Silver Nuggets: Foligno's "charge" on Ellerby  Last night's game
between the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators was a very
exciting one, with two dynamic (and surprisingly potent) teams
trading chances until the Senators came away with a 4-3 win in
overtime.  The game wasn't without controversy, though. As Mark
summarized nicely in the recap, a huge collision between Nick
Foligno and Keaton Ellerby left Ellerby visibly shaken, and the
Panthers defenceman had to leave the game. Initially there was
no call being made, but after convening with one another, the
referees and linesmen decided to hand Foligno a five minute
major and a game misconduct. Although the Sens were fairly
effective in killing off the penalty (they actually had more
short-handed shots in the five minutes than Florida had
powerplay shots), the Panthers managed to score one goal to tie
the game, and gained a lot of momentum from the man advantage.
Unfortunately, based on the replay, I'm convinced not only that
there shouldn't have been a maj