There are plenty of names that pop to mind when you hear the words "hatchet man" and "NHL" in close proximity. Until last night former Blue and current Calgary Flame Jamie McLennan wasn't one of them. Last night McLennan had quite a performance.
McLennan was on the ice for only 18 seconds because he was penalized for slashing and removed from the game with a match penalty and game misconduct.
The Flames were upset (and rightly so) by the near constant running of Flames starting goalie Miikka Kiprusoff. Of course this is par for the course for the Red Wings who get some sort of special dispensation from the league every year to run goalies and interfere off the puck with impunity while they make their yearly play-off run.
That being said, McLennan was a menace to society out there, and I would have to think a several game ban is forthcoming. The only good thing you can say about his outburst was that he didn't swing for anyone's head. (Talk about damning with faint praise.)
I'm putting the over/under on penalty minutes for game 6 at 80.
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