Sharks rookie Torrey Mitchell shoves the Wild defenceman Kurtis Foster into the boards on an icing call. Mitchell gets a 2 minute tripping penalty. Foster gets surgery to fix a displaced fracture in his left femur and gets a steel rod inserted in his leg.
So does this look like an intentional act? Mitchell claims he fell into him. Should he have shown more caution going into the boards at that speed? Does it merit some sort of additional punishment like a suspension? Do enough of these injuries occur to justify bringing in no-touch icing?
12 years ago
