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Briere faces discipline for crosscheck

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Briere faces discipline for crosscheck

POSTED: Sunday, October 31, 2010, 1:12 PM

Danny Briere will have a conference call tomorrow at 10 a.m. with the NHL discipline committee to discuss a possible suspension for his stickwork on the Islanders' Frans Neilsen in the final minute of the Flyers' 6-1 win last night.

Briere and Neilsen were jawing prior to a faceoff and after the puck was dropped Briere went to Neilsen's face with his stick. He was called for a cross-check major and then given a game misconduct.

That led to a lot of pushing and shoving between both teams and included a game misconduct for Dan Carcillo.

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:46 AM, 11/01/2010

Old time 'ockey.

— hallux

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:12 AM, 11/01/2010

Supposedly, Nielson had said something to Danny about his car accident this past summer. If this is true then I applaud Briere and even wish Briere would have done something before the faceoff, his child could have died in that accident.

— southpaw26

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:12 AM, 11/01/2010

— southpaw26

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:22 AM, 11/01/2010

This is the lead story on the website? Jeeeeez.......slow news night or what?

— jibberjabber

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:33 AM, 11/01/2010

I have no prob with Briere missing a game or two, but please explain to me how Trent Hunter is not facing suspension for a boarding major that could have broke Mezaros neck?

— efgold

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:49 AM, 11/01/2010

2 games.

— snipesmorris

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:36 AM, 11/01/2010

Briere was wrong and maybe he will get a game but refs are the real problem. Things were getting out of control with Konopka and than that idiot Gillies. Not to mention DP that could not stop a single puck was trying to act like a tough guy. I am sure all Flyers wanted to do is fight after leading 6:1. What a joke.

— Nitroglycerin