Philadelphia Flyers confirm injuries to defensemen Danny Briere, Nicklas Grossmann-NHL News
Philadelphia Flyers confirmed on Monday, Aril 02, losing two of its main players to injuries in the brawl-capped game against Pittsburgh Penguins, with the result (6-4) going in their favour at the end.
Coaches from both teams confronted each other face-to-face, shouting and screaming during the game, which involved a number of players from both sides to be potential targets of roughness and hits from each other.
Flyers have now confirmed ousting of centre, Danny Briere, with an upper back contusion. He is out for indefinite period of time. The regular season with only a couple of games away from the conclusion is certainly over for him.
The management has also ruled out defenseman, Nicklas Grossmann, for seven to ten days with an unspecified lower body injury.
Both players have been victims of hits from Penguins’ centre, Joe Vitale, who remained lucky to have avoided the possibility of a punishment in form of a fine or suspension.
Grossmann, who was injured in the first period of the game on coming into a collision with Vitale, left the ice immediately and did not return for rest of the game.
Nothing much has been detailed out around the injuries of these two players on the team’s
Twitter account, which was used as the platform by the management for confirmation of the injuries.
A number of other players such as Penguins’ centre, Sidney Crosby, who has just returned from concussion after missing almost entire current season, were also made targets of hits.
Crosby was crosschecked by Flyers’ centre, Brayden Schenn, after the final whistle had blown. The coach, Bylsma, criticised his ‘cheap’ move.
The game was played in a rather tense and rough environment and brought the officials from both sides facing each other and shouting at each other more often.
Overall, the conditions and atmosphere proved to be less conducive for the play, and following complaints and allegations, the league has imposed fine on the coaching officials of both teams.
According to the information available, Flyers’ coach, Peter Laviolette, has been fined $10,000 in penalty for his role in the brawl, while Penguins’ assistant coach has been ordered to pay $2500 of his penalty share.
Both sides have been playing against each other regularly, but the latest game turned out to be the most difficult tie ever played between the two sides.
Despite taking note of the tension between the two teams, the regulators did not announce any penalty or fine for any of their players and officials except for imposing fine on the coaching officials.
The teams are next to each other on the points table. The Pittsburgh Penguins with 102 points are at 4th position, just ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers, who are at 5th position with 101 points.
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