> This incident as well as another that occurred in the 3rd, involving
> Union's Russ Montieth, brings to mind this question.  In the light of
> the Travis Roy incident, when a player goes down with an apparent injury,
> when is the referee required to stop to the game?
>
> In the case of Montieth, Union had just gained the blue line, and Montieth
> made a nice drop pass, but paid for it by getting leveled (clean hard
> check).  He appeared to be in pain, and was not trying to get up.  Union
> maintained control of the puck in the zone, away from the down player.
> When Montieth tried to get up, to get to the bench, he fell back to the
> ice.  The referee appeared to watch him struggle as Union had an
> excellent scoring chance (late in a tie game).  The whistle finally was
> blown when a Brown player touched the puck.
>
> Montieth was clearly dazed but skated off with little assistance, and he did
> not come out for the handshake at the end of the game.  Probably a
> concussion.
 
Unfortunately, I have no info on Monteith. However, it seems to me that
play should have been stopped, regardless of who controls the puck.
 
While Monteith lay at the blue line, the play circulated around him.
That's too dangerous for play to continue. It seems logical to
me that play should have been stopped to protect the injured player,
especially since other players are literally skating around him to
play the puck.
 
I didn't see Bruce Delventhal's reaction, but I'd think he'd want play
stopped and not compromise the health of his own player. Yes, it would
be nice if Union scored at that juncture, but I'd rather stop play to
protect the injured than risk injuring him even more in attempting to
score a goal.
 
Cerbo & Murphy were probably doing what they should have (I say
probably because I don't know what the rule is) in light of last
year's controversy in the NHL Playoffs during the Quebec-NY Rangers
series.
 
Andy
 
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