No suspension for Canuck Alex Burrows for alleged biting incident$1:
VANCOUVER — The National Hockey League announced today that Vancouver Canuck forward Alex Burrows will not be suspended for allegedly biting the finger of Boston Bruin counterpart Patrice Bergeron in Wednesday night's Stanley Cup final opener.
The incident happened at the conclusion of the first period. Burrows received a double minor for roughing while Bergeron received just two minutes, also for roughing. Bergeron displayed his finger to the officials before skating off the ice for the first-period intermission.
Mike Murphy, the NHL senior vice-president of hockey operations, issued the following statement on the matter: "After reviewing the incident, including speaking with the on-ice officials, I can find no conclusive evidence that Alex Burrows intentionally bit the finger of Patrice Bergeron."
Game 2 in the Stanley Cup final goes Saturday, 5 p.m. at Rogers Arena (CBC, Team 1040). The Canucks lead the series 1-0 after winning Game 1 by a 1-0 count.
As expected. Fact is that if Bergeron didn't want his fingers chomped, he shouldn't have made them so delicious.
This just in: Cherry was in a foul mood at the end of last night's game. Nothing like Sour Grapes. ha ha ha.