‘There’s got to be a message sent’: Maple Leafs surprised by Rielly’s in-person hearing
Ridly Greig’s slapshot into the Toronto Maple Leafs’ empty net didn’t only trigger a Morgan Rielly cross-check to the head. It triggered the perfect storm of hockey debate, an El Nino of sports talk radio fodder.
A message sent for…scoring a goal? I’ve seen games where an empty-netter stood up as the winning goal. I’ve seen playoff games where an empty-netter stood up as the winning goal. What was he supposed to do, hope it trickled into the net on its own?