Grabovski to meet with league over apparent biting incident

**Deb** · 02-10-2013, 07:43 PM

Grabovski to meet with league over apparent biting incident

Joe Yerdon
Feb 10, 2013, 10:35 AM EST

Mikhail Grabovski‘s apparent bite of Max Pacioretty‘s arm in a scrum late in the Leafs 6-0 win over Montreal was noticed by the league.
According to Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet, Grabovski has a 4 p.m. hearing with Brendan Shanahan and the NHL to talk about what happened.

To borrow Shanny’s phrase, as you can see in the video (included in our post on the incident) Pacioretty grabs Grabovski by the face from behind as things got heated along the boards. Grabovski clearly does something to get Pacioretty steaming mad, but it seems clear he did something to provoke it, too.

For what it’s worth, when Alex Burrows chomped on Patrice Bergeron‘s gloved fingers during the 2011 Stanley Cup finals he was neither fined nor suspended. The fact that it happened during the finals may have helped him out there though.

**Gabs** · 02-10-2013, 09:33 PM

Biting is silly. In defense of Grabo, Pacioretty did provoke him, that is easily evident.
Still though, you should not bite.

02-10-2013, 07:43 PM	#1
Deb Owner/Maid HOF'er (retired jersey) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 49,580 Reputation: 1574 My Mood: : $536349	Grabovski to meet with league over apparent biting incident Grabovski to meet with league over apparent biting incident Joe Yerdon Feb 10, 2013, 10:35 AM EST Mikhail Grabovski‘s apparent bite of Max Pacioretty‘s arm in a scrum late in the Leafs 6-0 win over Montreal was noticed by the league. According to Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet, Grabovski has a 4 p.m. hearing with Brendan Shanahan and the NHL to talk about what happened. To borrow Shanny’s phrase, as you can see in the video (included in our post on the incident) Pacioretty grabs Grabovski by the face from behind as things got heated along the boards. Grabovski clearly does something to get Pacioretty steaming mad, but it seems clear he did something to provoke it, too. For what it’s worth, when Alex Burrows chomped on Patrice Bergeron‘s gloved fingers during the 2011 Stanley Cup finals he was neither fined nor suspended. The fact that it happened during the finals may have helped him out there though. __________________ "And in the depths of winter, I found in me am invincible summer."

02-10-2013, 09:33 PM	#2
Gabs Senior Member Hometown Hero Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 629 Reputation: 180 My Mood: : $6629	Biting is silly. In defense of Grabo, Pacioretty did provoke him, that is easily evident. Still though, you should not bite. __________________

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