The infamous Koivu/Ohlund incident

Well, someone finally posted the vid. I think that with all of the stricter enforcement of rules, NHL players are finding more subtle ways to show their displeasure in the game: properly timed words, trips, slashes and elbows. Things that fly under the radar. I think I would have preferred Ohlie going after Koivu rather than that instinctive slash. So does he, probably, in retrospect. However, maybe this will bring the elbowing to the head to the attention of the league and potentially make it a penalized offence.

UPDATE: So Ohlie's getting a 4 game suspension without pay. There was some opinion that he should've been out for at least 3 so as to not be present during the next Minnesota game on Wednesday. I guess the NHL went along with that. Koivu's fibula was cracked so he won't be playing until the crack fills in (approximately a week) - Youngblood's article in the Minnesota Star Tribune.