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bRETNEY MACHT SEXOctober 18, 2005
Boston, game 5.
Once again I had some personal issues to deal with. Who knew that Marty would take that opportunity to do something spectacular?
If somehow you've managed to miss the news, Havlat has been suspended 5 games by the NHL for kicking Hal Gill. I thought he would get 4 games, and I don't really have a problem with the extra "one to grow on," so to speak.
I never thought I would grow weary of reading opinions of Havlat--good or bad--but I think I've reached my threshold. I'll post article snips later today or tomorrow.
Hal Gill does say that he's got a bit of a bruise from the incident.
Edit: It looks like a number of people are looking for footage of the kick. This was capped and uploaded by Dagwood at SensNetwork: CBC coverage of the kick. I saw the game with NESN coverage, and the kick was much less clear in their replays. This file is about 130 megs.
There is also a smaller clip at TSN, including a brief statement from Marty and clips of his infractions against Cairns and Recchi. You'll need to be registered to view it.
Posted by jz at October 18, 2005 01:13 PM