The nature of the game may change this time of year as the playoffs approach, but the graceful temperament with which Capitals forward Tom Wilson plays the game has not changed in his eight seasons in the NHL.
Wilson reminded everyone on that Monday night at Madison Square Garden, when he pressed the Rangers back and forth Pavel Bannuchaevich in the back while he was falling down on the ice, and then the rag-doll Artemi Panarine rang the Rangers’ star winger Killed with a Knife The rest of the game was officially ended by the Blueshirts with a 6-3 loss from playoff contention.
DeBrick followed shortly after when the Rangers took a 3–2 lead over the Capo Kako goal, about 4 into / after minutes into the second period. Wilson, who had a game-tying goal from Mika Jibanezad due to a rough penalty early in the middle frame, was on the ice to kill a minor (too many men) off the Capitol’s bench, when she acted as many times as before.
Buchnevich was already cheek-to-ice when Wilson began sandwiching the Rangers’ heads between his mite and sticks. Ryan Storm pulled Wilson before jumping on Panarin’s back. Wilson then turned to Panarin, pulled her hair up to the ice, punched her in the face and grabbed the back of her jersey to smack her again.
Wilson received a double-minor for roughing and 10 minutes of misconduct, but ended the rest of the game. Panarin did not skate in the final 12:20 of the second period and remained in the locker room for the remainder of the game after the second entry.
“I felt that you should have some more respect for the game and for the players,” Zibanezad said after the loss. “I honestly don’t know where to start. It’s just zero respect. I don’t know why I’m surprised; just awful
Jodi Rangers head coach David Quinn: “We all saw it. There are lines that cannot be crossed in this game, and this is just zero respect for the game in general. You now have a star player in this league, who could be seriously injured in that incident.
“You saw what happened.” And you know, it happens time and time again. This is completely unnecessary. “
To add more spectacle to the night, the Capitol’s official Twitter account created an annulled meme that made light of Wilson’s violence on the ice. The social media team made a point to denounce Wilson, who was suspended for 27 games during his career – 14 for illegal checks to the head, 11 for boarding and two for interference.
Quinn said Panarin was “fortunately fine”, but the Rangers certainly missed his presence on the ice as the Capitals opened the game after the incident. Washington scored four unanswered goals, one at the end of the second and three in the third, including an empty-net by Wilson.
But the Rangers gave the Capitals a challenge until a quarrel with the notorious agitator. After climbing Washington to the board with two goals in the first period with about 1 â‚‚ / in minutes, Zibanejad left his first night in the opening frame for two minutes from Hard Writer.
Although the Rangers were able to ride the momentum from that first goal and pull in the second, there was not even a win that could have saved their postson aspirations due to Bruce’s 3–0 win over the Devils. .
“It’s just another level of frustration,” Quinn said. “We just haven’t been able to get enough this year. We had some great moments, some great vibes, but it wasn’t enough.”
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