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Originally Posted by GirlySports
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I looked up the scoresheet for this game (the date in the tweet is wrong, it was December 29, 2015):
https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlrepor...6/GS020548.HTM
The penalties that were assessed after all this:
- Wideman and Getzlaf: Offsetting fighting majors
- Kesler and Brodie: Offsetting roughing minors
- Wideman: An additional roughing minor
- Kesler: An additional 10 minute misconduct
There was no supplemental discipline for anyone involved.
A misconduct is basically a catch-all penalty for bad behaviour, so it's possible Kesler did something in the scrum to warrant the additional penalty, but I suspect it was because of shooting the puck after the buzzer. I'm sure I've seen players get similar penalties for the same thing.
Checking the NHL Rule Book for Misconducts:
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75.4(iii) Any player who persists in any course of conduct (including threatening or abusive language or gestures or similar actions) designed to incite an opponent into incurring a penalty.
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That creates a kind of circular logic, where if you do something knowing it is likely to draw a certain reaction from the other team, you should get a Misconduct when it draws that reaction. Throughout NHL history, showboating on an empty net has led to a specific reaction from the other team. Even though it's not specifically against the rules, because showboating on a empty net should be expected to lead to the other team taking a penalty against you, it essentially makes it against the rules.
I'd say that spraying the opposing goalie with snow falls under the same umbrella. It's rare to see someone get a penalty for it, but if the ref wants to get things under control, it's their discretion.
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BTW, here are the GT and PGT for that game. Not a lot of sympathy for Kesler:
Again, not a commentary on Rielly, and of course people's opinions can change in 8 years.