I watched the Devils score 3 late goals last night to welcome in Ilya Kovalchuk and stun the hapless Toronto Maple Leafs (keep trading away Toronto, it will never make a difference!) and I ended up speaking to a native New Jerseyan this morning (Nicholas) about all things Devils.  We reminisced about Scott Stevens, and it instantly made me think of something.  The Devils played the Leafs last night . . . Stevens was brought up this morning . . . ahh . . . my memory took me back to the 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs when Tie Domi was a member of one of the dirtiest NHL teams – in fact – Domi should’ve been captain of that team just to symbolize how dirty they actually were.  Here’s the clip:

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The NHL has decided to simply fine Colorodo Avalanche goon David Koci for a hit from behind, and Ottawa Senators waste of skates Jarkko Ruutu for headhunting, rather than suspend them. Well, there goes my theory that the stars of the game are treated differently by the NHL big-wigs – or is my theory still intact?  I mean, Colin Campbell and Gary Bettman are probably so tired of hearing how they favor the star players of the league by allowing them to do “illegal” things during the games and get away with it, that maybe they let David Koci and Jarkko Ruutu (two “nobody’s”, really – Koci averages 3 minutes a game – it’s a 60 minute game people!  And Ruutu is well KNOWN for being a dirty player, and nothing more) off with a slap on the wrist just to prove a point.  Maybe they wanted to prove themselves lenient on “the little guys” too.  Now, that might be a ridiculous notion, but I wouldn’t put anything past the idiots that run and discipline the great sport of hockey.

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