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Originally Posted by RefWEB
They fined former Sabers coach Ron Rolston in the preseason for the John Scott/Phil Kessel incident for 'player selection and team conduct'.
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Wasn't that a 4th line versus Kessel's 1st line? In this case Tortorella fired back with his own 4th, citing safety reasons. I can see some temptation to get a free shift with your best players against their worst (assuming they want to play hockey), but the likelihood for injury is very high.