Right, because attempting to decapitate a player who doesn’t have the puck is the same thing has a shoulder check to the puck-carrier’s body. Hey, the ref’s almost cost the Kings the game (see Doughty penalties) but they didn’t.
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Toronto Star: Ranford debriefs Kopitar on the enemy
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Ranford and Burke at the Western Conference Finals From time to time, when L.A. Kings sniper Anze Kopitar struggles, he’ll seek an opinion on how to break out of his slump from goalie coach Bill Ranford. [...] “That’s something that Darryl (Sutter, the Kings’ head coach) has asked me to do throughout the playoffs,” said…
The view from Glendale « LA Kings Insider
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If Tippett’s intentions are pure, his statements would carry more weight if he corrected some of his players’ habits first. In Mike Smith, the Coyotes have 6 feet, 4 inches, of grown man that is often liable to tumble over in a stiff breeze.