'
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OTTAWA — Senators head coach Travis Green suggested to reporters the Maple Leafs were manipulating the officials to get penalty calls. Toronto counterpart Craig Berube mused a few minutes later that Ottawa had intentionally bumped, slid into and fallen on his goaltender. Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Schiefele and St. Louis Blues netminder Joel Hofer, meanwhile, twice played a game of chicken at the end of warm-ups to see which player would be last …
Gamesmanship alive and well in Stanley Cup Playoffs: 'It's always there'
Senators head coach Travis Green suggested to reporters the Maple Leafs were manipulating the officials to get penalty calls. Toronto counterpart Craig Berube mused a few minutes later that Ottawa had intentionally bumped, slid into and fallen on his goaltender. Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele and St. Louis Blues netminder Joel Hofer, meanwhile, twice played a game of chicken at the end of warm-ups to see which player would be last off the i…
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