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Found January 22, 2012 on Rangers Report:
PLAYERS: Brendan Shanahan,  Andrew Ference,  Ryan McDonagh
TEAMS: New Jersey Devils,  Boston Bruins,  New York Rangers

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I don’t have anything to add except this: Wimpy, wimpy, wimpy. The NHL should just shut up when it starts talking about player safety and eliminating dangerous, reckless plays. This was textbook, reckless boarding, and McDonagh could have broken his neck, and we still don’t know what his injuries are, though Brendan Shanahan in his explanation said the league has been told there were no significant injuries. That, of course, shouldn’t even be part of the equation. Wimpy. Here’s the announcement, from the NHL: BRUINS’ FERENCE SUSPENDED FOR THREE GAMES              NEW YORK (Jan. 22, 2012) – Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference has been suspended for three games without pay for boarding New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh during NHL Game #699 in Boston on Saturday, Jan. 21, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average an...
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