TORONTO — The NHL’s general managers are looking to clarify rules about contact involving goalies after Sabres goalie Ryan Miller suffered a concussion following a collision with Bruins forward Milan Lucic.
The 30 general managers discussed the issue Tuesday, three days after Miller was leveled when he left the crease to play a loose puck. He’s out indefinitely after being hit by Lucic in the first period of a 6-2 loss at Boston on Saturday night.
Lucic received a minor penalty for charging. He avoided a suspension from NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan because he claimed not to have done it on purpose.
Miller didn’t buy Lucic’s explanation.
“I think he said what he had to say to avoid being suspended,” Miller said, referring to Lucic’s hearing with Shanahan on Monday. “It’s the NHL, man. The guy can skate. He can stop. He can turn. He can pick his head up.”
Miller provided no timetable for when he might be able to play, saying he’s still feeling soreness in his neck and experiencing post-concussion-like symptoms.
Footnotes.
Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo is day to day because of an upper-body injury.
• The Stars placed defenseman Alex Goligoski on the injured list with a broken thumb.
The Associated Press
