Nope. As bad a hit as it was, the Ritchie situation is not comparable to the one in Sweden, which I would agree is worthy of criminal assault charges. (The game hadn't started!)
I don't like the way officiating seems to concern itself with the consequences rather than the intent, but either way, if it is in the context of the game (Monahan and Ritchie were going after a puck), in no way do I think a criminal investigation is warranted.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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