With his team down 6-1 in the Third Period, Golden Knight Ryan Reeves took it upon himself to send a message that his team would not be easy pickings. The form this message took was a jab to the chin of the Avalanche's Ryan Graves before throwing him to the ice and applying his knee to the front and back of his head.
That both men are well over six feet tall and 220 lbs. does not excuse this as a game-within-the-game battle of the titans. As of 11:00 A.M. EDT of the following day, nhl.com had yet to make mention of the incident in their Stanley Cup Playoff coverage, despite the fact that a match penalty (which Reeves received) is always reported on. (Later that day it was announced that Reeves would receive a two-game suspension.)
In other hockey news, Ron MacLean's homophobic remarks a few nights earlier occasioned a pictorial response from hockey analyst and former NHL defensemen Kevin Bieksa (whom the remarks were indirectly directed at) during a subsequent between periods panel. On the wall behind Bieksa, next to the picture of a shirtless person to whom MacLean was referring, stood a picture of MacLean looking down while apologizing to those he had offended.
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