"In the language of today's NHL game, Mattias Ritola's wallop of Steven Kampfer was a north-south hit. When the Tampa Bay forward lined up Kampfer Thursday at TD Garden, the first-year Bruins defenseman saw him approaching. After Ritola clobbered Kampfer, neither referee (Rob Martell nor Stephen Walkom) blew his whistle. But what irks Kampfer, who was left with a mild concussion, is that Ritola never attempted to play the puck. "I saw the tape,'' said Kampfer yesterday. "It kind of rubs me the wrong way that there was no penalty on the play, because he had no intention of playing the puck." Read more: http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2011/03/06/kampfer_says_hit_warranted_a_penalty/
