The NHL mentality never ceases to amaze me ((NHL Kick-Starts Process To Implement Head Shot Rule - March 17). Alex Ovechkin pushes Brian Campbell hard into the boards from behind, breaking Mr. Campbell's collarbone and fracturing a rib.
Mr. Campbell is out for two months and Mr. Ovechkin gets a two-game suspension. Mr. Ovechkin then expresses disappointment in receiving a suspension, and his head coach, Bruce Boudreau, exhibits a remarkable display of intelligence by explaining: "He hit him, but the hit didn't cause the damage. The boards caused the damage."
That's like a lawyer at a murder trial saying, "My client shot the victim, but he didn't kill him. The bullet killed him."