Nathan Horton had scored 17 points (8 goals, 9 assists), and also became the first player to net two Game 7 winning goals in the same postseason. He’ll miss the rest of the Stanley Cup Finals with a severe concussion.
Aaron Rome typically is included with the third set of Vancouver defensemen. He has scored one goal this postseason, but has been enough of a goon to amass 37 penalty minutes. He’ll miss the rest of the Stanley Cup Finals after getting suspended for his late hit.
Horton isn’t Cam Neely or anything, but there’s no fair penalty that could be assessed to Vancouver (short of forcing them to play all of Game 4 shorthanded). They managed to take out the most valuable person in the playoffs on the Bruins roster not named Tim Thomas at the cost of a 3rd-line defenseman. It sounds cruel, but if you were a hockey coach, wouldn’t you make that trade everyday?
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