Islanders’ Patrick Roy eviscerates Mikko Rantanen for vicious hit on Alexander Romanov
NY Post
DALLAS — The Islanders were left shaken by Mikko Rantanen’s hit on Alexander Romanov that appeared to cause the defenseman serious injury with 27.3 seconds to go in their 3-2 win over the Stars on Tuesday night, and Patrick Roy blasted the Finn for a move he saw as “disrespectful to our guys.”
With Romanov’s numbers facing him and both players going full steam toward the end boards, Rantanen pushed Romanov hard into the glass. Romanov, whose head appeared to hit the boards first, went down in a heap and needed help off the ice.
An Islanders spokesman said Romanov did not need to be taken off-site for treatment, but otherwise there was no further update on his status.
Rantanen was assessed a five-minute boarding major and a 10-minute game misconduct.
As he went down the tunnel, Roy exchanged words with him.
“I hope he’s gonna be OK at this moment,” Roy said. “I don’t know exactly what it is. All I’m gonna say is, when you see the number, you have to lay off. Everybody knows that. You don’t go through the guy.
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