NHL Saturday: Lundqvist spectacular as Rangers win in Columbus

It’s always interesting gauging fan reactions over the course of the first week of a new NHL season. Chock-full with fourteen games just four days into the 2015-16 campaign, Saturday presented a fantastic opportunity for watching knee-jerk reactions and hastily changed opinions.

Which is sort of the problem with early season worries. The team you’re rooting for now could be completely different by the end of the month, much less the end of the season.Analyze in ten game increments. Don’t panic. We’ve got six months of this left to go.

But no.

Like we said. There are no words.

It was undoubtedly interference, as the hit came well after Bergeron relinquished control of the puck. But it was also fairly unnecessary to get that low and make the hit, much less finish the check at all. Whether it will require further review by the league is yet to be seen, but it did result in an interference minor for Emelin that the Canadiens managed to kill off.

For no reason whatsoever! As all harmless rivalry acts of malice should be.