"Brenden Morrow has learned not to jump to any conclusions when it comes to supplementary discipline and the NHL. The Stars captain put a big hit on Anze Kopitar in the third period of a 5-4 Stars win that caused Kopitar to leave the game and not return.

However, on replay, it appeared that Morrow made a shoulder to shoulder hit that spun Kopitar in a helicopter fashion and back into the boards. Morrow was not penalized on the play, but NHL director of player safety Brendan Shanahan has many options in possibly ruling against the hit. He could call for a hit to the head, he could say it was boarding, he could say it was charging. The Stars feel it was none of the above."