And giving us the best first round series in the process…
Let’s run down the checklist. We’ve already seen two late-game instigator penalties that have led to automatic suspensions, both of which were subsequently rescinded because suspensions due to instigator penalties are always rescinded. We’ve seen a player stretchered out of practice with a mystery injury (that would be Alex Burrows, who left yesterday morning’s skate with what is reportedly a broken rib). We’ve seen one coach fined for putting mean players on the ice. We’ve seen another who probably could have been.