Sometimes, a team can sneak by with a brief too-many-men situation. Other times, an eagle-eyed official makes a quick count and blows an equally-quick whistle.
Every once in a while, a team makes it way too easy.
Take the Montreal Canadiens, who had a difficult time with this line change. A difficult time for each player on the ice and their respective replacements. That’s TEN Habs’ skaters on the ice.
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Referees Eric Furlatt and Dean Morton weren’t going to let that slide.
The Habs, though, bailed themselves out. They were up 3-1 at the time. The club opted to send David Desharnais to the box to serve the penalty. Montreal killed it off, Desharnais returned to the ice, and — on the same shift — assisted on Plekanec’s goal that made it 4-1. The Habs went on to defeat the Canucks 5-2.
