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Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca. Mr. Fraser, In the PIT/NYR Round 2 series, there have been two separate occasions where Marc Staal has taken blatant shots to the head of Pittsburghs Sidney Crosby. In Game 3, Staal hit Crosby with a viscous crosscheck to the back of the head. I was shocked that a penalty wasnt even called on the ice! The league then came out the following day and said that no punishment would be handed down for the hit. The following night, in Game 4, Staal again went after Crosbys head. This time it was a blatant elbow. Again, it was from behind, to the back of the head, nearly knocking the helmet off Crosbys head. Again, there was no call on the ice, and no action taken by the league. Can you explain to me how the league and officials, in this era of "no tolerance" for hits to the head, can allow this kind of thing to go on? How can there be no call on the ice? Obviously, since there was no action for the league, or penalty called, in Game 3, Staal figured he was cleared to do it again in Game 4. I mean, if the NHL doesnt care about the well-being of its marquee players, why should Staal? Thanks for listening. Any light you can shed on this subject would be great! John Waclo John: The cross-check that Marc Staal delivered on Sidney Crosby was well beyond just a minor infraction (Video link) and worthy of at least a five-minute major and game misconduct. This aggressive cross-check delivered to the head area could not be considered an effort by a defensive player to contain, engage in a battle in battle or to clear an opponent from the front of the net. The blow did not start at the name plate on the back of the jersey and then rode up to the neck and back of the helmet. This forceful, full-arm extension cross-check went directly to the back of the neck/head of Crosby and should be considered an attempt to injure and worthy of a match penalty under rule 59.4. For the sake of argument lets reverse the body position of Crosby where he and Staal are face-to-face. If that same force is delivered to the neck and chin of Sid he will most likely be spitting blood, chicklets and perhaps even incur another broken jaw. I would sincerely hope that a match penalty would be assessed in that case and a player would be suspended for cross-checking an opponent in the face! I see a deliberate and forceful cross-check to the back of a players neck and head to be similarly dangerous regardless of the fact it was delivered on a player with a well-documented history of concussions. If you want to see an "old school" hit take a look at the major and game misconduct I assessed to Darian Hatcher in a game in Dallas just prior to the playoffs, when he delivered an elbow to the face of Jeremy Roenick. Roenicks jaw was dislocated, broken in three places and he had eight teeth cracked or broken. Roenick approached me on the ice spitting blood and teeth with his jaw wagging in the breeze as he attempted to say, "He broke my f----n jaw!" Hatcher was suspended for seven games (including the Stars first five playoff games) by Colin Campbell for the illegal hit. See it here. John, you ask how these types of plays can be missed. The answer is there are too many "puck watchers" wearing stripes in these playoffs. Player safety is placed in jeopardy when these aggressive fouls are allowed to go un-penalized. This isnt "old school" officiating; just a lack of awareness. Fake Orioles Jerseys ." 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They battled hard, but it feels good to finally get a win against them and to contribute and score a goal is special, especially in this building.Henrik Zetterberg and Drew Miller also scored for Detroit, and Petr Mrazek made 37 saves in his eighth consecutive start.The Red Wings have won eight of nine. They beat the Panthers for the first time in three games this season.Weiss, who played for the Panthers from 2001-13 before signing with Detroit as a free agent, scored his first goal against them.It was great for Weiss. We like (him) to score for us, and he got three points tonight, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. Thats a good night for him and it leads to confidence. Plus, this is his old building and to come in here — the guys are happy for him.The Red Wings have scored 27 goals in their past six games.Florida has lost five straight games, including four in a row at home.Brad Boyes, Nick Bjugstad, Brandon Pirri and Aleksander Barkov scored for the Panthers. Barkov also had a pair of assists.Robert Luongo stopped 12 of 17 shots and was replaced by Al Montoya with 7:37 left in the second period. Montoya made 10 saves.Trailing 2-1, the Red Wings scored four goals in a span of 10:47 of the second.Zetterberg tied it 32 seconds in when he grabbed a loose puck in the slot and beat Luongo with a wrist shot.Detroit took a 3-2 lead on Glendenings first goal. An errant pass from behind the net and a rebound gave Glendening an open shot from in front, and he put the puck past Luongo at 7:07.ddddddddddddWeiss stretched the lead to 4-2 when he poked in the puck from in front at 8:26.Glendening made it 5-2 with his second goal, beating Luongo on the glove side at 11:19. Glendening had multiple goals for the first time in his career.You cant let in four goals like that in a period. Its disappointing for me, Luongo said. Theres no excuses. Its just a bad game by me.The Panthers rallied a bit after that, but the Red Wings were able to hold them off.Bjugstads power-play goal at 15:30 of the second made it 5-3. Bjugstad leads the Panthers with 16 goals.Boyes goal at 10:54 of the third pulled Florida to 5-4. Barkov passed from the left side in front to Boyes, who redirected the puck into the net.Four goals in a span of (10:47) in that second period really killed us, Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said. We battled back and there were some good things, but its not enough.Florida had gone 1 for 23 on the power play over its last eight games before scoring a pair of power-play goals in the first period.Pirri broke a 1-all tie at 10:16. His shot was partially blocked by Mrazek, but the puck trickled under his pads and crossed the goal line before being swept out by a Red Wings defenceman. The play was initially called no goal, but was overturned on review.The Red Wings took a 1-0 lead on a short-handed goal by Miller in the first at 8:06.The Panthers answered about a minute later during a 5-on-3 power play when Barkovs wrist shot went high into the net at 9:08.I think we came out, played good in the first, played a good start of the second, and then they took over the momentum with a few power-play goals, Zetterberg said. I thought we found a way to win, and thats the important part.NOTES: Detroit D Tomas Jurco missed his eighth game with a back injury. ... Weiss played 654 games with Florida. ... Barkov has eight points in his last 10 games. ' ' '