I don’t think I’ve see Maurice this pissed off.
He answered all of the questions thoughtfully. I appreciated the insight he gave on Rodrigues, particularly the question about him being deferential to stars, and how he ended up on that line
But with respect to Barkov, very succinct. Grim. Calm demeanour, but seems to me behind that calm demeanour he was furious.
They asked him a few times. Paraphrasing,
“Any update on Sasha”
“No”
“Should the league be looking at (the elbow)”
“The league looks at every hit”
“If it wasn’t a 3-1 or 4-1 game, could Barkov have returned”
“It was 2-1 with 9:28 left. I’m not holding him”
“You don’t seem to be (giving a response to the Draisaitl elbow). What are your feelings on the Draisaitl hit”
“This isn’t the Oprah Winfrey show. My feelings don’t matter”
I suspect broken jaw. I wonder how the league will reconcile Barkov either missing games or showing up wearing a fishbowl, but them not suspending that dirtbag
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