Ribeiro, Osgood and Ott fined for Game 2 antics

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Suspensions no, fines yes in Osgood/Ribeiro incident
Published 5/11/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... : The league just confirmed. There are some fines involved, but both Ribeiro and Osgood are good to go for Game 3. That's important for the Stars, particularly if Lehtinen is hurt and can't play. Ribeiro was quite feisty today, so it will be interesting if he transfers that energy to the ice. Here's the news, via TSN: May 11, TSN : The National Hockey League will not suspend any Dallas Star or Detroit Red Wing players for late game antics that occurred late in Game 2 of the Western Conference final. Stars centre Mike Ribeiro turned up the dial on the nastiness meter at the ...

Ribeiro insists slash was justified; Osgood says butt-end was unintentional, 'it's over with now'
Published 5/11/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
As noted, there will be no suspensions to either Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood or Dallas Stars forward Mike Ribeiro regarding the butt-end on Ribeiro or Ribeiro's two-handed slash to Osgood's left shoulder. Both were fined undisclosed amounts of money, most likely The teams' reactions to the news seem to personify their approaches to playing hockey and playing against one another. As the Dallas News's Mike Heika notes, Ribeiro was more than willing to point fingers on Sunday: ...

Report: Ribeiro Will Not Be Suspended
Published 5/12/2008 by Bruce Ciskie at FanHouse
Filed under: Dallas, Detroit, General NHL, Wings, Stars, NHL FightsMuch has been made of the end-of-game incident Saturday involving Mike Ribeiro of the Dallas Stars and Chris Osgood of the Detroit Red Wings. As the Wings' 2-1 win closed out, Osgood appeared to put his stick out in an effort to butt-end Ribeiro. The Star forward responded with a two-hand chop across the top of the net, which Osgood sold as if a sniper in the fifth row of the upper deck had just picked him off. TSN is reporting that neither player will be suspended, but fines were levied against both. ...

Ott fined for slugging Draper
Published 5/12/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
The second version of TSN's report on the Osgood/Ribeiro fines notes the following: May 11, TSN : The frustrations of the Stars spilled over with five seconds remaining in regulation as Stars' agitator Steve Ott received a minor for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct for punching Detroit's Kris Draper. Ott was also fined for the incident. The Detroit News's Bob Wojnowski described the incident best: ...

No punishment for Ribeiro; should Osgood have been suspended?
Published 5/12/2008 at Puck Daddy
Both Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett and forward Mike Ribeiro didn't expect there to be any suspension from the NHL in the aftermath of Ribeiro's two-handed slash to the chest of Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood at the end of Game 2. Seems like they might be the only ones that can comprehend the unpredictable and inequitable world of National Hockey League justice: No suspension for Ribeiro, but fines for both players as well as for Stars enforcer Steve Ott, who earned a misconduct for an attack on Kris Draper. Ribeiro said earlier today that Osgood was more guilty in this incident than he was: ...

No Suspensions forthcoming
Published 5/12/2008 by TonyH at Skate 2 Stick
RIBEIRO, OSGOOD AND OTT FINED FOR GAME 2 ANTICS The National Hockey League will not suspend any Dallas Star or Detroit Red Wing players for late game antics that occurred late in Game 2 of the Western Conference final. The incident occurred as the Red Wings were putting the finishing touches on another dominant effort against the Stars. The frustrations of the Stars spilled over with five seconds remaining in regulation as Stars’ agitator Steve Ott received a minor for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct for punching Detroit’s Kris Draper. Ott was also fined for the incident. Full Story at ...