MONTREAL -- Milan Lucic awaits his fate on a possible NHL suspension for his hit on Ryan Miller but again claimed innocence today following the Boston Bruins' practice in Wilmington, Mass.
You can read the complete NHL.com story here. Among the comments from Lucic I found most interesting were:
1) "There shouldn't be game plans to run goaltenders over. I'm all for that. To say you put traffic in front of him is one thing. To run him over, I disagree with that. So again, it just kind of reinforces that it certainly wasn't meant to happen that way."
2). On why Miller played another period after the hit: "With the new protocol and the concussion stuff, I know the last three NHLPA meetings that I've been part of, they've clarified about concussions and head injuries, the main thing that they talked about is there's no such thing as getting your bell rung or seeing stars anymore. That's considered a concussion. And if you're in that position, you have to do whatever you can to take yourself out of play. And obviously, Ryan plays a big part in the NHLPA and what he does, and I respect him what he does there. That's pretty much it."
(It should be noted the Bruins' team doctors ruled Miller out after the SECOND period).
3). The Bruins remain skeptical Miller got a concussion on the hit. Said Lucic: "I've looked at it and his shoulder hit my chest, so there was no hit to his head. His helmet came flying off, but his head didn’t hit the ice."
---Mike Harrington
(www.twitter.com/bnharrington)
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